Welcome to Bowen Island.  Located just 20 minutes away from the mainland of Vancouver, B.C. Canada makes this magnificent island a popular retreat .  Bowen Island is accessed by B.C. Ferries and they operate frequent sailings that take 20 minutes on the ferry crossing from Horshoe Bay in West Vancouver.  This sailing will bring you to the historic shores of Bowen Island in the boaters' paradise, sheltered Howe Sound.

About three thousand artists, daily commuters, writers and happy retirees live on Bowen's 52 sq. kilometers. The potato shaped island is about 10 kilometers long and a little over 5 kilometers in length.The ferry pulls into aptly named Snug Harbour, with its historic Union Steamship Company store, its Regional Park information site, and its commercial centre. The main street is busy with merchants offering groceries, gifts, home cooking, and recreation and the locals as well as the visitors happy to partake and to visit. A friendly and busy little centre as well as being the historical hub, Snug Cove is a perfect landing spot. A popular and crammed marina in summer is also tucked in here.