Denman Island, on a bike

10 stops that will feed you, give you a bed, and put up your tent. Vancouver Island.

Photo: Shayd JohnsonVancouver Island, BC

Historic waterfront boathouses nestled against a forested BC coast, with fishing boats and weathered docks

What you’ll find here#

Every stop in the directory, grouped the way a touring day actually goes.

Attractions

Denman Island Museum & Archives, Dora Drinkwater Community Library, Lilac Sun Pottery, and 1 more.

Accommodation

Denman Island Guesthouse.

Camping

Fillongley Provincial Campground.

Food & Drink

Guesthouse bistro @ earthclubfactory, Ima's Bakery.

Supplies

Denman Island General Store, Two Roads Farm.

Map#

Mute other bike trails

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Routes around Denman Island#

You don’t have to plan from scratch. These rides pass close to Denman Island, mapped and written up by route publishers around BC. The full maps and turn-by-turns live on their sites.

Qualicum Bay - Royston - Denman Island — Let's Go Biking · 77 km ride, passing within a kilometre
Sunshine Coast Tour Day 5 — Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society · 110 km ride, passing within a kilometre
Trans Canada Bike Route (BC Only) — Trans Canada Bike Route Network · 5,446 km route, passing about 2 km away
Cross Canada - Far North - Vancouver Island — Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society · 498 km route, passing about 3 km away

Getting here (and away) with your bike#

Bike-friendly ways to reach Denman Island on transit, and to head back when you need to.

Hornby Island (best: ferry) · Courtenay (Comox Valley) (best: ferry + bus) · Comox (best: ferry + bus) · Cumberland (best: ferry + bus) · Nanaimo (best: ferry + bus + carpool) · Campbell River (best: ferry + bus + rental car)

See 113

Abbotsford · Alert Bay · Armstrong · Barkerville · Bella Bella · Bella Coola · Bowen Island · Brentwood Bay · Burnaby · Burns Lake · Calgary, AB · Campbell River · Castlegar · Chase · Chilliwack · Clearwater · Comox · Coquitlam · Cortes Island · Courtenay (Comox Valley) · Cranbrook · Creston · Cumberland · Delta · Duncan (Cowichan Valley) · Enderby · Fernie · Field · Gabriola Island · Galiano Island · Gibsons · Golden · Haida Gwaii · Harrison Hot Springs · Hope · Hornby Island · Houston · Kamloops · Kaslo · Kelowna · Keremeos · Kimberley · Ladysmith · Lake Cowichan · Langford · Langley · Lund · Maple Ridge · Mayne Island · Merritt · Mill Bay · Mission · Nanaimo · Nelson · New Hazelton · New Westminster · North Cowichan (Chemainus & Crofton) · North Vancouver · Ocean Falls · Oliver · Osoyoos · Parksville · Pemberton · Pender Island · Penelakut Island · Penticton · Port Alberni · Port Coquitlam · Port Hardy · Port McNeill · Port Moody · Port Renfrew · Powell River · Prince George · Prince Rupert · Princeton · Quadra Island · Qualicum Beach · Quesnel · Revelstoke · Richmond · Rossland · Saanich · Salmo · Salmon Arm · Salt Spring Island · Saturna Island · Seattle, WA · Sechelt · Shearwater · Sicamous · Smithers · Sointula · Sooke · Sorrento · Sparwood · Squamish · Summerland · Surrey · Terrace · Texada Island · Thetis Island · Tofino · Trail · Ucluelet · Vancouver · Vanderhoof · Vernon · Victoria · West Kelowna · West Vancouver · Whistler · Williams Lake

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

The full list#

Every stop we know about in Denman Island. Open a category:

Attractions 4→

Denman Island Museum & ArchivesInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Dora Drinkwater Community LibraryInfo· Library · Free

Lilac Sun PotteryInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Summer Art GalleryInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Accommodation 1→

Denman Island GuesthouseInfo· Hostel · $ · Rock-bottom

Camping 1→

Fillongley Provincial CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Food & Drink 2→

Guesthouse bistro @ earthclubfactoryInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Ima's BakeryInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats

Supplies 2→

Denman Island General StoreInfo· Convenience Store

Two Roads FarmInfo· Farmers' Market

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