Lund, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada
Lund is located at the north end of Highway 101, which is part of the Pan American Highway, one of the world's longest highways. The other end is 94...
Lund is located at the north end of Highway 101, which is part of the Pan American Highway, one of the world’s longest highways. The other end is 9446 miles away in the South American town of Quellon, Porto Monte, Chile.
Lund is a 20-minute drive north from Powell River on BC’s Sunshine Coast. The area has maintained all its charm as a peaceful coastal village. The town was named by Frederick and Charles Thulin when they settled in the area in December 1889. It was named after there home town of Lund, Sweden. When they arrived, they found native homes located around the harbour. The Thulins built a store and in 1892 a post office was added followed by the first licensed hotel north of Vancouver two years later. A paved road heading north from Vancouver was completed in 1954 and coastal steamer service ended two years later.
Today, the heart of Lund is the historic Lund Hotel boasting a restaurant and pub with ocean views. In the same building there is a Laundromat, general store, post office, shops and services. The main landmark in the village is the Lund Hotel that was established in 1905.
The Sunshine Coast Trail is found in this area and offers great scenic hikes. It begins at Saltery Bay ferry terminal in the south to Sarah Point in the world renowned Desolation Sound in the north.
To the north end of the Lund Harbour is the pristine Copeland Islands. These islands hug the shoreline heading north towards the world-renowned Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park. Another route to Desolation Sound is up Okeover Inlet past the commercial oyster farms and through Malaspina Inlet. Both are extremely popular waterways, happily shared by sport and commercial fishers, pleasure boaters and kayakers alike.
B.C. was voted the number one scuba diving destination in the world by readers of Scuba Diving Magazine and the Lund area plays a major role in that acclaim. Jacques Cousteau once rated this area as second best in the world for abundance of sea life. Boasting the warmest waters north of the Baja, the clarity, especially in the winter (up to 110ft), and the absence of predators are only two of the reasons the area is deservedly known as one of the premier diving locales in the world.
As you may be aware, Lund has proclaimed itself the gateway to Desolation Sound. This world famous Provincial Marine Park is an ocean playground for power boaters, sail boaters and especially kayakers. Desolation Sound and the Discovery Islands harbour has so many coves, inlets, and bays that they haven’t all been named.
This area is often called the vacation paradise with unlimited opportunities, stunning scenery, clear warm waters and a mild, year round climate.
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