We'll launch at Cooper Cove (by Stickleback Taphouse and paddle clockwise around the eastern end of Sooke Harbour with a lunch stop on the peninsula at the west side of the entrance to Anderson Cove. Strong relaxed paddlers are encouraged to step up to the slightly greater distance of this route.
Approaching Cooper Cove in the morning, drivers are advised to continue past the cove and the Chevron gas station and make a left turn onto Laidlaw Rd to make their turn around.
Route plan B
TBA - Somewhere out of the wind.
Safety reminders
Always dress for the possibility of immersion and please bring a drybag containing a spare change of clothes. The drybag goes in your kayak with you, not in your car at the launch site. Please bring a lunch or snacks and sufficient beverage to keep you hydrated, as well as a thermos of something warm. Your paddle leader will introduce the plan and make sure everyone is comfortable with the requirements. Please stay off the water until the group is ready. If you have a VHF radio please bring it with you.
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Printed Nov 9, 2026 11:13 AM · siska.ca/activities/1605
Cooper Cove to Anderson Cove - VIA ROCHE COVE
Sunday, January 25, 2026 · 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Launch
Cooper CoveCooper's Cove Kayak Launch
Destination
Anderson Cove
Distance
7.9 nm
Leader
Joanne Nicolson
Route plan A
We'll launch at Cooper Cove (by Stickleback Taphouse and paddle clockwise around the eastern end of Sooke Harbour with a lunch stop on the peninsula at the west side of the entrance to Anderson Cove. Strong relaxed paddlers are encouraged to step up to the slightly greater distance of this route.
Approaching Cooper Cove in the morning, drivers are advised to continue past the cove and the Chevron gas station and make a left turn onto Laidlaw Rd to make their turn around.
Route plan B
TBA - Somewhere out of the wind.
Route map
Cooper Cove to Anderson Cove - VIA ROCHE COVE · Sunday, January 25, 2026
