List of provincial parks of Vancouver Island
The list of provincial parks of Vancouver Island contains the provincial parks located on the island, which is part of the province of British Columbia. It includes parks from the seven regional districts of Alberni-Clayoquot, Capital, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, and the island portions of Mount Waddington and Strathcona. These parks are administered by BC Parks under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.
Parks
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Name | Established | Commons category | Picture | Coordinates |
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Clayoquot Arm Provincial Park | 49°10′40″N 125°34′01″W / 49.1778°N 125.567°W / 49.1778; -125.567 | |||
Clayoquot Plateau Provincial Park | 49°13′30″N 125°25′52″W / 49.225°N 125.431°W / 49.225; -125.431 | |||
Dawley Passage Provincial Park | 49°08′50″N 125°47′10″W / 49.14722222°N 125.78611111°W / 49.14722222; -125.78611111 | |||
Epper Passage Provincial Park | 49°13′10″N 125°57′00″W / 49.21944444°N 125.95°W / 49.21944444; -125.95 | |||
Flores Island Marine Provincial Park | 1995 | 49°17′15″N 126°11′31″W / 49.2875°N 126.192°W / 49.2875; -126.192 | ||
Fossli Provincial Park | 49°15′N 124°57′W / 49.25°N 124.95°W / 49.25; -124.95 | |||
Gibson Marine Provincial Park | 49°16′00″N 126°04′01″W / 49.2667°N 126.067°W / 49.2667; -126.067 | |||
Hesquiat Lake Provincial Park | 49°30′07″N 126°23′17″W / 49.502°N 126.388°W / 49.502; -126.388 | |||
Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park | 49°26′30″N 126°31′01″W / 49.4417°N 126.517°W / 49.4417; -126.517 | |||
Kennedy Lake Provincial Park | 49°03′00″N 125°35′49″W / 49.05°N 125.5969°W / 49.05; -125.5969 | |||
Kennedy River Bog Provincial Park | 49°05′50″N 125°37′01″W / 49.0972°N 125.617°W / 49.0972; -125.617 | |||
Maquinna Marine Provincial Park | 1955 | Maquinna Marine Provincial Park | 49°24′00″N 126°20′31″W / 49.4°N 126.342°W / 49.4; -126.342 | |
Sproat Lake Provincial Park | 1966-06-06 | Sproat Lake Provincial Park | 49°17′46″N 124°55′37″W / 49.2961°N 124.927°W / 49.2961; -124.927 | |
Stamp River Provincial Park | 1940-12-20 | Stamp River Provincial Park | 49°20′30″N 124°55′30″W / 49.341666666667°N 124.925°W / 49.341666666667; -124.925 | |
Sulphur Passage Provincial Park | 49°25′00″N 126°10′59″W / 49.4167°N 126.183°W / 49.4167; -126.183 | |||
Sydney Inlet Provincial Park | 49°28′50″N 126°16′44″W / 49.4806°N 126.279°W / 49.4806; -126.279 | |||
Taylor Arm Provincial Park | 49°17′00″N 125°03′00″W / 49.2833°N 125.05°W / 49.2833; -125.05 | |||
Tranquil Creek Provincial Park | 49°19′00″N 125°37′08″W / 49.3167°N 125.619°W / 49.3167; -125.619 | |||
Vargas Island Provincial Park | 49°10′45″N 126°01′41″W / 49.1792°N 126.028°W / 49.1792; -126.028 |
Capital Regional District
Name | Established | Commons category | Picture | Coordinates |
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Beaver Point Provincial Park | 1949 | 48°46′17″N 123°24′13″W / 48.771388888889°N 123.40361111111°W / 48.771388888889; -123.40361111111 | ||
Bellhouse Provincial Park | 1964-08-21 | 48°52′20″N 123°18′36″W / 48.8722°N 123.31°W / 48.8722; -123.31 | ||
Bodega Ridge Provincial Park | 2001-04-11 | 48°57′30″N 123°31′30″W / 48.9583°N 123.525°W / 48.9583; -123.525 | ||
Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park | 2004 | 48°48′00″N 123°31′59″W / 48.8°N 123.533°W / 48.8; -123.533 | ||
Collinson Point Provincial Park | 2004 | 48°51′42″N 123°21′42″W / 48.86166667°N 123.36166667°W / 48.86166667; -123.36166667 | ||
Dionisio Point Provincial Park | 1991-07-31 | Dionisio Point Provincial Park | 49°00′46″N 123°34′22″W / 49.01277778°N 123.57277778°W / 49.01277778; -123.57277778 | |
Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park | 1972 | 48°25′00″N 123°14′00″W / 48.416666666667°N 123.23333333333°W / 48.416666666667; -123.23333333333 | ||
French Beach Provincial Park | 1974-01-24 | 48°23′39″N 123°56′35″W / 48.3941°N 123.943°W / 48.3941; -123.943 | ||
Goldstream Provincial Park | 1958 | 48°28′00″N 123°33′00″W / 48.4667°N 123.55°W / 48.4667; -123.55 | ||
Gowlland Tod Provincial Park | 1993 | 48°32′46″N 123°30′36″W / 48.546°N 123.51°W / 48.546; -123.51 | ||
