Year round activities on Quadra Island

Many outdoor activities are still enjoyable year-round on Quadra. As well, choose from a wide variety of other interests available no matter when you vist.


  • Bring your binoculars and bird watch; eagles, herons, and many smaller species make Quadra home.

  • Visit island artists, shops, and galleries year-round with a self-guided map.

  • Various docks located around the island are interesting to visit.

  • Enjoy island roasted coffee at a local café.

  • Hunt for petroglyphs on the beach, or for the Lucky Jim mine.

  • Enjoy a massage from a wide variety of trained therapists.

  • Visit Cortes Island, BC, via the nearby ferry terminal in Heriot Bay.

  • Cape Mudge Lighthouse is scenic and easily accessible by road.

  • The Quadra Island Community Centre is the cultural center of the island. It is a hive of activity most nights of the week, with films, workshops, sports, concerts, plays, public meetings and more. Watch local noticeboards for posters and pick up a copy of the free bi-weekly Discovery Islander for current events, or check online at www.thegumboot.ca

  • Drop in to one of many yoga classes offered in a variety of styles.

  • Retreat to Quadra Island Harbour House for some personal rest and relaxation.
Quadra Island in the winter time.

Bald eagle on Quadra Island

Quadra Islands docks

Relaxation Massage in a local massage parlor.

Ferry Boat going to Cortes Island

The lighthouse at Cape Mudge.