Skip to content
Menu

Camping on Indian Arm by boat: Twin Islands, Granite Falls and Bishop Creek

Say Nuth Khaw Yum Provincial Park has free marine-access campsites at North Twin Island, South Granite Falls and Bishop Creek. Here's how a boat-camping trip works.

Indian Arm has three places you can pitch a tent by the water, all inside Say Nuth Khaw Yum Provincial Park, which the Tsleil-Waututh Nation manages with BC Parks. You can only reach them by boat or on foot by rough trail, so a weeknight there feels a long way from the city.

The campsites

  • **North Twin Island:** the closest, about 15 minutes from our dock. Five raised wooden tent pads, a pit toilet and a small sandy beach in the lagoon between the islands.
  • **South Granite Falls:** near the head of the arm, beside the big waterfall and a sandy beach at the falls’ mouth. Gravel tent pads and a pit toilet.
  • **Bishop Creek:** on the west shore, north and south sites with grass tent pads and pit toilets. The quietest of the three.

Camping is free and first come, first served. It’s banned on South Twin Island, Racoon Island and the north side of Granite Falls.

Park rules

  • **No fires at any time,** not even small ones. Bring a camp stove.
  • **Bears and raccoons are common.** Hang food and garbage in a tree or use a bear-proof container.
  • **No fresh water on Twin Islands.** Bring all the water you need. Bishop Creek and Granite Falls have creek water in the wetter months, but treat it before drinking.
  • **Pack out everything.**

The boat overnight

The park’s floats only take boats under 5.5 metres, so our pontoon can’t tie up at them. On an overnight trip you anchor off the campsite on a calm, sheltered night, with a line to shore where the bottom drops away. We go through anchoring with your skipper at the dock and mark the spots that work on your chart.

Overnight camping trips are a planned option for our multi-day rentals. We confirm each one individually before launch, and the boat doesn’t move between sunset and sunrise.

Group size

North Twin Island has five tent pads, so plan on a small group. Bring tents that fit the pads, and remember other campers may get there first.

Reserve a multi-day trip and tick the camping box.