Vacation in the Gatehouse, tucked amid conifers. Relax in the glow of your woodburning fire. Private handcart accesses the Cowichan River Footpath.

The Cowichan River has a wilderness element. Naturalists enjoy wintering wildfowl and salmon runs. Hikers respond to the beckoning riverside trails in the surrounding BC Park.

The Cowichan River's fast-flowing waters challenge kayakers and white water canoeists in winter. Summer snorkellers explore deep pools in the whispering warm waters of this Vancouver Island river, while tubers drift the river in long leisurely runs and swimmers paddle the still pools or thrust themselves upstream.

From spring wildflowers to winter eagles, photographers will find delight in this property and in the potential of the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island.