Anchorage· West Redonda· Salish Sea — San Juans, Gulf Islands & Desolation Sound
Walsh Cove Provincial Park (West Redonda Island)
50° 16.1′ N · 124° 48.1′ W
A small, pretty cove on the east side of West Redonda Island in Waddington Channel, behind the Gorges Islands. Indigenous rock paintings can be seen on the cliffs nearby. It is one of the most northerly anchorages on a typical Desolation Sound week.
Practical
Coordinate is the OSM bay point. Room for a few boats only. Rocky bottom and a deep middle, so most boats anchor close to shore and stern-tie to rocks or trees. Enter from the south; a rock-strewn reef joins Gorges Island to West Redonda at the north end. Sheltered from winds blowing down the channel (northerly), open to winds blowing up it from the south. Two sets of pictographs are reported at Butler Point; look but do not touch. The park has no facilities. Hold all sewage. No fires.
Best for
A small wild anchorage and pictographs
Season
Jun-Sep
Nearby
- Pendrell Sound (East Redonda Island)3.1 NM away
- Cassel Lake (Teakerne Arm)4.3 NM away
- Teakerne Arm and Cassel Lake Falls (West Redonda Island)4.6 NM away
- Roscoe Bay (West Redonda Island)6.6 NM away
- Black Lake (Roscoe Bay)6.7 NM away
- Prideaux Haven (Desolation Sound Marine Park)8.8 NM away
- Refuge Cove General Store (West Redonda Island)8.8 NM away
- Refuge Cove Marina (West Redonda Island)8.8 NM away
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