Close to the big city of
Vancouver but far from its crowds, the Sunshine Coast is a recreational haven just two hours by car and ferry from downtown Vancouver. Bordered by the snow-tipped
Coast Mountain Range, this sheltered coastline stretches 180 kilometres (111 miles) along the northeast shores of the
Strait of Georgia, from
Howe Sound north to
Desolation Sound.
A network of unique water-based communities are connected by Highway 101, also known as the Sunshine Coast Highway.
From north to south, the communities of the Sunshine coast are:
