Saturna Island Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in British Columbia, Canada
About Saturna Island
Like many of the Gulf Islands, Saturna is short on fresh water, so water conservation is expected. The island was first used by Indigenous people who called the island "Long Nose", due to the island's long north-eastern tapering shoreline that ends at East Point. Saturna was explored by Spanish sailors and named in 1791 after their naval schooner, the Santa Saturnina, one of the ships in the Spanish expedition that explored the Strait of Georgia. The first European settlers arrived in the 1800s. The highest peak on Saturna Island is🌍Mount Warburton Pikeat 497 metres. Mt. Warburton Pike (GINPR) is accessible by vehicle, and features panoramic views of the San Juan Islands and the Southern Gulf Islands. In this area, daily temperatures rise above 30°C (86°F) on an average of one or two days
Top Attractions in Saturna Island
Explore the best things to see and do in Saturna Island:
- ★Brown Ridge Trail
- ★Canada Day Lamb Barbecue
- ★East Point
- ★Foghorn Alarm Building (FAB)
- ★Lyall Creek
- ★Monarch Head Trail
- ★Saturna Island Vineyards
- ★Winter Cove
Where to Stay in Saturna Island
- 🏨6 Lily Lane at East Point
- 🏨Breezy Bay Farm BnB and Cliff Top Camping
- 🏨Cottages 3 & 4 at East Point
- 🏨East Point Ocean Cottages 1 and 2
- 🏨Four Winds Bed & Breakfast
- 🏨Narvaez Bay Campground
Saturna Island Travel Guide Sections
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