Cougar Creek

**Cougar Creek Recreation Site is closed and gated for the season. The dock gangway will also be raised and gated until May 2026.

A popular destination for anglers, kayakers and campers looking to explore the inlet and Nootka Sound. Located on Tlupana Inlet, this site is set amongst towering Red Cedar with plenty of forest and ocean appointed sites to choose form. Recent pier upgrades provide for easy access to the dock and fish cleaning station. Parking is available on a daily or weekly basis.

Please pack out what you pack in - garbage services are not provided.

Camping Fees: $15/party, $10/senior rate - CASH ONLY

Additional Fees:$5.00/boat launch.

Reserved Parking $10/night,$40/week.

Firewood available for purchase.

Reservations not accepted.

From Gold River, continue west across the bridge and turn left at the junction toward Tahsis. Turn right onto the Head Bay FSR. Turn left onto Tlupana Mainline (around the 37km marker). Green and white signs guide you to Cougar Creek. Continue on past the log sort and up the Galiano Mainline. The site is located on the right at the bottom of the hill after you pass the a viewpoint overlooking the inlet. It is 39.6 km from the highway junction in Gold River to the entrance to Cougar Creek Rec Site (approximately 50 minutes or longer if you're towing a boat or trailer).