Silva Bay Inn

Local Information

Silva Bay and Gabriola Island activities, events, and travel info: helpful links to make your stay more enjoyable

Get in touch with our Innkeepers, who can tell you about our island's activities and events

• Gabriola

  • Gabriola Chamber of Commerce

    Links and other information about Gabriola restaurants, shopping, attractions, accommodations, parks, trails, markets, beaches and a calendar of community events.

  • Gabriola Online Directory
  • Gabriola Events Calendar
  • Gabriola Museum

    Maps, natural and human history

• How to Get Here

  • Directions to the Inn
  • Gabriola Ferry Schedule Updated 08-11-26
  • Gabriola Taxi (1 250 247 0049)
  • Gabriola Ferry Cam

    (Real-time web cam of ferry line-up to get off- Island)

  • Tofino Air

    (Direct flights, Vancouver Airport to Silva Bay)

  • Nanaimo Transit

    (City Bus)

  • BC Ferries

    Mainland to Vancouver Island

  • Float Plane Service

    Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo

  • Bus Service

    Vancouver to Nanaimo

• Silva Bay

  • Silva Bay General Store and Internet Cafe

    Fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, soy, organic bakery goods, lattes and organic coffees (On site. Year round)

  • Silva Bay Kayak Adventures

    Kayak trips, eco-tours, sailing adventures from the Inn dock (On site. Summer only)

  • Gift Gallery Madd Art

    (On site. Year round)

  • Hasta Mañana Charters

    Salmon Fishing & Scenic Tours around Gabriola Island. From the Inn dock.

  • Artworks on the Bay

    (On site. Year round)

  • Silva Bay Resort (Year round)

    Restaurant, laundry, and liquor store located next door

  • Silva Bay Shipyard School

    (Short courses. Year round)

  • Friends of Silva Bay

    Waterbirds and nearshore ecosystems identification guides

  • Wooden Boat and Maritime Seminars

    October to March. A benefit for the Shipyard Raid

• Boating Information

  • Marine Weather, Entrance Island Lightstation
  • Silva Bay Tide Tables
  • Gabriola Island Area 17-Rockfish Conservation Area Map