- D'Arcy Island
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D'Arcy Island is an 83-ha island in Haro Strait, south of Sidney Island and east of the Saanich Peninsula (Vancouver Island).
The island was used as a leper colony for Chinese immigrants from 1894 to 1924, and ruins of the building built during that time are still visible.[1][2] It was declared a marine park in 1961, and included as part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve in 2003 [3].
Chinese lepers on D'Arcy Island in the 1890s
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Getting There
D'Arcy is accessible by private watercraft or marine charter only.
Camping
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve offers 7 marine-accessible backcountry campsites on D'Arcy. Facilities are limited to pit toilets and picnic tables. There is no potable water available, and no campfires are permitted. The Current Map and Hiking and Camping Information brochure provides updated camping fees [1].
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The Gulf Islands of British Columbia Howe Sound Islands Northern Gulf Islands (major) Northern Gulf Islands (minor) Southern Gulf Islands (major) Gabriola • Galiano • Kuper • Mayne • North and South Pender • Saltspring • Saturna • Thetis • ValdesSouthern Gulf Islands (minor) Belle Chain Islets • Chain Islets • Chatham Islands • D'Arcy • Dayman • De Courcy • Discovery • James • Moresby • Mudge • Newcastle • North Secretary • Parker • Piers • Portland • Prevost • Protection • Ruxton • Sidney • Skull • Trial Islands • Wallace
Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 123°17′00″W / 48.5666667°N 123.2833333°WCategories:- British Columbia Coast geography stubs
- Greater Victoria, British Columbia
- Gulf Islands
- Leper colonies
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