Collingwood Lane Beach is categorized as a Coastal Access Point by the Municipality of Bowen Island. It was high-tide when we were there in August, 2024, there wasn’t much opportunity for access to the water. If you head down the trail to the right of the parking area, you will discover an amazing viewpoint with one west-facing bench – the sunsets here are surely spectacular! If we were there at low-tide, perhaps there would have been an opportunity to scramble over the rocks down to a beach.
The trail to the left of the parking area takes you to The Sea Walk Trail, which is a dog-friendly trail with stairs and boardwalk which is about one kilometer long. It features some spectacular west-facing views.
Parking is limited. There are four designated parking spots, but there is quite a bit of street parking. That said, the street parking requires people to pull partially off of the pavement onto the grass. When we were there, the grass was long and dry, which makes for a potential fire hazard from the hot exhaust systems from 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”
