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VANCOUVER ISLAND
2 Port Hardy Port McNeil 1
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12 Zeballos 10 3
Campbell River 15
Courtenay 24 4 Tofino 22 Ucluelet Goldstream 14 Schoen Lake* 11 Miracle Beach
137 ha. • Facilities: 200 campsites, shower building, 2 flush bathrooms, sani-station, group site and covered picnic area, Nature House, concession, and gift shop. • Location: Between Courtenay and Campbell River off Highway 19A, the Old Island Highway. • Miracle Beach offers 200 metres of sandy beach nestled in Elma Bay in the Strait of Georgia. Sun-soaked days are followed by the perfect sunsets as the cruise ships sail by.
12 Morton Lake
74 ha. • Facilities: 24 lakeside campsites. • Location: 27 km northwest of Campbell River. Turn off Highway 19 at the Menzies Main gravel logging road. Follow the Menzies Main for 12 km and then take Morton Lake Road for another 7 km to the park. • Morton Lake offers a rustic family-oriented camping adventure, with fishing, swimming and boating opportunities.
QUADRA ISLAND 13
8,430 ha. • Facilities: 9 vehicle-accessible camp- sites on first-come, first-served basis; walk-in wilderness camping also available. • Location: 140 km north of Campbell river via gravel Davie Road. • Schoen Lake is one of the most beau- tiful parks on Vancouver Island with countless opportunities for wilderness hiking, backpacking, boating, fishing, and swimming.
15 Strathcona Rebecca Spit Marine
177 ha. • Facilities: Day-use area. • Location: On the east side of Quadra Island just a few minutes ferry ride from Campbell River. • A beautiful sandy spit ideal for picnics and seashore exploration.
245,807 ha. • Facilities: 170 sites in 2 camp- grounds at Buttle Lake and Ralph River. Group site at Driftwood Bay. 5 marine-access only campsites in various locations throughout the park. • Location: The main access is via High- way 28, which connects with Gold River on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Follow Highway 19 to Campbell River, and then follow Highway 28 west for 48 km. Highway 28 passes through the northern section of the park and provides access to Buttle Lake. • Buttle Lake and Ralph River offer serene base camps, from which one can venture out to any of the 52 km of hiking trails in the mountains of the very rare Strathcona wilder- ness area. The extensive trail system is suitable for day or overnight hikes, with hikes ranging in duration from 2 to 8 hours.
CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND Park Facility Operator: R.L.C. Enterprize Ltd. PO Box 272, Malahat, BC V0R 2L0 Phone: (250) 474-1336 Fax: (250) 478-0376
Mid Island Office: (250) 248-1134 E-mail:
office@rlcparks.ca Website:
www.vislandcamping.com
You can make a reservation online at
www.discovercamping.ca or by calling Discover Camping toll free (Canada/USA) 1-800-689-9025 or 1-519-826-6850 (international) from March 15 to Sept 15. Group camping and picnic site reservations are now available through Discover Camping.
Please contact R.L.C. Enterprize Ltd. for general information about the parks. Firewood is avail- able for sale in all of the Central Vancouver Island campgrounds. *Park not managed by RLC Enter- prize Ltd. Visit
www.bcparks.ca for more info.
16 Englishman River Falls
97 ha. • Facilities: 105 campsites and a day-use area on the Englishman River. • Location: 13 km southwest of Parksville. Take Errington Road off Highway 4A, toward Port Alberni. Directional signs are posted on main highways. • English- man River Falls is encompassed by an old growth Douglas Fir forest, which surrounds captivating cascading falls. There are some pools at the bottom of the falls for wading or soaking. 3 km of trails cross the river twice with viewpoints over- looking the falls.• Just minutes from Coombs with the Goats on the Roof.
17 Gabriola Island
38 ha. • Facilities: 3 day-use parks on the island; Gabriola Sands (6 ha.), Sandwell (12 ha.) and
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30 Port Alberni 16 NANAIMO
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