Park

Westwood Lake

The entrance to a trail at Westwood Lake in Nanaimo, B.C. This park was dedicated in 1957 and became a favorite swimming and picnicing spot. The City of Nanaimo built a trail that goes around the lake hugging the shoreline and actually extending out over the lake using a beautiful boardwalk.

Westwood Lake Park with safe swimming beaches and miles of well-maintained trails.
The lake is well stocked with trout and has a ramp for small boats.
Westwood lake is 10 minutes from Departure Bay ferry, and only 20minutes
from Duke Point Ferry.

Hatley Park National Historic Site

 &Hatley Castle;A National Historic Site and Canada's only intact Edwardian garden, Hatley Park National Historic Site features hundreds of heritage trees, a number of formal gardens, a salt marsh estuary and 100-year-old Hatley Castle.

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

 In Narvaez bay, Saturna Island. Part of the new Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. There is even a few walk in campsites (no campfires allowed) that have been installed. Previously there was no camping. 

MacMillan Provincial Park

MacMillan Provincial Park  Better known as Cathedral Grove, this unique park was created to protect and preserve accessible stands of Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar. A well-marked network of trails (some wheelchair accessible) lead visitors into a towering old-growth forest where some trees are more than 800 years old and measure more than 9m/30ft in circumference.

Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park

 Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park  Newcastle Island has a long and colourful history as the site for: historic Salish First Nations villages, coal mining and sandstone quarrying, a fishing industry, shipbuilding and a 1900s era pleasure resort.

Cape Scott Provincial Park

 Cape Scott Provincial ParkThis rugged coastal park is located at the northwest tip of Vancouver Island and its rough-hewn landscape remains very much the way it was when Captain James Cook dropped anchor in 1778. With 115km/72mi of ocean frontage to explore, hikers have many destinations to choose from. The shortest is a 2.5km/1.5mi trek to beautiful San Josef Bay.

Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park

 Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park offers easy ocean access, a backdrop of magnificent old growth forest, 5.5km/3.4mi of easy walking trails and an active interpretive program with Parks staff conducting day and evening programs during July and August.

Strathcona Provincial Park

 Strathcona Provincial ParkLocated in the center of Vancouver Island, Strathcona Provincial Park is a ruggedly spectacular patch (250,000 ha/618,000ac) of wilderness. Buttle Lake and Forbidden Plateau offer visitor services. Beyond that the trails are challenging and visitors must ensure they are prepared with the appropriate skills and equipment.

 

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

  

A couple of young Mew Gulls foraging along the beach

The best of the coast has been collected into this one magnificent park: majestic forests back drop spectacular beaches; rugged headlands pocket miniature tidal pools; placid inland waterways invite kayakers to explore snug coves; and a rugged multi-day hike challenges the body while it expands the soul. That is the Pacific Rim National Park.

Cahaba River

The Cahaba River is the longest free-flowing river in Alabama and is among the most scenic and biologically diverse rivers in the United States. The Cahaba River is a major tributary of the Alabama River and part of the larger Mobile River Basin. It is 191 miles (307 km) long and drains an area of 1,870 square miles (4,800 km2).

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