Thetis Island Island

Thetis Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia, part of British Columbia, Canada. It is a rural island with a small year-round community and coastal landscapes.

The island features private homes, small community facilities and shoreline access rather than large commercial infrastructure. Recreational boating and shoreline activities are common ways to reach and use the island’s coastal environment.

Historically the Gulf Islands have been home to Indigenous peoples and later to non-Indigenous settlement and seasonal use; Thetis Island shares that general regional history though local details are specific to community records.

Geographically it lies in the southern Gulf Islands group between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland, off the east coast of Vancouver Island.

Thetis Island is accessible by private boat and by scheduled passenger ferry from Chemainus (on Vancouver Island) operated by Thetis Island Ferry or by private water taxi services. Nearest vehicle ferry terminals are at Crofton/Chemainus; private boaters tie up at the island’s public dock and should check moorage rules in advance.

• If planning to land, arrange permission with Thetis Island's volunteer-run community office or local moorage operators-docking space is limited.
• Thetis Island's small co‑op store has limited hours; bring supplies if staying overnight.
• Explore the island on foot or by bike-roads are quiet but narrow; a map or offline GPS is useful as signage is minimal.