Long Harbour is on the east side of Salt Spring Island. It hosts a ferry terminal which connects directly to the Lower Mainland

Lower Mainland

The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...

 via Tsawwassen, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

 as well as some of the other southern Gulf Islands

Gulf Islands

The Gulf Islands are the islands in the Strait of Georgia , between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada....

. There are several small islets and islands in the 4 km inlet, including Clamshell Islet, which is covered with numerous prickly pear

Opuntia

Opuntia, also known as nopales or paddle cactus , is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae.Currently, only prickly pears are included in this genus of about 200 species distributed throughout most of the Americas. Chollas are now separated into the genus Cylindropuntia, which some still consider...

 cacti. There is also a (private) Royal Vancouver Yacht Club

Royal Vancouver Yacht Club

The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The club was founded in 1903. The club operates two marinas, one at Jericho Beach in English Bay and one in Coal Harbour...

outstation facility.