D'Arcy Island

D’Arcy Island lies just of the east coast of the Saanich Pennisula on Vancouver Island, BC. It is a beautiful and tranquil place to visit, but access is by boat only. There are beautiful cobble beaches and Arbutus and Douglas Fir forests cover the island. However, all this beauty hides a much darker past when the island was a lazeretto or Leper Colony. It is part of the Gulf Island National Park Reserve.

D'arcy Island
Kayaking to D'Arcy Island
Little D'arcy Island
Litte D'arcy is private island and sits just across the channel from Big D'arcy Island which is part of the Gulf Island National Park Reserve
Island View Beach
Kayak on Island View Beach boat ramp...D'arcy Island in background
Darcy Island
West coast beach on D'arcy near leper colony ruins