Fossli Provincial
Park
On the shore of the Stirling Arm portion of Sproat Lake. It can
be reached from any boat launch on Sproat Lake. There is also
land access from a logging road that follows the south shore of
Sproat Lake. It is about 10 km West of Port Alberni as the crow
flies. A Backroad Mapbook for Vancouver Island is recommended as
the best way to find the right road to the park as there are no
signs.
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Little Qualicum
Falls
Provincial Park
Little Qualicum Park Falls Provincial park is a very popular
park because of the impressive set of falls, the gorge through
which the Little Qualicum River runs and the large campsite. The
440 ha parks also encompasses the entire south shore of Cameron
Lake making it one of the most scenic parks on Vancouver Island.
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Log Train Trail
Regional Park
This Linear Regional Park is intended for day use. It is
suitable for family outings by horse, bike or foot. the trail is
mostly wooded but also offers scenic views of the valley from
openings where farm fields abut the trail. the main public
access points are at the end of Mabelle Road, MacLean Mill
National Historic Site, and Sommers Road.
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MacMillan
Provincial Park
Macmillan Provincial Park is one of the most popular parks
in British Columbia. It is the home of Cathedral Grove, one of
the most famous groves of large trees in the world. Although a
wind storm substantially damaged the grove in 1997, it remains a
fine example of northern temperate old growth forest.
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Mount Arrowsmith
Regional Park
Mount Arrowsmith Regional Park and the adjacent parcel of
Crown Land is a very popular place for hiking and for winter
sports like cross-country skiing, snow-mobiling, and
ice-climbing. A ski resort was once located on the adjacent
Mount Cokely, but has now gone out of business.
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Pacific Rim
National Park
Pacific Rim National Park is a spectacular
park on the outside edge of southern Vancouver Island. The next
stop is Japan! It features long empty beaches, an island
archipelago, rugged headlands, huge trees, a tangled forest and
scenery without equal. The park is divided in to three sections.
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Sproat Lake
Provincial Park
Sproat Lake Provincial Park a provincial park that is as popular
with the locals as it is with visitors. Located on the Northeast
shore of Sproat Lake, it has a large camping area, a boat ramp
and a sandy beach. A unique feature of the park is that it is
the location of an important set of petroglyphs or rock
carvings.
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Stamp River
Provincial Park
The most unique feature of Stamp River Provincial Park is Stamp
Falls, an impressive cataract that enters a canyon full of deep
pools. The old growth that surrounds the falls and the canyon
take you away to a glimpse of Vancouver Island as it was at the
time of first contact with the local First Nations.
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Strathcona
Provincal Park
Strathcona Provincial park is the largest provincial Park on
Vancouver Island. It is a very rugged mountainous park with an
extensive network of remote hiking tails and campsites. To see
the park in all its splendor you must be willing to hike or
back-pack in to its more remote locations. However there are
also camp sites and day use areas that are easy to access too.
The Forbidden Plateau area is the most popular with the day-hike
crowd.
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Taylor Arm
Provincial Park
Taylor Arm Provincial Park is composed of two separate
parcels of woodland along Sproat Lake. It is primarily a day-use
park. But it does have a good sized group campground in the
bigger and more eastern of the two parcels. It is big enough for
6 groups and comes equipped with a hand pump for water and pit
toilets.
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