Parksville, BC, parks, hiking trails, beaches
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Rathtrevor
Provincial Park. Beautiful golden sandy beaches covered
in driftwood and shells. Rathtrevor Beach is a popular destination
when the sun is out. The endless beach is ideal for families,
for soul searching beach walks, throwing a frisbee, photography
and relaxing. The shorelines and wooded area is filled with campsites
all close in proximity to the sandy beach.
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Beach ... ]
- Little
Qualicum Falls Park. 440 hectre park with forested trails
and waterfalls crashing down in between rock crevices. The Little
Qualicum Falls Provincial Park offers it's visitors some of the
best controlled conditions of unobstructed views of the upper
and lower waterfalls. A great view of carved out rock cliffs funneling
the current of the Qualicum River pushing the fallen trees further
down the river's path.
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Qualicum Falls Provincial Park ... ]
- Parksville
Community Park. The Community Park has
it all and is for everyone of all shapes and sizes. There is an
excellent children's waterpark for families with slides, ladders
and swings. Next door is a concession stand and washrooms. Nearby
is a skateboard park, tennis courts and an outdoor lacrosse rink.
And don't forget the endless sandy beach. [ more
info about the Community Beach ... ]
- Horne
Lake Caves Provincial Park. See the wonders of the under
world with the main cave and lower main cave which are open for
self exploration. Bring flashlight and good shoes. The Horne Lake
Caves were preserved in 1971 by a local movement that developed
from the surrounding caving communities concern about the longevity
of the natural caving environment. The largest caves at Horne
Lake Caves Park are the best preserved and protected of all the
caves in the area.
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Lake Caves Park ... ]
- Englishman
River Falls Provincial Park.
Among the rain forest are some spectacular waterfalls, hiking
trails and picnic areas. Englishman River Falls Provincial Park
spans out over 97 hectares with a day-use area, a campground,
trails leading through the lush second-growth and old-growth forests.
Off the trails, the forest floor is littered with fallen timbers
and branches covered with moss and comforted by ferns.
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River Falls Provincial Park ... ]
- Cathedral
Grove. The lush park is a network of short rainforest
wilderness walking trails weaving in amongst moss covered fallen
trees covered in blankets of ferns. The Cathedral Grove Park is
over 157 hectares in size and is designed to protect the Douglas
Fir old-growth forest on east Vancouver Island and within the
Coastal Douglas Fir Biogeoclimatic Zone.
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Cathedral Grove Park ... ]
- Cameron Lake.
Beaches for swimming and suntanning. Kayaking, canoeing, fishing
and windsurfing on the lake is common. Beautiful crystal clear
waters for relaxing times. Access from Hwy #4 east of Qualicum
Beach.
- Mount Arrowsmith Regional
Park. Long wilderness hikes into the backcountry offering
up views of the Vancouver Island coastline for miles from Nanaimo
to Qualicum Bay. Scenery is spectacular. Access from Hwy #4 east
of Qualicum Beach.
- Nanoose Bay Scenic
Loop Drive. Streets lined with Arbutus Trees, ocean views,
and rock walls. A scenic oceanside drive.
Access off of Hwy #19A by the Craig Heritage Museum.
- North Island Wildlife
Recovery Association. Self guided viewing tours of wildlife.
Nature walk through museum. A wildlife rehabilitation centre.
Located in Errington, short distance west of Parksville off of
Leffler Rd. Tel:(250)248-8534
- Oceanside Route Scenic
Drive. Experience the beautiful ocean drive from Parksville
and Qualicum Beach to the Denman Island Ferry Terminal outside
of Deep Bay, BC along Hwy #19A, the Oceanside Route.
- Rosewall Provincial
Park. Small park with a one hour hike along creek and
through forests to a small waterfall and picnic area. Located
outside of Qualicum Beach in Deep Bay off of Hwy #19A.
- Spider Lake Provincial
Park. Swimming, small sandy beach in pristine wilderness
setting. Great area for kayaking, canoeing and fishing. Access
from Hwy #19 onto Horne Lake Caves Rd for about 8 km.
- Top Bridge Mountain
Bike Park. Awesome network of trails for experts to novice
mountain bikers. Access from Chattell Rd in Parksville.
- Top Bridge Trail.
5 km trail one way connecting Rathetrevor Provincial Park and
Beach with Top Bridge Mountain Bike Park. It is a rough straight
forward trail great for walking and mountain bikers. Access from
Industrial Road.
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