Mermaid Cove, Saltery Bay Provincial Park — Attraction in Area C (Lois Lake/Saltery Bay)

A Beautiful campground, situated along an old grove forrest with a serene and tranquil vibe, only minutes away from the ferry terminal. I just camped here with my family for three nights, at site 33. All of the sites are large and private with plenty of privacy (trees) between sites. The campground is only 30 minutes by car from Powell River, with two small grocery shops located about 10 and 15 minutes along the highway to Powell River. The scenic mermaid cove is just a walk down the campground with easy access to the calm water. Bring your water shoes because it’s rocky. The beaches in the area are gorgeous, our personal favorite was Donkersley Beach with its never ending sand banks during low tide and its calm blue waters. Powell River is a great place to restock your supplies and enjoy the day. With beautiful views along the Sea Walk and great food in the heart of Marine Ave. We had no issues with mosquitos in our site. The reason I gave this campground 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the Pit Toilet situation. Probably the worst pit toilets i have ever experienced at a provincial park. Without going into too much detail, the smell and the flies simply made me and the rest of my family dread having to go into the neglected worn down stalls. Of course this can improve a bit depending on the time of year, but we had the unfortunate luck of camping here at the end of august when the flies were at plague like numbers and the smell was just nauseating. If they would upgrade the dated old pit toilets to a modern flush toilet system this place will be a gem among BC’s provincial campgrounds. I will definitely be back here if I’m ever in...

I was rather surprised by how nice it was here. The camp grounds are big, and sites are spread out pretty far apart from each other that even though you might have a big group next door, their late-night chatter is acceptably far to be able to fall asleep, even for a little baby.

Note that if you do plan to swim here, or do water sports, you should probably bring water shoes and/or a full-body suit. There are many barnacles on the rocks, and if you go w/out proper gear, you will be grounded up in pieces pretty quickly.

But, even if you are not on the water, it is still very pleasant to sit on the rocks, watch the wild life, and enjoy the fresh air.

One tiny downside - the bathrooms are old and stink, they are so foul that if you got a campsite near the bathroom, I would not stay here. We were lucky to be far away, and it did not bother us, but boy the...

The park op called this the best campground on the sunshine coast and I agree.

The roads in the park are wide and unobstructed. The sites are well maintained and generously far apart from each other. There is cell signal in the park. I was able to stream with it, but individual sites may vary. The beach front is wonderful. The nearby highway is far enough from the sites to not be heard, and even then it is only used when vehicles get on or off the ferry.

There's no shower buildings or flush toilets or wonderful front window views that you might find at the real top tier BC park (Field is the gold standard), but they do have paper recycling, which most places do not.

Overall, it's a very welcome quality level stop on the...