Sunshine Coast Trail accommodation · Checked October 2026

Where to stay from Rieveley Pond to Powell River (Shingle Mill)

6 places · 3 with rooms, 2 camping, 3 with meals on the Rieveley Pond → Powell River (Shingle Mill) section of the Sunshine Coast Trail, in Appleton Creek, Powell River. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.

Appleton Creek

Appleton Creek Recreation Site

  • Camping
  • Not confirmed by the operator — check first

Free forest recreation site on Appleton Creek, about 0.3 km from the trail and 2 km past Rieveley Pond, listed by Recreation Sites and Trails BC; facilities could not be checked online.

Powell River

Island View Lodge

  • Rooms

Motel-style lodge at 6255 Marine Avenue in the Townsite with sea-view rooms, about 1 km from the trail at the Shinglemill.

Powell River Town Centre Hotel

  • Rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Meals
  • Wi-Fi

Full-service hotel with 71 rooms, a pub and a restaurant at 4660 Joyce Avenue in Westview, about 4 km from the trail, near shops and the hospital.

The Old Courthouse Inn

  • Rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Meals

Heritage hotel with 8 rooms in the Historic Townsite at 6243 Walnut Street, about 1 km from the trail at the Shinglemill. Book ahead in summer.

The Shinglemill Pub & Bistro

  • Restaurant
  • Meals
  • Other

Pub and bistro on Powell Lake where the trail reaches Powell River, open daily from 11 am. qPAWS says it will store hikers' resupply boxes for free (unsecured); call ahead.

Willingdon Beach Campsite

  • Camping
  • Wi-Fi
  • Other

Municipal oceanside campground open all year with 83 sites including tent sites, showers and laundry, at 4845 Marine Avenue, about 3.5 km from the trail.

Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "not confirmed by the operator" are listed on OpenStreetMap, on the trail website or in tourism listings but could not be checked on their own current page. The huts on the Sunshine Coast Trail were built and are kept up by qPAWS volunteers: free, first come, first served, one night only, with sleeping lofts and outhouses but no mattresses, cooking gear or stocked stoves. Hang your food away from the hut and leave it cleaner than you found it.

Walk Rieveley Pond to Powell River (Shingle Mill) with Outest

The Sunshine Coast Trail route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.