Gold River, on a bike

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

Photo: Destination CanadaVancouver Island, BC

Waterfront residences nestled in a forested valley beneath snow-capped mountains

What you’ll find here#

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

Attractions

Gold River Library Branch.

Accommodation

Baymont By Wyndham Gold River.

Camping

Butterwort Flats Campsite, Elk Pass Camp, Stewart Lake Recreation Site, and 1 more.

Food & Drink

Uptown Cappuccino.

Supplies

BC Liquor Store, Fields, Gold River Liquor Express.

Map#

Mute other bike trails

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Routes around Gold River#

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

Gold River 2 — Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society · 109 km route, 7 km of it through Gold River
Tree to Sea Loop, Vancouver Island — BIKEPACKING.com · 1,046 km route, 4 km of it through Gold River

Getting there with a bike: province-wide buses, ferries, and shuttles are listed under Transport (some serving Gold River may be listed there rather than here).

The full list#

Every stop we know about in Gold River. Open a category:

Attractions 1→

Gold River Library BranchInfo· Library · Free

Accommodation 1→

Baymont By Wyndham Gold RiverInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Camping 4→

Butterwort Flats CampsiteInfo· Public Campground

Elk Pass CampInfo· Public Campground

Stewart Lake Recreation SiteInfo· Public Campground

Strathcona ParkInfo· Public Campground

Food & Drink 1→

Uptown CappuccinoInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Supplies 3→

BC Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store

FieldsInfo· Grocery Store

Gold River Liquor ExpressInfo· Liquor Store

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