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Canada Recreation site 18 campsites Closure notice

San Juan River Recreation Site

Near Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada

Notice from Recreation Sites and Trails BC:

SITE CLOSED - San Juan Campsite has been decommissioned and is closed.

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About San Juan River

Recently expanded in the Summer of 2018, the San Juan River Rec Site is a pleasant campsite beside the San Juan River that includes several giant spruce trees.

Type
Recreation site
Campsites
18 campsites
Upkeep
Maintained by an operator or contractor
Access
Road: 2 Wheel Drive
Nearest town
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
District
Sunshine Coast/South Island (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
Established
1980
Location
48.58784, -124.18641
Site ID
REC0270

Activities

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Facilities

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Getting there

From Port Renfrew follow the Pacific Circle Route north for about 16.5 km until you reach a Y intersection. Stay right, leaving the pavement. At the next Y intersection stay right again onto Bear Creek Main. Follow until you cross the San Juan River on a long bridge (about 6 km of gravel). The site is on the left immediately after the bridge.

Directions in Google Maps

Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Host jobs

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