Anchorage· West Redonda· Salish Sea — San Juans, Gulf Islands & Desolation Sound
Roscoe Bay (West Redonda Island)
50° 9.7′ N · 124° 45.8′ W
A small, fully enclosed bay on the east side of West Redonda Island, inside Roscoe Bay Provincial Park. A drying bar across the entrance keeps it calm and limits when you can come and go. A short walk from the head leads to Black Lake for a warm freshwater swim.
Practical
Coordinate is the OSM bay point. The outer and inner coves are split by a shoal that dries; one blog gives a drying height of about 0.8 m (2.6 ft). Shallow-draft boats cross from about half tide; keelboats should enter and leave near high water on a rising tide. A deep-draft boat has been trapped inside for most of a day, so check tide tables against your draft before you go in. Plenty of rings inside, with some swinging room when it is not crowded. Federal Designated Sewage Area: no sewage discharge. BC Parks advises against swimming in the bay because of poor flushing and past high fecal coliform counts; swim in Black Lake instead. No potable water: treat or boil any lake or stream water for 5 minutes.
Best for
A calm night and a swim in Black Lake
Season
Jun-Sep; plan around the tide
Nearby
- Black Lake (Roscoe Bay)1.1 NM away
- Curme Islands (Desolation Sound)2.9 NM away
- Prideaux Haven (Desolation Sound Marine Park)3.2 NM away
- Tenedos Bay (Desolation Sound Marine Park)3.4 NM away
- Melanie Cove (Prideaux Haven)3.5 NM away
- Refuge Cove General Store (West Redonda Island)3.7 NM away
- Refuge Cove Marina (West Redonda Island)3.7 NM away
- Cassel Lake (Teakerne Arm)3.8 NM away
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