'''Saturna island''' is in the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated between Vancouver Island and the mainland, and is the most easterly of the Gulf Islands. Saturna Island is mountainous and approximately 31 sq. km. in size. Approximately 44% of the island is in the new Gulf Islands National Park Reserve that was formed in 2003 from 2 provincial parks, an Ecological Reserve, and other Crown land.thumb|Map of the Southern Gulf Islands
Understand
Like many of the Gulf Islands, Saturna is short on fresh water, so water thriftiness is expected.
History
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.
Landscape
The highest peak on Saturna Island is Mount Warburton Pike at 497 metres.
Flora and fauna
Wildlife includes seals, sea lions, sea otters and tidal marine life. It is also not unusual to see orca and dolphins in the waters of the Strait of Georgia.
Hummingbirds, bald eagles, and over one hundred and eighty other species of birds can be seen on Saturna Island. There is also a population of feral goats.
Climate
In this area, daily temperatures rise above 30__C (86__F) on an average of one or two days per year and fall below -5__C (23__F) on an average of only 2 nights per year. During the winter, the average daily high and low temperatures are 8.2__C (47__F) and 3.6__C (38__F), respectively. The summer months are equally mild, with an average high temperature of 19.6__C (67__F) and low of 11.3__C (52__F).
This may seem like mild weather, but boaters and kayakers can feel very chilled especially if soaked by rain or waves. Hypothermia is a very real possibility.
Nearly two-thirds of the area's rainfall occurs between November and February, with July being the driest month on average. August and September frequently experience morning fogs.
Get in
Saturna is accessible by (larger)personal watercraft (there is anchorage at Winter Cove), and a regularly scheduled B.C. ferry run to Lyall Harbour. The ferry service varies with the season and the day of the week.
Fees/Permits
Outside fires are not permitted during the summer months and a fire permit is required at any other time.
Get around
Kayak launching is best done at Lyall Harbour next to the B.C. Ferries terminal.
Boat Launches are located at Lyall Harbour and Winter Cove.
See
Do
Saturna_fs highlight event is the annual July 1 Canada Day Lamb Barbecue. The fundraiser began as a school picnic on the Campbells_f property in 1950 and, though it moved to Winter Cove Marine Park several years ago, it_fs still running strong with an estimated 1,100 attendees last year. It is intended primarily for boaters, and is awkward for visitors to get to the event by ferry.
The 497-metre (1,630 foot) summit of Mount Warburton Pike is the trailhead of the Brown Ridge Trail to Taylor Point.
Swimming areas include beaches at Veruna Bay, Thomson Park and East Point Park.
There is a thriving arts culture (with a gallery tour), a Saturday market during summer months and the renowned Saturna Island Winery ? with accompanying vineyard and lodge.
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Sleep
Lodging
Camping
Backcountry
Stay safe
Get out
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