Salt Spring Island Page

Recreation

Cottage Resort is centrally located for all your recreational interests. Situated about 3 kilometres from Ganges Harbour at the Southeast side of St Mary's Lake, our guests have easy access to a wide variety of activities, such as:

· Kayaking
· Golf
· Tennis
· Hiking
· Cycling
· Ocean and lake access

Kayaking

Ocean kayaking around Salt Spring Island's beautiful shores is very popular. Take a guided tour of our scenic waters and beaches. There are a number of kayaking tour guides on Salt Spring Island. We recommend Island Escapades, which offers kayak tours, multi-day expeditions, winter escapades and more. Of course Lake kayaking can be very enjoyable as well so look no further than St Mary Lake, right our front door.

Golf

Salt Spring Island is home to two golf courses, Salt Spring Island Golf and Country Club (website) and Blackburn Meadows Golf Club. (website) Salt Spring Island Golf and Country Club a par 72, 6000 yard course that is a challenge for all levels of golfers and is about 1 kilometre from Cottage Resort. Black Burn Meadows is a par 3 style organic golf course. Both courses have a driving range. Ask us about our special Golf & Stay packages.

Tennis

Salt Spring Island Tennis club offers year round courts at Portlock Park (covered and lit) (website) and an easy warm-up stroll from Cottage Resort. Two public courts are also located at Fulford behind the firehall.

Hiking

Salt Spring Island has some outstanding hiking trails - both on beachfront and mountainsides. A great way to see some remote parts of the Island, visitors can hike the wide variety of trails. Check with us for hiking maps. Favourite hikes include Mount Erskine, Mount Maxwell, the Hope Hill trail, Ruckle Park, Duck Creek Park, Mouat Park Trails, Channel Ridge, and Reginald Hill.

For company and ideas, the Salt Spring Island Trail & Nature Club (website) is one of the islands largest associations with over 200 members. Drop-in guests are welcome and, from September through until June, there is a Tuesday "ramble", "walk" or "hike" with varying degrees of difficulty to choose from. Please call 250-537-5116 for more information.

Cycling

Salt Spring Island's renowned beauty is best seen from the seat of a bicycle. A popular activity throughout the summer, cycling on Salt Spring is considered an intermediate level. Mount Maxwell and other locations provide excellent mountain biking. For those who prefer the road, cycle the assortment of paved and unpaved scenic rural roads with little traffic and challenging terrain. We recommend the Studio Tour by bicycle. Cottage Resort can be an excellent home base for extensive cycle tours on Salt Spring and around the Cowichan Valley and Sannich Peninsula on Vancouver Island. Consider a cycling winery tour!

Ocean and Lake Access

Of course Cottage Resort has one of the finest beaches on the largest lake on Salt Spring so you may find you need go no further for water access. However, for those wishing to explore other water access points find out more about the beautiful beaches of Salt Spring Island.

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