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Cumberland has a great variety of activities suited to different travel budgets. Warm-weather activities include hiking, cycling, mountain biking, birding, and camping. Canoeing, kayaking, lake swimming, and trout fishing are also popular water activities. Winter activities include downhill and cross-country skiing, and snowboarding. Year round, view magnificent Aboriginal masks at the I-Hos Gallery, enjoy live music at a café, visit the local museum, or tackle the valley’s largest indoor climbing wall.
Aboriginal The Courtenay & District Museum and the I-Hos Gallery (also located in Courtenay) offer a glimpse into the history and traditions of the area's Koumox First Nation.
Air & Land Activities The sub-alpine terrain surrounding Cumberland is criss-crossed with trails of varying difficulty, suitable for strolling, hiking, cycling or horseback riding, and especially mountain biking. Detailed trail maps are available at local businesses.Architectural & Structural Cumberland’s architectural heritage is well preserved in the its houses, commercial buildings, churches, and gardens. Camp Road is lined with 19th-century “company houses” and “bridal cabins” still stand along the village’s twisting alleyways. Bickle House, now a bed & breakfast, was built for a wealthy Cumberland resident in 1921. Outside the village, remnants of the mining industry - mine sites, foundations, and equipment - are slowly being swallowed up by forest regrowth. Arts, Culture & History The work of talented local artists is prominently displayed in several galleries, as well as a number of cafes in Cumberland. Live music performances take place in restaurants, pubs, and restored churches at least once a week. Attractions Cumberland is an excellent family vacation spot. Families enjoy the water park, the BMX bike track at Cumberland Village Park, and indoor climbing at the Cumberland Recreation Institute. Port Alberni's Capitol Theatre, once a vintage movie house, is now a completely restored, live theatre venue.Entertainment Depending on the season, Cumberland offers baseball games, BMX bike races, and mountain biking events. In late June, the annual Miners’ Memorial Day celebrations take place, a Canada-wide event that has special resonance in a mining town like Cumberland. At any time of year, enjoy art and music in local cafes, pubs and galleries, and eclectic shopping (antiques, collectibles, artisan breads) in the commercial district. Visitors head to Alberni Harbour Quay for shopping, where the waterfront boasts many shops, galleries, and restaurants.Natural Sights, Parks & Wildlife Cumberland is surrounded by a lush, second-growth forest filled with interesting flora and fauna, including mushrooms, rare flowers, and Chinese and Japanese medicinal plants introduced by immigrant miners more than 100 years ago. Many bird species can be spotted around the Chinatown Swamp. Cumberland is also a great jumping off point for hiking and camping excursions in Strathcona Provincial Park , and the Beaufort Mountain Range.Water Activities Cumberland is close to beautiful, glacier-fed Comox Lake, an ideal area for a variety of water activities. Comox Lake has safe, sandy spots for swimming, a boat launch, and is close to Cumberland Lake Park Campground. It is also a great place for canoeing, kayaking, and trout fishing. Winter Activities Cumberland is just 20min from Mount Washington Alpine Resort , the biggest skiing and snowboarding facility on Vancouver Island. The town is also surrounded by a vast network of trails suitable for cross-county skiing.