
Cape Scott Provincial Park is a truly magnificent area of rugged
coastal wilderness that is located at the northwestern tip of Vancouver
Island, 563 kilometers from Victoria. Established in 1973 and named
after the site of a lighthouse that has guided mariners since 1960,
Cape Scott is characterized by more than 115 kilometers of scenic ocean
frontage, including about 30 kilometers of spectacular remote beaches.
The park stretches from Shushartie Bay in the east, then westward
around Cape Scott and south to San Josef Bay. Rocky promontories, salt
marshes and jagged headlands punctuate the fine-textured, white-sand
beaches. The most impressive of these beaches, Nels Bight, stretches
more than 2,400 meters long and 210 meters wide at low tide, and is one
of the Park’s most popular camping destinations. Other significant
beaches include San Josef Bay, Guise Bay, Experiment Bight, Lowrie Bay
and Nissen Bight.
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