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🗺️ Farm Day Trips guide
Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Sechelt & the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
Sunshine Coast Lavender makes soaps and lotions near Sechelt, a 40-minute ferry from Horseshoe Bay, close to Skookumchuck's rapids and Gibsons Landing.
2 places · updated October 17, 2026
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The Sunshine Coast is the strip of mainland shore between Howe Sound and Jervis Inlet that you can only reach by water: the ferry from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver to Langdale takes about 40 minutes. Highway 101 then runs west through Gibsons, Roberts Creek and Sechelt toward Halfmoon Bay and Egmont. Sechelt sits on a narrow neck of land between the Strait of Georgia and Sechelt Inlet, so most stops in this guide are either on the beaches facing the strait or on the calmer inlet side.
Sunshine Coast Lavender is a small Sechelt-area maker of goat's milk soaps, lotions, linen sprays, candles and lavender jelly. Its website sells online and lists local stockists, but it does not advertise farm visits, so plan to find its products in shops rather than walk its rows. The rest of a day here is about the coast itself: provincial park beaches with tide pools, rainforest waterfalls at Cliff Gilker Park, the harbour at Gibsons Landing, and a cluster of farm cideries, a brewery on an 11-acre farm, a distillery and a meadery along the highway.
The lavender farms
- Sunshine Coast LavenderLavender farm · Sechelt
Not open to the public; the farm and retail shop are closed. Products are sold online and through stockists.
Best time to visit
Summer is the busiest season: Gibsons Landing hosts its Artisan Market and Music in the Landing, Winegarden Waterfront Park has music every summer, BC Parks recommends reserving Porpoise Bay campsites for July and August, and fishers sell spot prawns from the Gibsons public dock in season. The waterfalls at Cliff Gilker Park and Langdale Falls run strongest in the spring thaw or after heavy rain, which on this coast means fall through spring. Chum and coho salmon spawn in Angus Creek at Porpoise Bay in the fall, harbour seals and bald eagles are around all year, and ducks gather off Roberts Creek in winter. The Skookumchuck rapids are worth timing at any season around the tide tables. The Sunshine Coast Museum's Spirit Rising exhibit on Japanese Canadian community builders runs until summer 2027.
Places to see nearby parks, trails, beaches and landmarks
- Porpoise Bay Provincial Park🌳 State park · Sechelt · about 3 mi, 7 min drive
Sandy beaches and grassy fields at the south end of Sechelt Inlet, 4 km north of Sechelt. A trail follows Angus Creek to a bridge over the estuary mudflats, where shorebirds feed and salmon spawn in fall.
Year-round day use; cash only in the park; dogs leashed and not on beaches
- Sargeant Bay Provincial Park🌳 State park · Halfmoon Bay (Redroofs Road) · about 5 mi, 10 min drive
A grassy, cobbled beach 8.2 km west of Sechelt with a wetland behind the berm for birdwatching. The Colvin Creek trail is about 1 km, and a 300-metre beachfront path leads to the fish ladder.
Year-round; dogs leashed and not on the beach
- tems swiya Museum🏛️ Museum · Sechelt · about 1 mi, 5 min drive
A museum holding a growing collection of artifacts and cultural materials of the shishalh Nation, including an interactive digital exhibit about shishalh ancestors.
- Roberts Creek Provincial Park🏖️ Beach · Roberts Creek · about 7 mi, 12 min drive
A picnic area on a cobblestone beach off Flume Road, 12 km south of Sechelt. At low tide look for sea stars, mussels and oysters along the shore.
Year-round; cash only; dogs leashed and not on the beach
- Cliff Gilker Park💧 Waterfall · Roberts Creek · about 7 mi, 12 min drive
Rainforest loop trails cross Clack Creek past several falls, just off Highway 101 beside the golf course. The upper trailhead has a wheelchair-accessible viewing platform and a bridge above the main waterfall.
Best in spring or after heavy rain
- Gibsons Landing🏘️ Town · Gibsons · about 17 mi, 30 min drive
The harbour village where The Beachcombers was filmed; photograph the Molly's Reach sign, walk the 1 km seawall from Armours Beach to the Gibsons Public Market, and look for seafood sold off the public dock.
Artisan Market and Music in the Landing in summer
- Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives🏛️ Museum · Gibsons · about 17 mi, 30 min drive
Two floors of coast history at Gibsons Landing, including Beachcombers relics, plus Spirit Rising: Japanese Canadian Voices of the Coast, on logging, fishing, internment and return, through summer 2027.
