TRAILS & RECREATION
As a member of the Sunshine Coast Trails Society we maintain trails across Halfmoon Bay. We advocate for new trails and recreational spaces to protect the local environment and for the enjoyment of the community. Our trails program also includes training and workshops for our volunteers.
FALLEN TREES & TRAIL ISSUES
TRAIL REPORTS and VOLUNTEERING
Contact us at trails@halfmoon-bay.ca for trail and windfall reports. Please include the location (lat+long/map/description), a photo or description, and for fallen trees the approximate diameter. You can also submit trail reports to the Sunshine Coast Trails Society. If you wish to become a “Trail ELF”, and help us maintain our trails, please contact us at trails@halfmoon-bay.ca.
Provincial Trails
Recreation Sites and Trails BC (RSTBC) is the Provincial government program responsible for authorizing recreation on Crown Lands. Under a 10 year partnership agreement, authority to manage some sanctioned trails was assigned to the Sunshine Coast Trails Society.
Sanctioned trails managed by volunteers:
- Little Knives
- Datsun Alley
- Roller Coaster/X
- Missing Link
- Gord’s Grunt
- Pump-it-up
- Truman Loop
Volunteers also look after the unsanctioned trails between Highway 101 and Redrooffs Road.
SCRD Trails
Homesite Creek Recreation Site trails are managed through a Memorandum of Understanding with the SCRD. The site features beautiful trails and scenic waterfalls, with the trail network extending beyond the Recreation Site to meet Brooks Road, and connects with the adjacent Truman Loop trails.
Halfmoon Bay
TRAILS
Hike
Connor Park Trails
waterfall
Colvin Falls
Waterfall
Cormack Cascade
Stroll
Frogpond Lane
Hike
Homesite Creek
waterfall
Homesite Falls
Waterfall
Kenyon Falls
Hike
Smugglers Cove
Hike
Triangle Lake
Halfmoon Bay
BEACH & OCEAN ACCESS
Beach Access
Annex (Cardiac Hill)
Regional Park
Coopers Green
Beach Access
Frances Beach
Historic
Halfmoon Bay Pier
Provincial Park
Sargeant Bay
Boat Access
Thormanby Island
Freshwater
Trout Lake
Ocean Beach
Welcome Beach
Co-exsisting with
WILDLIFE IN HALFMOON BAY
- Do not store garbage or green bins outdoors
- Pick ripe and/or fallen fruit from trees
- Remove bird feeders or hang them so that they are inaccessible to bears
- Do not feed your pets outdoors
- Keep your barbecue clean
- Manage your compost
- Block off access points with fencing
Stewards of HB Trails , some highlights from past activities.
Halfmoon Bay Greenways (1996-2011)
Halfmoon Bay Greenways was a volunteer group managing various local trails. In 2011 this group’s efforts were incorporated into HB Citizens Association later renamed HB Environmental Soc.
- 1997 – Grant received to sponsor a regional greenways workshop “Turning awareness into action”
- Mission Statement agreed: “Communities linked together by wilderness, green corridors, parks and waterways preserved and protected in perpetuity.”
- Presented to the SCRD requested they take on the Big Tree and Homesite Creek Recreational Areas.
- Fund raised $18,000 towards the purchase of George Cormack Park
- 2009-2011 – Signed a Memorandum of Understanding under the SCRD Adopt a Trail Program
- Homesite Creek Falls UREP*, Big Tree UREP*, Crowston and Beaver Pond Loops.
- Maintained the Truman Loop trail system until handed over to the (Sunshine Coast Trail Society (SCTS) and Halfmoon Bay Environmental Society (HBES)
- 2011 – Transferred bank balance to Halfmoon Bay Environmental Society (HBES) * UREP – Use, Recreation and Enjoyment of the Public Reserve, an area designated as a recreational reserve.
- 2006 – Received $6,000 grant from UBCM Community Tourism for trail signage in Connor Park, Homesite Creek UREP*, Big Tree UREP*, and Elphinstone.
- 2011 – Submitted Smugglers Cove Park Expansion proposal to Minister Terry Lake, BC Minister of Environment.
- 2012 – Presentation to the SCRD on the recommended route for the National Hiking Trail through Halfmoon Bay.
- 2012-14 – HB rep on the Sunshine Coast Trails strategy http://sctrails.ca/stwp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2014-04-08-FINAL-Sunshine-Coast-Trails-Strategy.pdf
- 2015 – Secured Grant-in-Aid from SCRD to print and distribute Welcome to Halfmoon Bay Trail Brochure through a mail drop in Area B. These were made available to the Sechelt Tourism office for distribution.
- 2015 – Negotiated the purchase of the Coopers Green Lagoon.
- 2012-2022 – Representation on the Board of the Sunshine Coast Trails Society
- .2017 – Sponsored workshop, “Not in my backyard, say no to knotweed” with Jennifer Lenz.
- 2017-2021- 9 volunteers have taken the “Chainsaw Safety Course “
- 2021 – Signed an MOU agreement with the SCRD to maintain the trails at Homesite Creek Falls.
- 2022– Trails file moved under the HB Community Association
- 2023– MOU signed with SCRD to maintain the trails in Welcome Woods, Wood Bay Heights wetland, and Homesite Creek Rec Site..
