Kelsey Bay Harbour

Kelsey Bay Harbour, Vancouver Island, BC
Kelsey Bay Harbour, Vancouver Island, BC, Photo By Bud Logan

The Kelsey Bay Harbour is located in the Sayward Valley on North Vancouver Island in British Columbia, It is a small harbour. This harbour is accessed by a 12 km paved road off the Island Highway.

Kelsey Bay Harbour is under one hour from Campbell River in the south and about 2 hours from Port Hardy to the north. The harbour can also be reached by boat via Johnstone Strait. As with all communities on northern Vancouver Island, Kelsey Bay was only easily accessible by water in the past. It was not until after World War II that a gravel road connected Sayward and Kelsey Bay with Campbell River.

Kelsey Bay was at one time the southern terminus for the B.C. Ferries Inside Passage route, then in 1978, when Highway 19 was extended north to Port Hardy, the terminal was moved to Port Hardy. Kelsey Bay Harbour is now a convenient stopping point for sport fishing and eco-tourism.

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