Desolation Sound Marine Park

There are 11 designated campsites throughout Desolation Sound, the Copeland Islands and Malaspina Provincial Marine Parks, collectively called Desolation Sound. Permits for Desolation Sound are valid for overnight use in the Copeland Islands, Malaspina, Roscoe Bay, and Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Parks. Camping is only permitted in designated campsites (tent pads).

Pit Toilets:Pit toilets are located at Grace Harbour, Tenedos Bay, Curme Islands, Bold Head, Hare Point, Feather Cove, Copeland Islands, Melanie Cove, and Roscoe Bay. Please note the outhouses throughout Desolation Sound are an open-air-privy design to provide a sanitary camping experience while protecting the Parks’ natural and cultural resources. Please bring your own toilet paper and do not put garbage in the outhouse tanks.

Water:There is no potable water provided at any of the designated campsites. There is untreated surface water at Tenedos Bay, Roscoe Bay, and Grace Harbour, and this water must be treated prior to consuming.

Camping Regulations:

Campers must have a valid backcountry registration for overnight camping

Campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please do not hold sites for other parties.

Please remove your gear and make the tent pad available for the next visitors by noon.

Campfires are not permitted throughout the marine parks; observe posted signs

Fires are permitted in designated fire rings at Tenedos Bay and Roscoe Bay. Firewood is not provided. It is an offense under the Park Act to remove wood form the park.

If you arrive at your intended campsite destination and there are no tent pads available:

Carry on to a second destination if weather, time and stamina allow.

Please share a tent pad.

If you cannot find a tent pad, then please camp on a previously trampled area within the campsite area.