Ruckle Provincial Park is one of the most beautiful
parks in the southern Gulf Islands. Pitch your tent
in the grassy meadow overlooking Swanson Channel then
lie back and relax, watching pleasure boats and ferries
sail by in a stately and colourful parade. With its
7 kilometers of shoreline, rocky headlands and tiny
coves and bays, Ruckle Park provides hours or even days
of enjoyable exploration. A mixture of forest, field
and shore habitats makes it one of the most productive
wildlife viewing areas on Saltspring Island. Watch for
sea lions and killer whales out in the sea, and mink
and river otter cavorting along the shoreline. Tidal
pools are filled with a brightly-coloured world of crab,
mussel, limpet, oyster, sculpin, starfish and more.
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