Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park

Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, and is located approximately 32 km north of Powell River and 150 km north of Vancouver. This provincial marine park, which is about 84 km² in size is only accessible by boat. It is distinguished by its many picturesque sheltered coves and anchorages, and is frequented by yachts and pleasure craft. The scenery consists of waterfalls, rugged glaciated peaks, and their steep forested slopes that fall into the ocean.

Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)[1]
Location of Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park in British Columbia
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Powell River
Coordinates	50°8′0″N 124°44′0″W
Area	84 km²
Designation	Marine Provincial Park
Established	1973
Governing body	BC Parks

Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park created by the Government of British Columbia in 1973, under the advocacy of MLA Don Lockstead and the New Democratic Party government, out of an area comprising 8,449 hectares (32.6 sq mi) and over 60 km (37 mi) of shoreline.[2] The park is located at the confluence of Malaspina Inlet and Homfray Channel. Its many inlets, islets, coves, and bays attract many pleasure craft each summer,[3] when it is not uncommon for a hundred boats to share a small anchorage.[4] The sound is home to a wide variety of wildlife and still relatively free from development, although some areas, such as Theodesia Inlet, show signs of clear-cut logging.[4]