VANCOUVER ISLAND
along south shore of Kennedy Lake, adjacent to Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. On Highway 4, 8 km east of the Pacific Rim Hwy/Hwy 4 swim, kayak, fish, and windsur f in summer (use extreme caution as winds may whip up with little warning due to mountains and size of lake). View spawning sockeye in the fall as well as black bears.
22 Little Qualicum Falls
use area with 7 km of trails around the Qualicum River Falls. 2 day-use areas on Cameron Lake (Cameron Lake and Beaufort picnic sites), which Highway just minutes from MacMillan Park (Cathedral Grove). Cameron Lake and Beaufort are both accessed off Highway 4 enroute to perfect base camp to explore the awe-inspiring Cathedral Grove of MacMillan Park. Afterwards, return to Little Qualicum Falls to camp, hike, and relax. Campground closed October through April.
23 MacMillan (Cathedral Grove)
4 just minutes from Little Qualicum Falls World Famous Cathedral Grove stand of old growth Douglas Fir, some of which are more than 800 years old.
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Maquinna Marine (Hot Springs Cove)
at entrance and change house near the Hot
TOFINO & HOT SPRINGS COVE Rathtrevor Beach
plane from Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Hot Springs. This Park boasts naturally occurring hot springs and pools that interface with the tidal flux. There is a strictly enforced ‘leave no trace” policy – pack out everything you pack in. The Hot Springs are a highly fragile ecosystem and detergents or soaps are prohibited.
25 Morden Colliery Historic
7 km south of Nanaimo. Access to the park is park contains the only remaining coal tipple on Vancouver Island. The parking lot for Morden Colliery is also used as the trailhead for the regional district.
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Newcastle Island Marine – Newcastle Island/Saysutshun
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large group campsites, flush and pit toilets, hot showers, fresh water, food concession and food lockers. Large day-use area with playground, swimming beach, picnic tables, horseshoe Nanaimo, take foot passenger ferry from Maffeo- Sutton Park behind the Civic Arena. Public wharf also available for a fee.
27 Petroglyph
And... whales & other wildlife!
3 km south of Nanaimo. Access to the park is
This park protects First Nations traditional rock carvings dating back over 1000 years.
28 Rathtrevor Beach
sites, 2 picnic shelters, tent only sites, 17 walk-in tent only sites, a Nature House, gift shop and concession. Other amenities include 4 shower buildings, 2 flush bathrooms in the 3 km south of Parksville on Highway 19A. Take Exit 51 off Highway 19 and follow signs to the destinations on Vancouver Island, reservations are recommended. Over 2 km of sandy beach and 5.5 km of hiking trails within the park. There are many day trips accessible from Rathtrevor, and it is only 30 minutes from the Nanaimo Ferry Terminal. Camping is available year round.
29 Roberts Memorial
15 km south of Nanaimo on central Vancouver Island. Take the Cedar Road Exit off Highway 1. Turn on Yellow-point Road and follow signs to sandstone ledges and a shell midden on the beach, an example of how First Nations people harvested intertidal food.
30 Rosewall Creek
Bay in the Comox Valley on central Vancouver
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