Marina· Salt Spring (north)· Salish Sea — San Juans, Gulf Islands & Desolation Sound
Fernwood Dock (Salt Spring Island)
48° 54.9′ N · 123° 32.0′ W
A long public dock on Salt Spring's north-east shore facing Trincomali Channel and Wallace Island, with a beach that opens up at low tide. It is a handy short stop on the way north.
Practical
Coordinate is the OSM pier. CRD-run public dock: short-term moorage about C$0.70 per foot from 8 am to 8 pm (first 3 hours free), about C$1.25 per foot overnight, paid at the dock box; 72-hour limit in 30 days. Exposed to Trincomali Channel wind and wash; not a sheltered overnight in a northwesterly or southeasterly. No fuel. Chart 3442.
Best for
A leg-stretch and beach walk
Season
May-September
Nearby
- Conover Cove (Wallace Island)1.3 NM away
- Princess Cove (Wallace Island)1.8 NM away
- Retreat Cove (Galiano Island)1.8 NM away
- Vesuvius Bay (Salt Spring Island)2.7 NM away
- Bodega Ridge (Galiano Island)3.5 NM away
- Ganges Marina and Salt Spring Marina (Ganges)3.8 NM away
- Kanaka Visitors Wharf (Ganges, Salt Spring Island)3.9 NM away
- Salt Spring Saturday Market (Ganges)4 NM away
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