The Sunshine Coast Trail is Canada’s longest hut-to-hut hiking trail. The huts are a key feature of the trail.
Anyone is welcome to use them. The huts are free. They are provided on a first-come, first served basis.
The Sunshine Coast Trail and its huts were built and are maintained by the qathet Parks and Wilderness Society (qPAWS). The first huts on the trail were built in 2009 and the most recent in 2021. Literally thousands of volunteer hours have gone into building the huts and camping areas. Builders include qPAWS directors and members, as well as the Bloody Old Men’s Brigade ( BOMB Squad), the Powell River Rotary Club, the Powell River ATV Club and folks like you. The huts were made possible by funding from Island Economic Coastal Trust (ICET), BC Transmission Corporation/BC Hydro, Union of BC Municipalities, BC Parks, the Powell River Community Forest/City of Powell River, many business and community organizations and trail supporters from around the world.
We’d love to hear your thoughts! Each hut has a guest book where you can share your impressions about the huts and your experiences on the trail. You can also leave a message on our Facebook group page. To report damage to a hut or make recommendations on how to improve the huts or the trail, please use our contact form.
We’re proud of the huts. Our hope is that they will provide enjoyment for many years. We trust you will use them with respect. Please leave them in the same, or better, shape than you found them in.
To learn about a particular hut, please click on the link below.
Note: Other huts are available on the trail that are not built or supported by qPAWS. These include the Outdoor Learning Centre (Powell River School District) and qathet huts (qathet district) at Haywire Bay and two (2) cabins on Inland Lake managed by BC Parks.
Manzanita Hut is located on Manzanita Bluffs on the Gwendoline Hills trail section. The main floor is a partially open shelter with two full walls...
Rieveley Pond Hut was built by PRPAWS and the BOMB Squad. It is located very close to the edge of the pond it is named...
The hut at Inland Lake West is one of two huts on Inland Lake that are managed by BC Parks and require a modest user fee....
The hut at Anthony Island along Inland Lake is one of two huts on Inland Lake that are managed by BC Parks and require a modest...
The original Confederation Lake Hut was built a number of years ago under the auspices of the BC Forest Service, but that hut, which was in...
Fiddlehead Landing Hut was built in 2012 by PRPAWS and the Powell River Rotary Club. It is perched on the shore of the expansive and...
The halfway point of the Sunshine Coast Trail, the Tin Hat Hut is an epic 360-degree mountain-top lookout that provides the quintessential view of the rugged...
Elk Lake Hut was built by the local ATV Club and qPAWS in the spring of 2011 — and it was one of the fastest...
Walt Hill Hut was built by qPAWS during the summer of 2012. The site overlooks Horseshoe Valley with its chain of connected lakes that form...
Golden Stanley Hut was built during the winter of 2015 and finished in the spring of 2016. It is located about halfway between the Walt...
Troubridge hut is a masterwork Douglas-fir log cabin lying in a bowl beside Jocelyn Pond and below the summit of Mount Troubridge (1300m elevation). Mount...
Troubridge Emergency Summit Shelter: For years there was a derelict emergency shelter that in case of need was used a few times to get out...
Rainy Day Lake Hut perches atop Hailstone Bluff and overlooks the lake it is named after. There are also two picnic areas and swimming docks. It’s...
Fairview Bay Hut was the first to be built in the fall of 2009, and is the prototype for all the other shelters on the...