Ruxton Island

Ruxton Island

Ruxton Island is one of the seven islands in the De Courcy Islands group. It is one of the southern Gulf Islands in British Columbia. Located south of Gabriola Island, it is a home to approximately five year round cabins and one hundred seasonally occupied cabins.

The island is primarily sandstone from the original Fraser River Delta, which has tilted to create sharp cliffs on the western shore and a gently sloping shoreline on the east. At the north end is Ruxton passage, which separates Ruxton Island and De Courcy Island. At the south end is Whaleboat passage which separates Ruxton from Pylades and Whaleboat Islands.

The island is forested with douglas fir, balsam fir, red cedar, grand maple, vine maple, arbutus, shore pine and willow trees. There are approximately 12 km of trails on the island which are for walking and are mostly free of motorized vehicles. There are few animals that inhabit the island. Otters, mink, douglas squirrels, and mice make up a few of the animals. There are no beavers at the moment, but there have been in the past and many of the residents hope they will return.


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