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Nootka Sound Resort vs The Lodge at Gold River

Two fishing lodges side by side from their own published tariffs: Nootka Sound Resort from $2,325, The Lodge at Gold River from $780 per person, with seasons, what is and is not in the price, deposit and cancellation terms, and the transfer from the gateway.

How this page is made. Every figure is from the two operators' own published tariffs and booking pages, as recorded in their Ledgers, last read 14 September 2026. The sentences under "Which one" are rules over those figures, not opinion; where an operator publishes nothing, the row says so and the rule stays quiet. Ben has stayed at both.

The floating lodge at Nootka Sound Resort lit at dusk in Galiano Bay

Nootka Sound Nootka Sound Resort

A small aluminium fishing boat alone on glassy green water, seen from directly overhead

Nootka Sound The Lodge at Gold River

The record

Side by side

Fact	Nootka Sound Resort	The Lodge at Gold River
From, per person	From $2,325 per person for 3 nights (Bring your own boat), Summer season (June to September), 2026 tariff	From $780 per person per night on a 1-night minimum, Year-round (All year), 2026 tariff
Per night	about $775 per person per night, the Bring your own boat rate divided by its 3 nights	$780 per person, the printed nightly rate
All in, with tax	about $2,441 per person for the shortest stay, with GST at 5%	about $819 per person for the shortest stay, with GST at 5%
Stays sold	8 packages of 3 or 4 nights	By the night, 1 to 7 nights
Priced for	Double, two to a boat; Quad, four to a boat; Triple, three to a boat	Double; Single
Season	Summer season, June to September	Year-round, All year
In the price	A private suite for two with a private washroom: two twins, a queen or a king Hot breakfast, an artisan boxed lunch, fireside appetisers with select beer and wine, a three-course dinner with select beer and wine, and a 24-hour snack bar Guided packages: full days on a 32-foot North River with a certified guide, 10 hours dock to dock, gear and tackle, a boxed lunch aboard, and rain gear if the weather turns Self-guided packages: the rental boat, equipped with safety gear, VHF, GPS and sounder, two electric downriggers, rods, reels, net, gaff and basic tackle Provincially regulated fish processing: filleted, vacuum-packed, flash-frozen and boxed for your departure day Daily housekeeping The guide-boat transfer from Moutcha Bay Resort when you have booked a guided package The Anglers Academy, at no extra charge on any guided boat Moorage on the bring-your-own-boat packages	Transport to and from Campbell River, where the lodge meets flights from Vancouver and Seattle A suite in one of the three cabins: two queen beds, a wood-burning fireplace, a sitting area, a granite bathroom, a semi-private covered deck All meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner and appetisers All non-alcoholic drinks The exercise room, the game room with shuffleboard and a large-screen television, and the fly-casting pond On a guided fishing package: the guide, the gear, lunch and transport, including the helicopter on a heli day Sage rods and reels and Simms waders from the tack room, for guests on a guided fishing package A pressurised, heated drying room for waders, boots and outdoor clothing Telephone, high-speed wireless internet and cable television in every room
Not in the price	GST at 5% on everything, and PST at 8% on the accommodation share, which the resort does not break out A tidal waters fishing licence with the salmon conservation stamp, bought before you arrive Gratuities: the resort suggests $70 to $100 per guest per day for the guide and 20% of your stay for the shore staff Drinks beyond the select beer and wine at appetisers and dinner Fuel and bait on a rental boat (the rental rate card excludes them; the package sheet does not say) Getting to Moutcha Bay Resort, or a seaplane to the dock The single-occupancy upgrade, available but not priced Moorage for your own boat outside a bring-your-own-boat package, $50 a night	Taxes Gratuities Fishing licences: a BC freshwater licence and steelhead stamp for the rivers, a tidal licence with the salmon stamp for the saltwater day Fishing itself: heli fishing at $3,900 or $4,750 a day, a guided saltwater day $1,000, a local river day $500, the party barge lake day $550 The heli-picnic ($475 with a heli fishing day, $1,750 without), the Hot Springs Cove hike ($1,350) and golf ($90) Alcohol: the rate card lists non-alcoholic drinks only Getting to Campbell River
Deposit	10% of the booking when you reserve, charged to the card on file	Not published
If you cancel	More than 90 days before arrival: 10% of the booking; the rest refunded 90 days or fewer before arrival: full payment forfeited	Not published
Getting there	Boat from Gold River (Moutcha Bay Resort, where you park; guide boat or your rental boat onward): an hour by road from Gold River to Moutcha Bay, then 15 to 20 minutes by boat to Galiano Bay, in the price. Timing partly our estimate.	Road from Gold River (100 Muchalat Drive, Gold River; the lodge meets flights at Campbell River): in town; the transfer from Campbell River, about an hour, is in the rate, in the price.
Sleeps	40 guests	18 guests
Region	Nootka Sound, British Columbia	Nootka Sound, British Columbia
Source	2026 tariff, read 14 September 2026	2026 tariff, read 14 September 2026

"From" is the lowest adult double rate in the newest tariff, per person for the shortest stay sold; the all-in line adds the tax the calculator adds. Anything marked "our estimate" is ours, not the operator's.

Which one

What the record says

The two are not priced the same way, Nootka Sound Resort is priced as a package (Bring your own boat, 3 nights) and The Lodge at Gold River priced by the night, so the fair comparison is per night: about $775 per person at Nootka Sound Resort against about $780 at The Lodge at Gold River, both before tax.

The Lodge at Gold River has the longer season, All year against June to September at Nootka Sound Resort, the whole year.

Each lists 9 things in the price; the lists are in the table.

The Lodge at Gold River starts in Gold River itself; Nootka Sound Resort is an hour by road from Gold River to Moutcha Bay, then 15 to 20 minutes by boat to Galiano Bay (the timings are partly our estimate).

The Lodge at Gold River is the smaller place, 18 guests to 40.

Which of those matters is yours to weigh; the pages behind each place have the rest, and the calculators price a stay for your own party.

Nootka Sound Resort
The record and the Ledger What a trip costs, all in Request availability
The Lodge at Gold River
The record and the Ledger What a trip costs, all in Request availability

Answered from the record

Which is cheaper, Nootka Sound Resort or The Lodge at Gold River?

What is included at Nootka Sound Resort and at The Lodge at Gold River?

Nootka Sound Resort lists 9 things in the price, starting with a private suite for two with a private washroom and hot breakfast, an artisan boxed lunch. The Lodge at Gold River lists 9, starting with transport to and from Campbell River and a suite in one of the three cabins. The full lists, and what each leaves out, are in the table on this page.

How do you get to Nootka Sound Resort and to The Lodge at Gold River?

Nootka Sound Resort: Boat from Gold River (Moutcha Bay Resort, where you park; guide boat or your rental boat onward): an hour by road from Gold River to Moutcha Bay, then 15 to 20 minutes by boat to Galiano Bay, in the price. Timing partly our estimate. The Lodge at Gold River: Road from Gold River (100 Muchalat Drive, Gold River; the lodge meets flights at Campbell River): in town; the transfer from Campbell River, about an hour, is in the rate, in the price.