PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL PARKS
VANCOUVER ISLAND AND GULF ISLANDS
BRITISH COLUMBIA

Beacon Hill Park, Victoria
Photo courtesy of Tourism Victoria

NATIONAL PARKS
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve The Southern Gulf Islands, an idyllic sprinkling of wild and rural, inhabited and uninhabited islands lie in British Columbia's Strait of Georgia between the cities of Vancouver and Victoria. Blessed with a Mediterranean-style climate and a bucolic landscape of woodlands and meadows, coastal bluffs and white shell beaches, the archipelago is home to a wealth of wildlife, including eagles, falcons, deer, and shorebirds; orcas, porpoises, sea lions, seals and otters thrive offshore. A small population of organic farmers, artists, and retirees work hard to preserve the islands' unique environment and way of life, despite their proximity to BC's two largest cities. The Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada, established on May 9, 2003, protects 35 square kilometers (about 13.5 square miles) of land spread over 15 islands and approximately 60 islets and reefs south of Active Pass, as well as 26 square km (10 square miles) of adjacent waters. Parts of the park are only accessible to boaters, but park areas on Mayne, Saturna, and the Pender Islands can be a reached by car ferry and road. A seasonal foot ferry from Sidney BC takes visitors to the Sidney Spit section of the park.
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Backed by the Insular Mountains Range of Vancouver Island and facing the open Pacific Ocean, Pacific Rim presents the rich natural and cultural heritage of Canada's west coast. Its cool and wet maritime climate produces an abundance of life in the water and on land. Lush coastal temperate rainforest gives way to bountiful and diverse intertidal and subtidal areas.
Long Beach, Pacific Rim National Park Photo courtesy of Tourism BC
VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, GULF ISLANDS
Northern Vancouver Island
Lanz and Cox Islands Provincial Park Cape Scott	Cape Scott Provincial Park Cape Scott
God's Pocket Provincial Marine Park (Scuba Diving) Port Hardy	Raft Cove Provincial Park Port Hardy
Quatsino Provincial Park Port Hardy/Holberg	Marble River Provincial Park Port Alice
Lower Nimpkish River Provincial Park Port McNeill	Broughton Archipelago Provincial Marine Park, Port McNeill
Lawn Point Provincial Park Port Alice	Cormorant Channel Marine Provincial Park Telegraph Cove
rooks Peninsula Provincial Park Port Alice	Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park Port McNeill
Lower Tsitika River Provincial Park Woss	Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park Kyuquot
Big Bunsby Provincial Marine Park Port Alice	Rugged Point Provincial Marine Park Kyuquot
Dixie Cove Provincial Marine Park Hohoae Island	Artlish Caves Provincial Park Zeballos
Claud Elliot Lake Provincial Park Woss	Echo Bay Marine Park Gilford Island
Claud Elliot Provincial Park Woss	Schoen Lake Provincial Park Woss
Woss Lake Provincial Park Woss
North Central Vancouver Island
Catala Island Provincial Marine Park Zeballos	Nuchatlitz Provincial Park Zeballos
Weymer Creek Provincial Park Tahsis	White River Provincial Park Sayward
Rock Bay Provincial Marine Park Campbell River	Thurston Bay Provincial Marine Park Sonora Island
Main Lake Provincial Park Quadra Island	Mansons Landing Provincial Park Cortes Island
Octopus Islands Provincial Marine Park Quadra Island	Read Island Provincial Park Quadra Island Group
Rebecca Spit Provincial Marine Park Quadra Island	Rendezvous Island South Provincial Marine, Park Read & Cortes Islands
Small Inlet Provincial Park Quadra Island	Surge Narrows Provincial Park Maurelle Island/Quadra Island
Strathcona-Westmin Provincial Park Buttle Lake	Morton Lake Provincial Park Campbell River
Santa Boca Provincial Park Nootka Island	Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park Nootka Sound
Gold Muchalat Provincial Park Gold River	White Ridge Provincial Park Gold River
Strathcona Provincial Park Campbell River	Loveland Bay Provincial Park Campbell River
