BC Cycle Tourism Society

Pender Island, on a bike

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

Photo: Reuben KrabbePender Island, BC
Photo: Reuben KrabbePender Island, BC
Photo: Reuben KrabbePender Island, BC

Vineyard rolling hills overlooking a serene lake at sunset, framed by forest and evergreen trees, classic BC wine country vista

Worth the detour#

Places that have told us cyclists are welcome, or gone out of their way to prove it.

WelcomingPender Islands MuseumMuseum / Gallery · Free

What you’ll find here#

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

Map#

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Routes around Pender Island#

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

  1. Pender Islands — Let's Go Biking · 25 km ride, passing within a kilometre

Getting here (and away) with your bike#

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

Mayne Island (best: ferry) · Saturna Island (best: ferry) · Galiano Island (best: ferry) · Salt Spring Island (best: ferry) · Brentwood Bay (best: ferry) · Victoria (best: ferry + bus)

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Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

The full list#

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

Attractions 3 · 1 welcoming
Pender Islands MuseumWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · Free
Medicine Beach Nature SanctuaryInfo· Park / Nature · Free
Pender Island Public LibraryInfo· Library · Free
Accommodation 3
Sahhali on the BluffsInfo· Resort · $$$$ · Upscale
The Tides CottagesInfo· Resort · $$$$ · Upscale
Woods on PenderInfo· Resort · $$$$ · Upscale
Camping 1
Prior Centennial CampgroundInfo· Public Campground
Food & Drink 7
Coffee + KitchenInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Copper OtterInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Port Browning PubInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Seastar Estate Farm and VineyardInfo· Winery / Cidery · $$ · Casual
Slow Coast CoffeeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
Twin Island CiderInfo· Winery / Cidery · $$ · Casual
Vanilla Leaf Bakery CafeInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats
Supplies 3
BC Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store
Southridge Country StoreInfo· Grocery Store
Tru Value FoodsInfo· Grocery Store
Transport 1
Lightning TaxiInfo· Taxi / Ridehail
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