This kayak trip destination information is excerpted from “Best of the West” in Adventure Kayak magazine.
Hakai Pass, Central Coast, British Columbia
5 to 10 days
The Hakai region is a paddler’s Shangri-la. For those with the right mindset, Hakai Pass is a secret passage into a mystical island chain where anything is possible. Although the experience of a BC Ferries car deck wet-launch is reason enough to visit Hakai, it is merely the appetizer to the adventure main course to come. Daily encounters with orca, grilled fresh-caught salmon on a driftwood beach fire, sea otters galore and memory-engraving Pacific sunsets are all found in the Hakai, in the heart of the Hieltsuk Nation.
Find more information about this area at www.batstar.com and www.britishcolumbia.com.
This article originally appeared in Adventure Kayak, Spring 2011. Download our free iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch App or Android App or read it here.
