BC Parks Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands

Albert Head Lagoon - Regional Park

Albert Head Lagoon at Delgada Road in Metchosin is a lovely spot for a quiet family outing. Enjoy a picnic, explore the beach or birdwatch. It is a protected lagoon and a wildlife sanctuary that ...

Beacon Hill Park - Regional Park

Located along the south shore of Victoria it has been a park belonging to the city of Victoria since 1882. Originally the First Nations called this area ï¿½Meeacanï¿½ (the Salish word for ...

Bear Hill - Regional Park

Location: Bear Hill Road in Saanich Bear Hill covers nearly 49 hectares of hilltop (220 m) landscape, with some of the oldest rock on Vancouver Island and gentle forest trails. Features include: * ...

Boyle Point - Provincial Park

Looking south across the waters of Georgia Strait from Boyle Point reminds residents of why they live on Denman Island, and gives visitors reason to come and stay. Picturesque Chrome Island, and its ...

Broughton Archipelago Marine - Provincial Park

There are few places in the world more rewarding for boating and ocean kayaking than the inside passages of the British Columbia coast. One of the best loved is the Broughton Archipelago, a series of ...

Cape Scott - Provincial Park

Cape Scott Provincial Park is a truly magnificent area of rugged coastal wilderness that is located at the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island, 563 kilometers from Victoria. Established in 1973 ...

Carmanah Walbran - Provincial Park

The long twisty drive through the centre of Vancouver Island feels worth every bump when a park visitor to Carmanah steps out of the dusty, clear-cut forest, and through what seems like a magical ...

Chemainus River - Provincial Park

Chemainus River On Vancouver Island, just southwest of the town of Chemainus this River Park makes for leisure days of fishing, summer swimming, or long hikes through its trails. Take note of any ...

Clayoquot Arm - Provincial Park

Located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Clayoquot Arm Provincial Park encompasses the lower Clayoquot River, Clayoquot Lake and the forested slopes northwest of the Clayoquot Arm of Kennedy ...

Clayoquot Plateau - Provincial Park

Clayoquot Plateau Provincial Park is situated in the Clayoquot River drainage area, near the west coast of central Vancouver Island. The 3,155-hectare park is a high elevation plateau protecting ...

Clayoquot Sound - Protected Area

Clayoquot Sound, a magnificent, biologically rich, mostly wilderness area on the west coast of Vancouver Island, which encompasses 350,000 hectares of land and ocean. The other parks include ...

Coles Bay - Regional Park

Located on the western side of the Saanich Peninsula on Inverness Road in North Saanich, this small park offers a quiet refuge.Features include a winding nature trail past towering western red cedar ...

Cowichan River - Provincial Park

Cowichan River Provincial Park protects 1,414 hectares of significant stretches of the Cowichan River on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The treasured river flows out of Cowichan Lake for 47 ...

Dawley Passage - Provincial Park

This area was identified for protection in the Clayoquot Sound Land-Use Decision. There are high recreational values associated with Fortune Channel, one of the area’s tourism corridors. Boating ...

Devonian - Regional Park

Located on William Head Road in Metchosin this small park is tucked between Metchosin farmlands. This small nature sanctuary offers a quiet refuge and its features include: a gentle walking trail ...

Discovery Island Marine - Provincial Park

Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park is located on uninhabited and undeveloped Discovery Island about two nautical miles (4 km) east of Victoria off the southern tip of Vancouver Island. ...

Drumbeg - Provincial Park

Drumbeg Provincial Park located on the beautiful Gulf Island of Gabriola Island. Drumbeg is the perfect spot for picnics, swimming, fishing or hiking the scenic trails. For more information on this ...

East Sooke - Regional Park

West Coast wilderness awaits you at East Sooke Regional Park. Experience it as you hike along the windswept rocky coast, over dry hilltops, through dark rain forest to sheltered coves. You will ...

Elk Falls - Provincial Park

Elk Falls is located north of the city of Campbell River and gets its name from the 25 metre waterfall, where the Campbell River plunges over a rock precipice into a rock walled canyon. Other ...

Englishman River Falls - Provincial Park

Englishman River Falls Provincial Park is situated along the pristine Englishman River. The park features two beautiful waterfalls cascading along the descending riverbed and a lush old growth forest ...