A Local Favourite – Miller Beach

Miller Beach
  • Miller Beach
  • Miller Beach
  • Miller Beach
  • Miller Beach
  • Miller Beach
  • Miller Beach

Miller Beach Features:
Beach access
Swimming

ABOUT

Located approximately 5 minutes north of Skidegate by car, you’ll find Chinukundl Creek, more popularly known as Miller Creek. Just up from the bridge, you’ll also spy Chinukundl Road. Turning up the road will take you into the informal community known as Miller Creek.

If you’re wondering where the name “Miller Creek” comes from, the area was named after Mr. Müller, an early settler who had a homestead near the creek prior to 1908. While the area was first called Müller’s Creek, it has morphed and changed with the passage of time to the “Miller Creek” of today. Interestingly, according to Dalzell, Mr. Müller had once thought he found gold at Mayer River, causing him to call it Gold Creek” – a name you still see today.

Almost directly across from Chinukundl Road, you’ll see the unmarked – but plainly obvious – trail to Miller Beach. The trail is wide enough for ATVs (their tracks readily apparent) and is well-used by locals.

During Spring and Summer, it is not unusual to see a line of vehicles parked alongside the road and many a patron enjoying this picturesque hidden gem of a beach. At high tide, the beach is mostly pebbles and rock but, come low tide, soft sand is revealed.

Enjoy a walk along the beach; beachcombing in the small tidal pools; or, a weenie roast and picnic. Hidden in plain sight, Miller Beach is perfect for the whole family.

DIFFICULTY: Easy
TOTAL DISTANCE: 200 meters (return)
TIME: 4 minutes
TYPE: Out-and-Back
ELEVATION GAIN: None