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Length : 454 Km (282 miles)
Width : 100 Km (62 miles)
Area : 32,134 sq. Km (12,408 sq. miles)
Latitude ... 49 degrees 57 min. 4 sec. N
Longitude ... 125 degrees 16min. 10 sec. W

Getting to Telegraph Cove
   Telegraph Cove is about  2 hours drive north of Campbell River on good highway though forest and mountain scenery. Watch for black bears and elk. Note that Knight Inlet is to the east of Telegraph Cove on the mainland (there are no grizzly
bears on Vancouver Island).

Campbell River Bus Terminal, ph. (250)287-7151 Bus leaves Campbell River 12:15 daily for Port McNeill (arrives about 2:50pm), phone us when you get there, we will drive you to Telegraph Cove. Or you can phone Rainbow Taxi in Port McNeill; the charge to Telegraph Cove is about $35

Getting here from ....
  • Victoria : travel north on Highway 19, approximately 5  hrs. People with more time can travel the more scenic Oceanside Route (19A). The most interesting way to travel  is to catch the VIA train 1-888-VIA-RAIL www.viarail.ca  that departs Victoria Johnston Street Bridge Terminal at 8am. Relax and enjoy the climb over the Malahat, across trestle bridges, through tunnels & forests, farm fields and peoples' back yards to disembark at Courtenay about 1230. Rent a car at Budget Car Rentals (they will pick you up at the Courtenay train station, no problem; world wide toll free1-800-268-8900). Have lunch at the Atlas Cafe http://www.comoxvalleyrestaurants.ca/atlas.htm . Check out the Elasmosaur at the Courtenay Museum, walk though the unique woodland gardens by Kitty Coleman Creek,   Drive the inland  island highway #19 to Telegraph Cove. If you want an RV to rent, try Courtenay Car Rentals 1-800-663-0194. For bus line schedule look at Vancouver Island Coach Lines ph.250-388-5248 see http://www.greyhound.ca/en/ and enter Victoria, BC and Port McNeill for their 530am departure from Victoria to arrive 
    in Port McNeill about 3pm.

 

  • Vancouver : take BC Ferries  1-888-223-3779 to Nanaimo from Tsawassen or Horseshoe Bay (sometimes you can spot  killer whales from the ferry). Drive Nanaimo to Telegraph Cove in 4 hours. For bus from Vancouver or Victoria see Gray Line schedule here.  

  • Seattle : drive north to either Port Angeles on Highway 99 (take the  M.V. Coho (Blackball Transport  to Victoria) or Vancouver on Highway I -5  then take  BC Ferries to Nanaimo from Tsawwassen or Horseshoe Bay.   Once in Victoria or Nanaimo, you can drive north to Telegraph Cove as described above. 

  • Seattle: Alternatively, there are scheduled flights from Seattle-Tacoma Airport to Campbell River and Port McNeill, and direct flights from Lake Union (Seattle Area) with Kenmore Air from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Air Rainbow (250) 287 8371 also offers service from Renton during the summer months debarking at Campbell River and more northerly destinations (watch for whales and sea lions from the air; you might be able to get pictures of Mount Waddington, the highest mountain in BC).

A friendly warning about distances in Canada. Canada is big. Travel agents in Europe tend to sell drive tours with hotel stops that are too far apart for you to experience the real Super Natural BC that is off the paved track. Give yourselves time to experience our bears and their wilderness. Also for the folks from England who find that there are "too many trees in Canada...one drives for miles without a town..." Sorry about that!

 

"This is why we love Canada"

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Local Maps and Information
Waters where Tide Rip Roams
Contact Information: Tide Rip Tours 1-888-643-9319 (toll free)
Telegraph Cove Resorts 1-800-200-4665
Stubbs Island Whale Watching 1-800-665-3066
BC Ferries 1-888-223-3779
 
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