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qathet | Powell River, BC

Formerly the Powell River Regional District

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Island in Desolation Sound, British Columbia
Photo: Dale Simonson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The qathet region is known for outdoor recreation on the Sunshine Coast: long-distance hiking, sea kayaking, diving, paddling and fishing, with an arts scene centred on Powell River’s historic Townsite.

Outdoors

  • Sunshine Coast Trail: roughly 180 km of hut-to-hut hiking.
  • Powell Forest Canoe Route: a 57 km chain of eight lakes with five portages.
  • Desolation Sound and Copeland Island Marine Parks: sea kayaking, diving and boat tours.
  • Eldred Valley granite climbing and Duck Lake mountain biking.

Arts and events

  • Patricia Theatre and the Powell River Film Festival.
  • qathet Art Centre and the qathet region Studio Tour.
  • Festivals including PRISMA, the Townsite Jazz Festival and the Sunshine Music Festival.

Plan your trip

Start with getting here, then explore Powell River and Lund.

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