Conditions:Soda Creek (Jervis Inlet)-20250904162811

Latest:	1 Sep 2025 (1 month ago)

Reported by:	RFontaine (315 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Moderate
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:
Time:	7 hours

Team: 6 people with experience level Advanced

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Comments: Short, sweet, big bang for the buck, beautiful sculpted falls and swims. Ocean views near the end and high quality rappels make this a top notch route!

We set out on the water by 8am, paddling 2mi across the ocean inlet to the other side. We could barely see the falls of the final rappel from camp where it met the ocean. It took us 1hr to get across where we found a small steep rocky ramp to pull our boats on to.

Approach was steep but not very bushy following the KML up through the lush moss covered forest. After 1 hr 15min we arrived at the drop in point.

Canyon starts out wide then progressively becomes narrower and deeper with larger drops further on and plenty of short swims. The water was definitely colder than nearby Osgood, however, 4/3 and splash jacket was still warm enough.

The rappels were fun and near the end the canyon really shined as the ocean came into view. The final rappel drops straight into the ocean. Incredible! I just had to ascend it and do it twice for fun! We took our time on the descent knowing this was our shortest day and every hour closer to slack tide meant an easier paddle back.

Ocean water was warm and after a short swim over to our pack rafts we desuited and paddled back across to our camp. The current was strong a took a few of us past camp. Keep this in mind and aim far left of the inlet as you paddle.

Total time including paddle 7hrs at a leisurely pace.

A couple of notes on this trip:

For a water taxi, we hired Kane who owns/operates Coastland Marine (250-937-1959) Him and his Husky Thor were wonderful, friendly, and punctual. Highly recommend going with him over the competing larger tour company.

We considered bringing hardshell ocean kayaks to help us navigate what we expected to be rough ocean current and wind. We ditched that idea last minute and were glad we did. They would have been challenging to deal with taking in/out at the rocky canyon inlets; our packrafts did just fine in the ocean and much easier to deal with being light weight.

We camped at the inlet of Seshal. The site is over grown with weeds but still habitable for camp, we even dragged an old giant rope spool up to make a table! Nearby Seshal Creek provided fresh water to filter and a temperate swimming hole to bathe in! Oceanside views of the forested mountains across the way were incredible and we sat by our propane fire pit every night and morning soaking them in!

Keep in mind, being that you dont actually have to hike your gear to camp, you are free to bring some camping luxuries you wouldnt normally have on a backpacking trip!

The peninsula is supposed to be well populated with black bears and grizzlies. Kane even told us he relocated a grizzly there months ago. We hung our food and toiletries high in the trees a ways down from camp every day/night. We never saw any bears (unfortunately) but saw plenty of bear scat.

Soda was the 2nd canyon of our 4 day trip. Before which we ran Osgood, after which Seshal. We all agreed the order we did them in was perfect.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
1 Sep 2025	Great	Moderate	Thin wetsuit		7 hours	6 people Advanced	RFontaine (315 reports)
Comment: Short, sweet, big bang for the buck, beautiful sculpted falls and swims. Ocean views near the end and high quality rappels make this a top notch route! We set out on the water by 8am, paddling 2mi across the ocean inlet to the other side. We could barely see the falls of the final rappel from camp where it met the ocean. It took us 1hr to get across where we found a small steep rocky ramp to pull our boats on to. Approach was steep but not very bushy following the KML up through the lush moss covered forest. After 1 hr 15min we arrived at the drop in point. Canyon starts out wide then progressively becomes narrower and deeper with larger drops further on and plenty of short swims. The water was definitely colder than nearby Osgood, however, 4/3 and splash jacket was still warm enough. The rappels were fun and near the end the canyon really shined as the ocean came into view. The final rappel drops straight into the ocean. Incredible! I just had to ascend it and do it twice for fun! We took our time on the descent knowing this was our shortest day and every hour closer to slack tide meant an easier paddle back. Ocean water was warm and after a short swim over to our pack rafts we desuited and paddled back across to our camp. The current was strong a took a few of us past camp. Keep this in mind and aim far left of the inlet as you paddle. Total time including paddle 7hrs at a leisurely pace. A couple of notes on this trip: For a water taxi, we hired Kane who owns/operates Coastland Marine (250-937-1959) Him and his Husky Thor were wonderful, friendly, and punctual. Highly recommend going with him over the competing larger tour company. We considered bringing hardshell ocean kayaks to help us navigate what we expected to be rough ocean current and wind. We ditched that idea last minute and were glad we did. They would have been challenging to deal with taking in/out at the rocky canyon inlets; our packrafts did just fine in the ocean and much easier to deal with being light weight. We camped at the inlet of Seshal. The site is over grown with weeds but still habitable for camp, we even dragged an old giant rope spool up to make a table! Nearby Seshal Creek provided fresh water to filter and a temperate swimming hole to bathe in! Oceanside views of the forested mountains across the way were incredible and we sat by our propane fire pit every night and morning soaking them in! Keep in mind, being that you dont actually have to hike your gear to camp, you are free to bring some camping luxuries you wouldnt normally have on a backpacking trip! The peninsula is supposed to be well populated with black bears and grizzlies. Kane even told us he relocated a grizzly there months ago. We hung our food and toiletries high in the trees a ways down from camp every day/night. We never saw any bears (unfortunately) but saw plenty of bear scat. Soda was the 2nd canyon of our 4 day trip. Before which we ran Osgood, after which Seshal. We all agreed the order we did them in was perfect.