Adams Road Coastal Access Point on Bowen Island has beautiful west-facing views – sunsets would be outstanding here! However, it is very small and very rocky. We’re not sure if you could even scramble down the rock to the “beach” at low tide, but when we were there in August, 2024, there did not appear to be a safe way do get down to the water.
We consider this coastal access point to be a great spot to watch a sunset, but not a great place to take your dog, especially if your dog is water-obsessed. Technically it is dog-friendly and off-leash, but we would be reluctant to let a dog off-leash here because there’s a good chance it would injure itself on the rocks.
There is limited parking here. If you venture down the very steep and bumpy road you will find a small turnaround area which could park 2 or 3 vehicles at best. We did notice some street parking up top, which could accommodate another 4 to 6 vehicles.
Are dogs allowed on Bowen Island Beaches?
Bowen Island’s municipal website says that, “dogs are currently allowed off-leash in all municipal parks but must be kept under control by owners.” It also says that “dogs are not allowed on Tunstall, Sandy or Bowen Bay Beaches in July and August,” however, “at all other coastal access points, leashes are optional, so long as your dog is under control and kept within 3 metres of you.”
“Public beach,” as defined in Bowen Island’s Animal Control Bylaws, “means those public lands located between the low water mark and fifteen (15) metres upland of the high water mark of any body of salt water”
