
Location
Access & Location:
How to get here:
Kyuquot Village is accessible by boat or plane only. The water-based village is a cluster of islands nestled up against Vancouver Island.
The only road access to Kyuquot ends in Fair Harbour.
Most people come in by road from Campbell River and park at Fair Harbour. It’s a 3 hour drive from Campbell River with 90 minutes drive time on a well-maintained Forest Service Road. It’s about a 40 minute boat ride from Fair Harbour to Kyuquot Village.
We can pick up guests and crew members in Fair Harbour where the road access ends.
In Fair Harbour there’s parking, moorage, gas facilities, propane and a small general store. There are also small general stores in Kyuquot; all open limited hours.
Other transportation access to Kyuquot is through Gold River. Air Nootka offers scheduled flights 3x per week & chartered air flights daily. The Uchuck comes to Kyuquot once per week every Thursday. The Uchuck carries both passengers & freight, including refrigerated & freezer freight.
It’s only a quick boat ride over to Houpsitas from either lodge.
Houpsitas is the home of the Kyuquot Checleseht people located on Vancouver Island.
Both Lodges are minutes away from the very best fishing in the world.
Fishing grounds are only minutes away from the lodge making after-work evening fishing time easy. You are welcome to bring your own boats or we can organise fishing charters for your crew..
Acknowledgement:
Kyuquot is located on the traditional lands of the Ka:'yu:'k't'h' Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations. The Kyuquot/Checleseht First Nations is a modern treaty nation located on the west coast of Vancouver Island with their settled community in Houpsitas in the village of Kyuquot.
If you would like to learn more, please visit their website at kyuquotbc.ca.
Sea Otter Lodge:
Located minutes on a private island in Kyuquot village about a 4 minute boat ride from Houpsitas Village; 25 min from Chamiss Bay; and 40 minutes from Fair Harbour. You can find our exact location by using Google Earth and enter search words: Kon Tiki Island, Kyuquot.
The Happy Place:
Located on the boardwalk on Walter’s Island in Kyuquot. We are about 25 min boat ride to Chamiss Bay and approximately 40 minutes from Fair Harbour. The village of Houpsitas is a short 2 minute boat ride across the bay. .