- Langdale Falls💧 Waterfall · Gibsons (Sprockids Bike Park) · about 17 mi, 30 min drive
A fairly steep 1.5 km trail each way through rainforest from the east side of the Sprockids parking lot, about 5 minutes' drive from Gibsons Landing; a rope helps on the slippery final pitch.
Strongest in spring and after heavy rain
- Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park🌳 State park · Egmont · about 34 mi, 60 min drive
A flat 4 km trail (about an hour each way) past Brown Lake to Roland Point, where tidal rapids churn with whirlpools at currents above 30 km/h. Time your visit with the tide tables; low tide exposes pools of urchins and sea stars.
Year-round; dogs leashed and never in the water
Where to stop: farms, food and stays
- Persephone Brewing CompanyBrewery or taproom (21+) · Gibsons
Brewery on an 11-acre Gibsons farm that grows its own apples and hops, with a kitchen open seven days and picnic areas; also makes cider and water kefir.
- Banditry CiderCidery (21+) · Gibsons
Orchard cidery with a cantina, growler fills and a wetland with ducks to wander, plus small-batch non-alcoholic sodas.
- Sunday CiderCidery (21+) · Gibsons
Outdoor cider bar and picnic area with a plant-based coffee shop on site and a non-alcoholic soda.
- Bruinwood Estate DistilleryDistillery (21+) · Roberts Creek
Small Roberts Creek distillery with a tasting room selling its spirits by the bottle.
- Foragers MeaderyHoney farm (21+) · Roberts Creek
The Bruinwood team's tasting room for mead and seasonal dishes made with foraged and local ingredients.
- The Bricker Cider CompanyCidery (21+) · Sechelt
Sechelt taproom with an indoor fireplace and covered outdoor lounge, and food from The Shed kitchen.
- Batch 44 Brewery & KitchenBrewery or taproom (21+) · Sechelt
Sechelt brewery serving pub classics with its beers, plus trivia and bingo nights.
A one-day plan
- 10:00 AMGibsons Landing
Coming off the Langdale ferry, walk the seawall and the harbour; about an hour. Sunshine Coast Lavender does not list farm visits, so look for its soaps at local stockists instead.
- 11:05 AMSunshine Coast Museum & Archives
Walk over for the Beachcombers relics and the Spirit Rising exhibit; about 45 minutes.
- 12:05 PMPersephone Brewing Company · about 10 min drive
Lunch from the farm kitchen at a picnic table among the hops and apple trees; about an hour. Non-alcoholic water kefir is on offer for drivers.
- 1:25 PMCliff Gilker Park · about 15 min drive
Loop through the rainforest to the falls on Clack Creek; about an hour.
- 2:35 PMRoberts Creek Provincial Park · about 5 min drive
Walk the cobble beach and look for sea stars at low tide; about 40 minutes.
- 3:30 PMPorpoise Bay Provincial Park · about 20 min drive
Walk the Angus Creek trail to the estuary for shorebirds (and spawning salmon in fall); about an hour.
- 4:45 PMThe Bricker Cider Company · about 7 min drive
End by the fireplace or in the covered lounge with food from The Shed; plan a designated driver for the drive back to the ferry.
Tips
- Highway 101 is reached only by ferry: Horseshoe Bay to Langdale takes about 40 minutes, so build the sailing into your day and check the return times.
- BC Parks on the Sunshine Coast take cash only in the parks, and dogs must stay leashed and off the beaches at Porpoise Bay, Roberts Creek and Sargeant Bay.
- Check a tide table before driving to Skookumchuck: the rapids are the show around peak flows, and only very experienced paddlers should go near them.
- The Langdale Falls trail is steep and slippery near the end, with a fixed rope; wear shoes with grip.
- Several stops here pour alcohol; Persephone's water kefir and Banditry's and Sunday Cider's sodas give drivers an option.
Checked in October 2026 against official park, tourism and business websites. How we check listings
Questions
Can you visit Sunshine Coast Lavender's farm?
Its website sells online and lists stockists but does not advertise farm visits; look for its soaps, lotions and jelly in local shops.
How do you get to the Sunshine Coast from Vancouver?
Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver to Langdale, about 40 minutes, then follow Highway 101 west through Gibsons.
When is the best time to see the Skookumchuck rapids?
Around the peak tidal flows; BC Parks points to the tide tables. The walk from the Egmont parking lot is a flat 4 km, about an hour each way.
Are dogs allowed on Sunshine Coast provincial park beaches?
No. At Porpoise Bay, Roberts Creek and Sargeant Bay, dogs must be leashed and stay off the beaches.
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