Vancouver Island Parks
23 Parks in Vancouver Island
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BC's largest marine park, consisting of dozens of undeveloped islands & islets. The park offers excellent boating, kayaking & wildlife viewing opportunities & provides park visitors sheltered waters & anchorages with a backdrop of the magnificent coastal mountains.
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Cape Scott is a rugged coastal wilderness located at the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island. Visitors can choose day hikes or backpacking excursions to explore the sandy beaches & rain forest area. Adverse weather conditions can occur all year.
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Carmanah Walbran offers several hiking trails providing access to many natural features, including some of the area’s largest trees. The park is a wilderness area, walk-in campsites & trails are primitive & usually very muddy.
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Goldstream Provincial Park attracts visitors to see massive trees, majestic waterfalls & a meandering river that meets the sea. Come see the flowers, birds, bald eagles, fish & annual salmon spawning run. Trails range from easy, wheelchair accessible walks to strenuous hikes. Interpretive centre on-site.
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Gulf Islands National Park Reserve safeguards a portion of British Columbia’s beautiful southern Gulf Islands. Established in 2003, park lands are dotted throughout numerous islands, islets & reefs. Enjoy kayaking, boating, walking along the beaches or trails, camping & picnicking.
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Hakai boasts lagoons, reversing tidal rapids, tombolos, white-sand beaches with exposed shorelines, forested hills, large/small islands & all-weather anchorages, Hakai has a varied, scenic coastline. Under agreement with the Province, the Heiltsuk Nation manages the park.
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You can experience the magic of the underground world by spelunking in the many caves protected within this unique park. Knowledgeable guides can lead visitors through the caves to discover this magical world of crystal formations & ancient fossils firsthand.
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Juan de Fuca Provincial Park offers scenic beauty, marine & wildlife viewing & roaring surf along the 47 km wilderness trail. Easy to strenuous, day or multi-day hiking/camping offered along this rugged Pacific coastline.
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Cathedral Grove, located in MacMillan Provincial Park, is one of the most accessible stands of giant Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island. Visitors can stroll through trails under towering ancient Douglas Fir trees – some more than 800 years old. Excellent hiking opportunities.
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The natural hot mineral spring pools at this park are a very unique feature. This wilderness area is also known for coastal hiking, wilderness camping, sea kayaking & wildlife viewing. The park is only accessible by boat.
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Miracle Beach is a popular destination offering a broad safe sandy ocean beach featuring rich tide pools at low tide, perfect for observing varieties of marine life. A large picnic area overlooks the water & trails wind through lush forest.
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White shell beaches, open meadows, tidal lagoons, towering forests, craggy headlands & abundant bird life are a few things that attract visitors to this park. Arrive by vehicle/ferry or moor your boat & camp or picnic & explore.
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Accessed by boat or local ferry. Early 1930's ships from Vancouver brought people to the island for outings. Visitors now can camp, walk & hike trails that lead to various historic points. The pavilion offers a variety of facilities.
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The 3 units of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve; Long Beach, the West Coast Trail & Broken Group Islands protect the near shore waters & coastal forest of Vancouver Island's West Coast. The traditional territories of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations encompass this park reserve. Each unit of the park offers a unique experience; Long Beach is famous for long sandy beaches & rainforest trails, Broken Group Islands are an archipelago of more than a hundred islands & islets in Barkley Sound & West Coast Trail is a challenging 75 km historic route along sandstone cliffs, waterfalls & beaches.
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Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park is a very popular destination on Vancouver Island. A kilometre long sandy beach is inviting for all ages to play & explore the shoreline. Visitors can walk amongst old growth trees & watch beautiful ocean sunsets. Interpretive centre on-site.
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Ruckle Provincial Park has 7 km of ocean shoreline offering hours of enjoyable exploration. Watch pleasure boats, ferries, sea lions & other marine life or walk 15 km of easy to difficult trails following the shoreline & park areas.
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Strathcona Park provides a variety of visitor-oriented summer & winter recreational opportunities within the Buttle Lake vicinity & Forbidden Plateau area. The rest of the park is largely undeveloped & appeals primarily to people seeking wilderness surroundings. Enjoy the hiking trails & visit the interpretive centre.
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