Contact Us

Contact BlueJay Lake Farm

Phone: 250-935-6940

Mailing address:
BlueJay Lake Farm
PO Box 90
Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0

Getting Here

Visitors - please respect farm biosecurity. To protect the animals and food crops from disease, please do not bring any produce that could grow in this region (especially apples and blueberries), soil, or animal products onto the farm.

Driveway - is 3 km and needs to be maintained by those living here. Please walk, bicycle, or carpool when you can. If there is a bicycle with “BlueJay” written on it in the little mushroom hut a short distance up the driveway, feel free to ride it in.

BC Ferries Experience Card- by purchasing a BC Ferries Experience Card, you save about 40% of the ferry costs. However, you need to pay $90 for the card. We are happy to buy the remaining balance of the card from you.

Flying - if you are travelling from an international destination, check out flights to Comox and Victoria as well as Vancouver. Campbell River is the nearest local airport, and there are scheduled flights from Vancouver to Campbell River.

Driving To The Farm With Your Own Vehicle:

Check the ferry schedules. Although the ferry to Quadra Island runs in the evening, the ferry to Cortes does not run as late.

Drive to the B.C. Ferries terminal in Campbell River. When you purchase your ticket, tell the ticket agent you are going through to Cortes Island. He/she will charge you for both ferries at once (which includes return fare); keep the Through Fare receipt handy as you will need it to board the Cortes ferry.

After a 10 minute sailing, you will drive across Quadra Island to Heriot Bay, which takes about 10 minutes. The route is well-marked. From there you will board the ferry to Cortes Island, which is about a 45 minute sailing. If you were not on a connecting ferry or the ferry was full, you will need to wait in Heriot Bay. There is a great pub and restaurant in Heriot Bay, as well as a grocery store.

When you get to Cortes, at the first stop sign turn right. Turn left at the next one. After 6 km you will come to a “Y” intersection. The left fork goes to Squirrel Cove, and the right fork to Manson’s Landing. Go left.

After about 1.5 km, on your left, you will see a shed with “BlueJay Lake Farm” written on the door. That’s the start of our 3 km driveway. There are a few houses along the way, but keep going right to the end.

Getting Here Without a Vehicle:

Check the ferry schedules, Although the ferry to Quadra Island runs well into the evening, the ferry to Cortes does not run as late.

Perhaps with the help of Island Link or Tofino Bus, find your way to the B.C. Ferries terminal in Campbell River. When you purchase your ticket, tell the ticket agent you are going through to Cortes Island. He/she will charge you for both ferries at once (includes return fare); keep the Through Fare receipt handy as you will need it to board the Cortes ferry. Ask the ticket agent where the line of traffic going to Cortes is.

Go to the line of traffic heading to Cortes. See who might have room, and ask if they could give you a ride across Quadra Island. If they have a green hand decal on the driver’s rear window, they like being asked! Generally you don’t get in their vehicle at this point (although you could put your pack in it). Just walk on the ferry, notice where that vehicle parks, and get in it as the ferry docks on Quadra. Alternately you could call the Quadra Taxi at 250-205-0505, but you cannot count on them to make the connecting ferry. Asking people in vehicles for rides is a usual and expected practice. Hitch hiking after the ferry docks is not as effective, as people don’t want to give up their position in the line.

After a 10 minute sailing, you will drive across Quadra Island to Heriot Bay, which takes about 10 minutes. From there you will board the ferry to Cortes Island, which is about a 45 minute sailing. If you were not on a connecting ferry you will need to wait in Heriot Bay. There is a great pub and restaurant in Heriot Bay, as well as a grocery store.

On the ferry to Cortes, or better yet while the traffic is lined up and everyone is in their vehicle, ask the drivers who have space if they are going to Squirrel Cove or Manson’s Landing. Squirrel Cove is preferable, but not as common.

Once on Cortes, if your vehicle is heading to Manson’s Landing you need to get out at the “Y” intersection – after almost 9 km you go up a steep hill and the road forks left or continues right. This is where you leave the vehicle and start walking left. If your vehicle is going to Squirrel Cove it will take the left fork. After about 1 1/2 km, on your left, you will see a shed with “BlueJay Lake Farm” written on the door. That’s the start of our 3 km driveway. If you have a heavy pack you can leave it in the shed, and ask us to come and get it with the ATV. There are a few houses near the end of the driveway - keep going right to the very end.

Happy Travels!