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A great spot for picnicking and ferry watching. This small day-use park offers excellent views of busy Active Pass, Mayne Island, and the Strait of Georgia.

This popular summer destination is idyllic for enjoying a family picnic. Nearby, the lake offers opportunities for boating, waterskiing and windsurfing.

The park provides access to a series of deep, polished rock pools and potholes carved naturally into the sandstone bedrock of Sooke River. It is a favourite day-use destination for […]

Adjacent to Koksilah River, this undeveloped park offers hiking, picnicking, fishing and swimming opportunities. Camping is prohibited in this park.

Scenic beauty, spectacular hiking, marine/wildlife viewing, and roaring surf in its course along the Pacific coastline of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. A 47 km trail from China Beach […]

Gowlland Tod provides an excellent and extensive network of over 25 km of hiking trails, offering spectacular vistas, wildlife viewing, and opportunity for nature appreciation. In spring and early summer, […]

French Beach Park offers much more than just beautiful hiking trails through lush forests. A wide swatch of green lawn fronts this sand and pebble beach, where visitors can relax […]

If it’s outdoor recreation you’re after, Cowichan River Park is the place to go. Great for swimming, canoeing, white-water kayaking, tubing, camping, fishing, and hiking. Also, it’s a great place […]

This lush forested sanctuary is one of the most remarkable wild places on Vancouver Island. It contains diverse forest ecosystems, including a large Sitka spruce ecosystem that represents 2% of […]

The 225-meter long sandy beach makes this park an ideal spot for families. Lounge in the sand and enjoy the view, while the kids frolic in the water. Campground open […]

Group camping, two day-use areas for picnicking and undeveloped beach areas for visitors to enjoy many water activities on Sproat Lake. A short trail from the campground area leads to […]

Well known for its great fishing. Stamp River is a year-round destination and well known for the annual run of Pacific salmon, which wait in the pool below Stamp Falls […]

This small park is a pleasant place to enjoy a picnic or spend a day exploring rocky headlands and arid terrain. Visitors can walk around the park and out onto […]

A very popular day-use destination; Spider Lake provides great swimming and fishing opportunities and is only 20 minutes from Rathtrevor Beach or Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park. The warm water […]

This small day-use only park has two picnic areas on either side of the creek connected by a short riverside trail. Two picnic tables overlook the creek on one side. […]

Roberts Memorial Park is near Nanaimo on south Vancouver Island. This park offers a small day-use area on the beach overlooking scenic Stewart Channel  and is an ideal spot for […]

Visitors from around the world are drawn to to Nism̓aakqin Park in Clayoquot Sound to soak in the mux̣ʷšiƛa (mahkw-shith-ah) hot springs. The natural mineral hot spring pools are a […]

Cathedral Grove, located in MacMillan Park, is one of the most accessible stands of giant Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island. The park protects and preserves an internationally significant representative […]

Little Qualicum Falls Park, in the central Vancouver Island area, straddles the Little Qualicum River and incorporates the entire southern shore of Cameron Lake.  Impressive waterfalls cascade down a rocky […]

Popular lake and beach; visitors can swim, kayak, fish and windsurf in summer (use extreme caution as winds may whip up with little warning due to mountains and size of […]

Jedediah Island Marine Park is located between Lasqueti and Texada islands in the Strait of Georgia off central Vancouver Island. It has long been a popular destination for recreational boaters […]

At Horne Lake Caves Park you can experience the magic of the underground world in the many caves protected within this unique park. The park was established in 1971 at […]

Located on Holden Lake south of Nanaimo, this forested park is popular with local residents, who mainly come here to explore the extensive trail system. The marsh area at Hemer […]

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 […]