SCT Day 10 - Confederation Lake to Anthony Island

A great campsite on Anthony Island, SCT British Columbia

​We really enjoyed the day at Confederation Lake. Getting there ahead of everyone and having time to swim and dry out everything felt luxurious.

The afternoon clouds kept us cool while allowing bursts of sun to dry back out. We met more nice Canadians and spent the evening finding out about the history of Townsite in Powell River and the mill community.

The trail down to Anthony Island, SCT British Columbia

The popular beach next to our campsite on Anthony Island, SCT British Columbia

The morning brought time to pack once again and we took to our roles like a well oiled machine. I’m sure that’s when we look most like a team in our partnership of camp chores.

The day proved to be our shortest yet with a downhill to Inland Lake. At times it proved steep and we certainly still felt the pains of our Tin hat ascent and descent, but it was certainly refreshing to arrive in 3 hours and sweaty, but not fully drenched and exhausted.

Anthony Island is a small island that sits in Inland Lake, which is an accessible camping area for locals. As part of the SCT, it did have a log shelter, but the area is clearly more a part of the regular camping area more so than the trail.

The trail around the lake is perfectly flat and ADA accessible, so after we finished the downhill from Confederation, we flew the last 1-2 k to the site. There we found an empty site with the most beautiful rocky/sandy beach for the day. We settled into the perfect site-shady flat and with private beach access and relaxed the afternoon away.

Campers and boaters from the main campsite filtered I. And our in the afternoon, but we were happy to share, knowing the late afternoon would bring solitude and tranquility back as we stayed the night.   We sat out on the rocks overlooking the lake and reflected on our experiences as the sun set behind the mountains.  

Fast and easy Trail around Inland Lake, SCT British Columbia

The Anthony Island Hut, SCT British Columbia