Smuggler Cove is a small, picturesque all-weather anchorage on the south side of Sechelt Peninsula near Secret Cove. To access this park by land, visitors can hike 4 km from a parking lot off Hwy 101. This park provides hiking, swimming, kayaking and picnicking. Park Size: 185 hectares. 16 km West of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. Accessible by boat from the north end of Welcome Pass. Also accessible from Brooks Road off Hwy 101 halfway between Secret Cove and Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast. It is a 4 km hike from the parking lot to Smuggler Cove. The Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park draws many boaters and sightseers every year to the protected cove. Many come to explore the many bays of the area, rock cliffs and beach areas. The marine park is considered a wetland park so there are some very sensitive ecological areas along the path designed to protect the ecosystem. Please stay on walking paths and have dogs leashed.
Smuggler Cove is an all-weather anchorage with three large anchoring basins for cruising boats. The best entry to the park by boat is through Welcome Passage at low tide when reef and rock projections are visible. The local area has provided many eye bolts located along the shoreline to accommodate stern pins.
A possible apocryphal story is that Smuggler Cove owes its name to its reported use by Larry Kelly. Kelly, the “King of the Smugglers” who was also known as “Pirate” came up to Canada after fighting for the confederates in the American Civil War. When the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed, many unemployed Chinese workers tried to emigrate to the United States but were forbidden official entry. Kelly assisted the Chinese to cross the border for a fee of $100 each. His insurance against detection was to have the Chinese agree to be roped together and tied to a large hunk of pig iron. If there was a chance that they would be apprehended by U.S. customs, he would throw the iron and Chinese overboard.[1] Common misconception is that Larry Kelly was also nicknamed "Pig Iron," but this was another smuggler by the name of Jim Kelly.[2]
smuggler, cove, marine, provincial, park, provincial, park, british, columbia, canada, iucn, category, national, park, panoramic, viewlocationbritish, columbia, canadanearest, citysecheltcoordinates49, 51611, 95750, 51611, 95750area1, establishedjuly, 1971, 19. Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia Canada Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial ParkIUCN category II national park Panoramic viewLocationBritish Columbia CanadaNearest citySecheltCoordinates49 30 58 N 123 57 27 W 49 51611 N 123 95750 W 49 51611 123 95750Area1 85 km2 0 71 sq mi EstablishedJuly 26 1971 1971 07 26 Governing bodyBC Parks Smuggler Cove is a small picturesque all weather anchorage on the south side of Sechelt Peninsula near Secret Cove To access this park by land visitors can hike 4 km from a parking lot off Hwy 101 This park provides hiking swimming kayaking and picnicking Park Size 185 hectares 16 km West of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast Accessible by boat from the north end of Welcome Pass Also accessible from Brooks Road off Hwy 101 halfway between Secret Cove and Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast It is a 4 km hike from the parking lot to Smuggler Cove The Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park draws many boaters and sightseers every year to the protected cove Many come to explore the many bays of the area rock cliffs and beach areas The marine park is considered a wetland park so there are some very sensitive ecological areas along the path designed to protect the ecosystem Please stay on walking paths and have dogs leashed Smuggler Cove is an all weather anchorage with three large anchoring basins for cruising boats The best entry to the park by boat is through Welcome Passage at low tide when reef and rock projections are visible The local area has provided many eye bolts located along the shoreline to accommodate stern pins Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksHistory editA possible apocryphal story is that Smuggler Cove owes its name to its reported use by Larry Kelly Kelly the King of the Smugglers who was also known as Pirate came up to Canada after fighting for the confederates in the American Civil War When the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed many unemployed Chinese workers tried to emigrate to the United States but were forbidden official entry Kelly assisted the Chinese to cross the border for a fee of 100 each His insurance against detection was to have the Chinese agree to be roped together and tied to a large hunk of pig iron If there was a chance that they would be apprehended by U S customs he would throw the iron and Chinese overboard 1 Common misconception is that Larry Kelly was also nicknamed Pig Iron but this was another smuggler by the name of Jim Kelly 2 Gallery edit nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park nbsp Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial ParkReferences edit http www env gov bc ca bcparks planning mgmtplns smuggler cv smuggler cv mp pdf bare URL PDF http sehome bellinghamschools org ExtraCurriculum Zodiac Lessons smuggling 98 htm permanent dead link https web archive org web 20080605065800 http www env gov bc ca bcparks explore parkpgs smuggler htmlExternal links edit Smuggler Cove Marine Park BC Geographical Names Smuggler Cove Hiking Trails 49 30 59 N 123 57 27 W 49 5164 N 123 9575 W 49 5164 123 9575 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park amp oldid 1085216092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
