Desolation Sound Kayaking
 Desolation Sound - Postcard kayaking! A majestic wilderness landscape painting with seasonal cascading waterfalls, abundant wildlife and sea marine life frolicking everywhere. There is warm protected swimming holes and accessible shoreline lakes. A rare opportunity to view the First Nations pictographs and explore one of the largest coastal marine parks in North America. Sea kayaking Desolation Sound on a guided tour is another one one of the world’s most sought after paddling adventures located here on the west coast of Canada.
Desolation Sound consists of many islands and ocean channels teaming with life such as the more popular kayaking destination islands as the Copeland Islands, West Redonda Island and East Redonda Island. Navigational paddling is fun too along the currents of Waddington Channel, Homfray Channel, Lewis Channel, Pryce Channel and the tricky, Toba Inlet.
Desolation Sound kayak involves, mostly, paddling protected waters underpasses around jagged coastlines dealing with some unpredictable winds funnelling down on you, especially in the area of Toba Inlet. Mount Denman, which is along the way, will always catch the eye as it dominates the skyline in Desolation Sound Marine Park. Gallery Bay on Gifford Island is a very popular anchorage point but Prideaux Haven located at the entrance of Homfray Channel is the ideal camping spot because it offers a kayaker some of the best views of Desolation Sound.
The ocean waters take on an emerald green color when entering Toba Inlet. A result of nature experimenting with mixing sea water with glacial water. Kayaking tours often make a trip to the waterfall 3 miles pass Snout Point when in Toba Inlet.
Toba Inlet is a side trip designed for the experienced Desolation Sound kayaker, only because, of the severity of the kayaking paddling conditions covering many different tidal channel situations. The Toba Inlet passage shoreline in Desolation Sound is vertical with few protected bays and only one small island leaving little room for shelter to hide for a kayaker in the Toba Inlet wind tunnel.
When kayaking East Redonda Island, take the time to check out the right side of the island as it is protected as an ecological reserve boasting unpolluted ocean waters. Also kayak to the pictographs on the upper end of Pendrall Sound. West Redonda Island also has pictographs on Bishop Point in Waddington Channel.
Desolation Sound kayaking tours are considered life altering and is a popular kayaking route highlighted by many magazines. Enjoy the rugged wilderness and abundant wildlife of Desolation Sound while beach camping in a designated campsite. Campsites are few and must be properly planned by the kayak tour operators.
And the waterfalls. Well, luckily a big part of kayaking Desolation Sound is the spectacular waterfalls.
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