Smelt Bay Provincial Park Cortes Island	Mitlenatch Island Provincial Nature Park Black Creek
Miracle Beach Provincial Park Courtenay/Campbell River	Kitty Coleman Provincial Park Courtenay
Kin Beach Provincial Park Courtenay	Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park Hot Springs Cove
Hesquiat Lake Provincial Park Clayoquot Sound	Sydney Inlet Provincial Park Clayoquot Sound
Maquinna Marine Provincial Park Clayoquot Sound	Sulphur Passage Provincial Park Clayoquot Sound
Flores Island Provincial Park Clayoquot Sound
Central Vancouver Island
MacMillan Provincial Park (Cathedral Grove) Qualicum Beach, Port Alberni Cathedral Grove, located in MacMillan Provincial Park, is one of the most accessible stands of giant Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island. Here visitors can stroll through a network of trails under the shadow of towering ancient Douglas-fir trees, majestic pillars untouched by the modern world - some more than 800 years old. Photo courtesy of Tourism BC
Sandy Island Provincial Marine Park Denman Island	Gibson Provincial Marine Park Clayoquot Sound
Vargas Island Provincial Park Clayoquot Sound	Epper Passage Provincial Park Clayoquot Sound
Dawley Passage Provincial Park Fortune Channel	Tranquil Creek Provincial Park Clayoquot Sound
Fillongley Provincial Park Denman Island	Tribune Bay Provincial Park Hornby Island
Helliwell Provincial Park Hornby Island	Boyle Point Provincial Park Denman Island
Rosewall Creek Provincial Park Fanny Bay	Stamp River Provincial Park Port Alberni
Sproat Lake Provincial Park Port Alberni	Taylor Arm Provincial Park Port Alberni
Clayoquot Plateau Provincial Park Port Alberni	Clayoquot Arm Provincial Park Kennedy Lake
Kennedy River Bog Provincial Park Ucluelet	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Ucluelt, Tofino
Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park Qualicum Beach	Spider Lake Provincial Park Qualicum Beach
Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park Qualicum Beach	MacMillan Provincial Park (Cathedral Grove) Qualicum Beach, Port Alberni
Fossli Provincial Park Port Alberni	Englishman River Falls Parksville
Rathtrevor Provincial Park Parksville	Pacific Rainforest Adventure Tours Inc. 1-250-248-3667 Parksville, B.C.
South Vancouver Island
Hitchie Creek Provincial Park Nitinat Lake	Nitinat River Provincial Park Nitinat Lake, Port Renfrew
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park Port Renfrew	Gordon Bay Provincial Park Lake Cowichan, Duncan
Cowichan River Provincial Park Duncan	Chemainus River Provincial Park Duncan, Cowichan
Juan de Fuca Provincial Park China Beach, Port Renfrew	Koksilah River Provincial Park Shawnigan Lake
Gulf Islands, Sidney
Beaumont Marine Provincial Park South Pender Island	Bellhouse Provincial Park Galiano Island
Ridge Provincial Park Galiano Island	Cabbage Island Marine Provincial Park Tumbo Island
D'Arcy Island Marine Provincial Park Sidney Island	Dionisio Point Provincial Park Galiano Island
Discovery Island Provincial Marine Park Victoria	Gowlland Tod Provincial Park Saanich Inlet
John Dean Provincial Park Sidney	McDonald Provincial Park Saanich Penninsula
Montague Harbour Provincial Marine Park Galiano Island	Mount Maxwell Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park, Salt Spring Island
Princess Margaret Marine Provincial Park Portland Island	Prior Centennial Provincial Park North Pender Island
Ruckle Provincial Park Salt Spring Island	Sidney Spit Marine Provincial Park Sidney Island
Wallace Island Provincial Marine Park Wallace Island	Winter Cove Provincial Park Saturna Island
West Coast, Victoria, Sooke
Tide Tables
Juan de Fuca Provincial Park Jordan River, Port Renfrew	French Beach Provincial Park Jordan River, Port Renfrew
Sooke Potholes Provincial Park Sooke	Goldstream Provincial Park Victoria, Sooke
Spectacle Lake Provincial Park Victoria	Memory Island Provincial Park Shawnigan Lake
Bamberton Provincial Park Mill Bay	West Shawnigan Lake Provincial Park Shawnigan Lake
Koksilah River Provincial Park Shawnigan Lake

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