Where is Salt Spring Island?
Almost parallel to the American/Canadian border on the west coast of Canada is a chain of Islands that lies like a necklace of jewels in the Pacific Ocean. Known north of the 49th parallel as the British Columbia Gulf Islands and south of the 49th as the San Juan Islands of Washington State, only 5 kilometres of ocean separate them. The largest of the B.C. Gulf Islands is Salt Spring Island, a cozy haven of 45,000 acres of green hills, weaving shoreline, blue lakes, valleys and majestic mountains, nestled between the mainland and the protective bulk of Vancouver Island. About Salt Spring Island While the rest of the country may be under a frigid white cover and even Vancouver is drowning under torrential rains, the Gulf Islands remain temperate and relatively dry. The waters surrounding these Islands are considered to be among the finest sheltered boating waters in the world. The ‘cool Mediterranean’ climate provides an 8-month growing season and year round outdoor pleasures. Home to o
