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Desolation Sound Trip Route for 7 days

Starting at Nanaimo and ending at Nanaimo

Total Trip Distance: 212.2 miles / 341.5 km / 244.2 NM

Day 1: Nanaimo to Powell River

Travel distance: 59.8

Nights staying: 1

Your Destination Powell River

Powell River.
Westview
Straight of Georgia
Coordinates Decimal: 49.834, -124.531
Coordinates Degrees Minutes Seconds(DMS): 49° 50′ 3.120″N, -125° 28′ 9.984″W

Powell River

Powell River

Powell River

Day 2: Powell River to Roscoe Bay Provincial Park

Travel distance: 30.4

Nights staying: 1

Your Destination Roscoe Bay Provincial Park

Rosco Bay Entrance

Desolation Sound
Coordinates Decimal: 50.160, -124.764
Coordinates Degrees Minutes Seconds(DMS): 50° 9′ 35.640″N, -125° 14′ 8.520″W
Roscoe Bay Provincial Park is one of my favorite locations in Desolation Sound. A short walk from the landing to a fresh water lake.

Rosco Bay

Rosco Bay

Day 3: Roscoe Bay Provincial Park to Squirrel Cove

Travel distance: 11.1

Nights staying: 1

Your Destination Squirrel Cove

Squirrel Cove – dog walking island
Cortes Island
Desolation Sound
Coordinates Decimal: 50.128, -124.918
Coordinates Degrees Minutes Seconds(DMS): 50° 7′ 41.999″N, -125° 4′ 54.001″W

Squirrel Cove

On our way out of Squirrel Cove

Day 4: Squirrel Cove to Laura Cove

Travel distance: 12.8

Nights staying: 1

Your Destination Laura Cove

Laura Cove

Desolation Sound
Coordinates Decimal: 50.146, -124.668
Coordinates Degrees Minutes Seconds(DMS): 50° 8′ 45.600″N, -125° 19′ 55.200″W

Laura Cove

Day 5: Laura Cove to John Henry

Travel distance: 59.8

Nights staying: 1

Your Destination John Henry

John Henry Resort

Sunshine Coast
Coordinates Decimal: 49.632, -124.032
Coordinates Degrees Minutes Seconds(DMS): 49° 37′ 53.400″N, -125° 58′ 6.600″W

John Henry Resort

Day 6: John Henry to Secret Cove

Travel distance: 11.4

Nights staying: 1

Your Destination Secret Cove

Secret Cove.
Bay
Sunshine Coast
Coordinates Decimal: 49.533, -123.965
Coordinates Degrees Minutes Seconds(DMS): 49° 31′ 58.800″N, -124° 2′ 6.000″W
A small marina nestled in a cove on the Sunshine Coast.

Secret Cove

Day 7: Secret Cove to Nanaimo

Travel distance: 26.9

Nights staying: 0

Your Destination Nanaimo

Nanaimo.
Bay
Naniamo
Coordinates Decimal: 49.176, -123.932
Coordinates Degrees Minutes Seconds(DMS): 49° 10′ 35.000″N, -124° 4′ 4.008″W
When visiting the area we saw more crack pipes, and heroin needles on the sidewalk than another other place we have travelled by boat.

Nanaimo

Nanaimo

Nanaimo

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