Butedale is a ghost town on Princess Royal Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1918 as a fishing, mining and logging camp. Initially the salmon cannery was established by Western Packers which was purchased and operated by the Canadian Fishing Company until it ceased operating in the 1950s. At its peak the summertime population of Butedale was over 400 people. A post office was opened in Butedale in 1917, and closed March 4, 1974. Background There is a small dam which generates power from Butedale Lake immediately behind the town. Impressive Butedale Falls flows out of the lake into the ocean immediately to the right of the wharves. The Butedale Founders Association talked about restoring the town but it is quickly falling to ruin. It is a popular point of interest for cruise ship and ferry passengers sailing the Inside Passage of British Columbia. The site is accessible only by boat or floatplane. Gallery See also Surf Inlet, British Columbia References External links Youtube: Butedale Falls & Town seen from the Inside Passage Ghost towns in British Columbia Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia North Coast of British Columbia Populated places in the Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine