Welcome To Salt Spring Island!

Facts & Figures
Salt Spring is the largest and most populated of all the gulf islands, with eighty three miles of breathtaking shoreline, sixteen pristine parks, eleven crystal clear lakes, majestic mountains, three villages and two challenging golf courses, all in one island paradise.
Size: 185 square kilometers (74 square miles) Population: approximately 12,000 Shoreline: 135 km (83 miles) Roads: 650 km (410 miles) Annual Sunshine: 2,004 hours Annual Rainfall: 84 cm (34") Highest Point: Mount Bruce 2,326 ft. Farms: 225 Beaches: 22 Where We Were Born*: -4,155 Province of BC -3,040 Canada (outside BC) -1,005 United Kingdom -410 United States -400 Western Europe -170 Asia and Middle East -80 Eastern Europe -50 Africa -35 Australia and Oceania *Source Statistics Canada	Movie Theatres: 1 Number Of Gumboots: 225 million Ferry Routes: 3 Median Age: 47.6 years
Salt Spring derives it's name from springs on the north end of the island. Is it Saltspring or is it Salt Spring? It was called Salt Spring Island by the Hudson's Bay Company in the early 1800's. In 1910 The National Geographic Board of Canada tightened it to one word. Local usage leans towards two. The phone book has 48 listings that begin with Salt Spring and a dozen that are Saltspring. The Canada Post Office insisted that it be spelled with one word a few years ago but the protest was so strong that now the post office has thrown up its  hands in resignation and two words are accepted.
	Distances from Ganges (pictured at left): Central — 4 km (2.5 mi) Fernwood — 9 km (5.5 mi) Fulford — 14.5 km (9 mi) Long Harbour — 6 km (3.5 mi) Mount Maxwell Park — 11 km (7 mi) Ruckle Park — 23.5 km (14.5 mi) Beddis Beach — 6 km (3.5 mi) Vesuvius —7.5 km (4.5 mi)
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How To Get Here Uniglobe on Salt Spring Island is a travel agency "across from the visitor center" (the Salt Spring Chamber of Commerce) and  can help with your travel plans. They are at: 1-877-274-4168 or 250 537-55223.   There are three ferry terminals, Fulford, Vesuvius and Long Harbour. Getting to Salt Spring Island is EASY! There are 3 ferry routes using BC Ferries. Also, the float plane is a  fast and fun way to get to Salt Spring.

By Ferries

The ferry routes connecting  to Salt Spring Island are from terminals at Tsawwassen (Vancouver), Schwartz Bay (Victoria),  and Crofton (Vancouver Island). The Schwartz Bay terminal is 10 minutes from the Victoria International Airport. Schedules

From the United States alternate ferry runs include the car/passenger  Blackball Coho Ferry and passenger-only Victoria Express, both of which run from Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State direct to downtown Victoria; the car/passenger Victoria Clipper, which also runs to downtown Victoria; and the car/passenger Washington State Ferries, which run from Anacortes, Washington, to Victoria and Sidney, which is located about 5 minutes south of the Swartz Bay ferry terminal.

By Float Planes

Of great convenience are the float plane flying from downtown Vancouver, Vancouver Airport, Victoria and Seattle. Salt Spring's own Salt Spring Air (1-877-537-9880) or 250 537-9880, Harbour Air Seaplanes (1-877-537-9889) or 250 537-5525; Seair Seaplanes  based in Vancouver (1-800-447-3247) and Kenmore Air Seaplanes based in Seattle (1-800-423-5526) are the most popular airlines.