Ferry Island Campground
Phone for reservations: Don and Betty Anderson (Ferry Island Contractors)
T 250-615-2652 or 250-615-9657
Located at the eastern entrance to Terrace between the two bridges, this island in the Skeena River is home to a municipal campground and parkland that is well used by both visitors and locals. During the winter, if there is enough snow, the locals use the trails for practice in snow-shoeing or cross country skiing. During the rest of the year (or if there is no snow) the trails are used for hiking, biking, jogging, dog-walking, exploration, etc.
The campground has 103 shaded campsites, 25 of those with electrical hook-ups, all with picnic tables and fire pits. There is drinking water, a washroom facility that includes coin-operated showers, two covered picnic shelters and trails leading from the campsites to the rest of the 170 acre island. Caretakers remain onsite overnight to ensure that sites are stocked with firewood. It is open from early May until the end of September and reservations are welcome.
The walking trails follow the perimeter of the island (2.8 km) or you can cut the hike short at the half-way point and do only 1.6 km). Rick Goyette, a self-taught local artist, has carved unique faces and other characters in the bark of the cottonwood trees. It is always fun to challenge the younger members of your group to find all 56 of them! Most of the trails are wheelchair accessible.
Close to downtown, Ferry Island is a great place to park you tent and/or RV and explore and shop, if that is your desire. There’s Wal-Mart just across the bridge, Skeena Mall, strip malls and boutiques for shopping, Canadian Tire at the west end of town, Rona Building Supplies, sporting goods stores, climbing wall, gift shops and so much more.
