The most unconventional community along the Sunshine Coast, Roberts Creek is full of offbeat “hippy” types, rambling gardens and talented artisans. Stop by the General Store for an ice-cream, check out the notice board for news of local activities from craft fairs to drumming sessions. Meander through the small unique shops and the Gumboot Restaurant. Or tee-up at one of BC’s “golfing jewels”, the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club. If beach walking is your thing try Chaster Beach at the end of Gower Pt. Rd. or Roberts Creek Beach just below the General Store.

Provincial Parks
For terrific hikes on well maintained trails through towering cedars and over stumbling creeks, head for Cliff Gilker Regional Park. For picnics, beachcombing, and striking sunsets, you can’t beat Roberts Creek Provincial Park. Francis Point Provincial Park is an 80 hectare (197 acre) property that was recently purchased by the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Nature Trust of BC. Its unusually dry maritime climate and low elevation forest breeds rare specimens of plants and shrubs found only here and on the eastern side of Vancouver Island.