The Pender Island Kayak Adventures shop at Otter Bay Marina is a mere 10 minute walk from the B.C. Ferries terminal at Otter Bay. Pender Island is easily accessible not only by ferry but also via air (scheduled seaplane flights land at both Port Washington and Poets Cove Resort) and private boat. Nearby paddle destinations include the shores of both Pender Islands, Portland and Prevost Islands (both of which feature national marine parks).

Pender Island, one of Canada's Gulf Islands, is close to: Victoria, B.C., 40 km. (25 mi.) to the south; Vancouver, B.C., 48 km. (30 mi.) to the north-east; and Seattle, Wash. 145 km. (90 mi.) to the south-west. Just a few miles across the Canada-US border are the American San Juan Islands.

Lying in the rain shadow of Washington's Olympic Mountains and the high hills of Vancouver Island Pender Island enjoys one of the best climates in Canada and the only Mediterranean climate north of the San Francisco Bay area!