This Off-grid Lodge in British Columbia Has Its Own Lake-And You Can Only Get There by Plane

"To the tune of whirring rotors, pilot Bastian Fleury of operator 49 North Helicopters smiled as he leveled out over a glacial formation that looked like hundreds of giant icicles strung together. Soaring over peaks shaped by volcanic activity and glaciers from the Ice Age, I heard Fleury's voice crackle over my headset. "I see you," he said to someone on the ground. "I'll land beside the ice axe.""

"He set down on a snow-white plateau beside a picnic setup complete with blankets and thermoses of hot coffee, deftly orchestrated by the hosts at Fawn Bluff, a new wilderness lodge that sleeps 18 and will be available for private buyouts beginning in spring 2026. Swiss-born Fleury flipped into chef mode, stirring up a Vacherin-Gruyère fondue into which I swirled chunks of apple and focaccia."

"Set upon Canada's wild west coast and accessible only by plane or boat, this exclusive-use private lodge, named after the perennial fawn lilies native to the area, sits at the meeting of two pristine wonders: the edge of the Great Bear Rainforest, our planet's largest intact temperate rainforest, and Bute Inlet, a glacier-fed fjord teeming with sea life. This corner of the world is also the unceded territory of the Homalco First Nation,"

Fawn Bluff is an exclusive-use wilderness lodge on British Columbia's coast, reachable only by plane or boat. The lodge sleeps 18 and will offer private buyouts beginning spring 2026. The site sits at the edge of the Great Bear Rainforest and Bute Inlet, a glacier-fed fjord rich in marine life. The location occupies unceded Homalco First Nation territory near culturally important sites and includes a private lake, Leask Lake. Activities include helicopter access to alpine viewpoints, glacier travel with guides, ice-axe and crampon instruction, scenic landings, and hosted meals such as fondue prepared by pilot-chefs.

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