Butze Rapids

If you are only going to do one hike in Prince Rupert, I would say do this one. Butze Rapids is a well-maintained trail through coastal rainforest and bog, and is one of the best ways to access the water on Kaien Island. It’s a popular trail, but not suffocatingly busy. You only need tennis shoes. It comes out on Grassy Bay, a beautiful bay overlooking some mountains/hills, and the reversing rapids in Fern Passage, which roar with white water when the tide switches direction.

Rainbow over Grassy Bay.

Strange and beautiful scene as you enter the trail, large piles of wood near the Prince Rupert Industrial Park.

A rainforest pool.

Inviting!