There is no end of things to do and see on Quadra Island and recreation is a big part of local life and visitors' experience. The hub for recreation on Quadra is the Quadra Island Community Centre where our hard working coordinators work to develop a year round program of workshops, sports, cultural events and other services for all ages and interests. The Quadra Island Recreation Society is comprised of a number of committees who oversee, trail work, cultural events, community events and much much more. To read the current program visit the Quadra Island Recreation web site.
Facilities at the community centre include a large hall, meeting rooms, playground, ball park, skatepark, tennis courts a riding ring and a network of biking and hiking trails in the adjacent Blenkin Park forest.
Other island itself facilities include: boat ramps, hiking trails, mountain bike trails, places to run, campgrounds, great bike touring, a freshwater lake chain for canoe tripping and much, much more.
For more information about trails on Quadra Island check out the hiking trails page and look out for the Quadra Island trails map published by the Quadra Island Trails Committee (a new edition is planned in 2010). There is also an excellent network of mountain bike trails and routes on Quadra Island for more info click here.
Provincial Parks on Quadra Island: Main Lake Provincial Park, Small Inlet Marine Park, Octopus Islands Marine Park, Rebecca Spit Marine Park, Surge Narrows Marine Park
Suggested Activities
• Start the day with a walk at sunrise along Rebecca Spit or the Kay Dubois trail. (see hiking page for more info)
• Crank your tires with a mountain bike ride around Morte Lake. (see mtn biking page for more info)
• Or hike to the top of Chinese Mountains to take in the view. (see hiking page for more info)
• Go for a sunset sea kayak paddle to the Breton Islands. (see sea kayaking page for more info)
• Join a multi-day adventure kayaking with the killer whales in Johnstone Strait With Spirit of the West Adventures
