Share your plan
Tell someone where you're going, your route, and when you'll be back. Then stick to it.
Sunshine Coast · British Columbia
Be ready before you head out.
The Sunshine Coast is wild country. A little planning is what keeps a great day from becoming a callout.
Before you go
Three things, every time outdoors.
Know the conditions
Weather, terrain, daylight, your group's skill. Turn back when any of them turn against you.
Pack the essentials
Water, light, fire, shelter, navigation, signal — every time, even on short trips.
Proud partner
AdventureSmart Canada
Canada's national outdoor safety program. Free trip plans, training, and resources for every season.
Support operations
Every dollar buys gear, fuel, training.
We're 100% volunteer. Your donation funds the radios, ropes, and training that get a found person back to their family — at no cost to the lost.
Donate to operationsIn memory
Robert Allen Memorial Endowment.
A long-time SCGSAR volunteer, Robert was lost in 2021. The endowment held at the Sunshine Coast Foundation in his name funds land search and rescue on the Coast — in perpetuity.
Contribute to the endowment40+
Volunteers
365
Days on call
2,400 km²
Coverage area
$0
Cost to the lost
Where we respond
Gibsons to Jervis Inlet, sea to summit.
Gambier & Keats Islands · Halfmoon Bay · Thormanby · Tetrahedron · Dakota Ridge · Egmont · Nelson Island · Jervis Inlet · Tantalus Range.
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