John Dean Provincial Park | 1921 | 48°36′44″N 123°26′53″W / 48.61222222°N 123.44805556°W / 48.61222222; -123.44805556 | ||
Juan de Fuca Provincial Park | 1996 | 48°29′00″N 124°16′59″W / 48.4833°N 124.283°W / 48.4833; -124.283 | ||
Montague Harbour Marine Provincial Park | Montague Harbour Marine Provincial Park | 48°54′N 123°24′W / 48.9°N 123.4°W / 48.9; -123.4 | ||
Mount Maxwell Provincial Park | 48°48′15″N 123°30′57″W / 48.804166666667°N 123.51583333333°W / 48.804166666667; -123.51583333333 | |||
Ruckle Provincial Park | 48°46′00″N 123°22′59″W / 48.7667°N 123.383°W / 48.7667; -123.383 | |||
Sooke Mountain Provincial Park | 48°26′22″N 123°39′31″W / 48.439444444444°N 123.65861111111°W / 48.439444444444; -123.65861111111 | |||
Sooke Potholes Provincial Park | 1972 | Sooke Potholes Provincial Park | 48°25′41″N 123°42′43″W / 48.428°N 123.712°W / 48.428; -123.712 | |
Wallace Island Marine Provincial Park | 1990-11-09 | 48°56′34″N 123°33′04″W / 48.9428°N 123.551°W / 48.9428; -123.551 |
Comox Valley Regional District
Name | Established | Picture | Coordinates |
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Boyle Point Provincial Park | Aug 10, 1989 | ||
Denman Island Provincial Park | 2013-03-14 | 49°33′55″N 124°48′40″W / 49.565277777778°N 124.81111111111°W / 49.565277777778; -124.81111111111 | |
Fillongley Provincial Park | 49°32′38″N 124°45′43″W / 49.5439°N 124.762°W / 49.5439; -124.762 | ||
Helliwell Provincial Park | 1966 | 49°31′00″N 124°36′20″W / 49.51666667°N 124.60555556°W / 49.51666667; -124.60555556 | |
Kin Beach Provincial Park | 49°44′00″N 124°54′00″W / 49.7333°N 124.9°W / 49.7333; -124.9 | ||
Kitty Coleman Provincial Park | 1944-11-14 | 49°47′20″N 124°59′46″W / 49.7889°N 124.996°W / 49.7889; -124.996 | |
Miracle Beach Provincial Park | 1950 | 49°51′N 125°06′W / 49.85°N 125.1°W / 49.85; -125.1 | |
Mount Geoffrey Escarpment Provincial Park | 2004 | 49°30′25″N 124°41′02″W / 49.5069°N 124.684°W / 49.5069; -124.684 | |
Sandy Island Marine Park | Jun 7, 1966 | ||
Tribune Bay Provincial Park | 1978-11-02 | 49°31′46″N 124°38′31″W / 49.5294°N 124.642°W / 49.5294; -124.642 |
Cowichan Valley Regional District
Name | Established | Commons category | Picture | Coordinates |
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Bamberton Provincial Park | 1960 | 48°36′30″N 123°31′30″W / 48.6083°N 123.525°W / 48.6083; -123.525 | ||
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park | 1991-03-13 | Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park | 48°39′N 124°39′W / 48.65°N 124.65°W / 48.65; -124.65 | |
Chemainus River Provincial Park | 48°50′28″N 123°49′34″W / 48.841°N 123.826°W / 48.841; -123.826 | |||
Cowichan River Provincial Park | 1995-07-13 | 48°46′20″N 123°53′45″W / 48.772222222222°N 123.89583333333°W / 48.772222222222; -123.89583333333 | ||
Eves Provincial Park | 1962-02-15 | 48°51′41″N 123°41′54″W / 48.861388888889°N 123.69833333333°W / 48.861388888889; -123.69833333333 | ||
Gordon Bay Provincial Park | 1969-09-18 | 48°50′10″N 124°11′49″W / 48.836°N 124.197°W / 48.836; -124.197 | ||
Hitchie Creek Provincial Park | 48°47′45″N 124°44′17″W / 48.7958°N 124.738°W / 48.7958; -124.738 | |||
Koksilah River Provincial Park | 1954-09-10 | 48°39′02″N 123°43′25″W / 48.650555555556°N 123.72361111111°W / 48.650555555556; -123.72361111111 | ||
Memory Island Provincial Park | 1945-08-23 | 48°36′50″N 123°37′59″W / 48.6139°N 123.633°W / 48.6139; -123.633 | ||
Nitinat River Provincial Park | 1996-04-30 | 48°53′59″N 124°33′45″W / 48.899722222222°N 124.5625°W / 48.899722222222; -124.5625 | ||
Spectacle Lake Provincial Park | 48°35′00″N 123°34′01″W / 48.5833°N 123.567°W / 48.5833; -123.567 | |||
Wakes Cove Provincial Park | 49°07′25″N 123°42′07″W / 49.1236°N 123.702°W / 49.1236; -123.702 | |||
West Shawnigan Lake Provincial Park | 1979 | 48°38′27″N 123°39′04″W / 48.6408°N 123.651°W / 48.6408; -123.651 | ||
Whaleboat Island Marine Provincial Park | 49°04′00″N 123°42′00″W / 49.0667°N 123.7°W / 49.0667; -123.7 |
Regional District of Nanaimo
Name | Established | Commons category | Picture | Coordinates |
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Arbutus Grove Provincial Park | 1966-07-21 | 49°15′N 124°09′W / 49.25°N 124.15°W / 49.25; -124.15 | ||
Drumbeg Provincial Park | Drumbeg Provincial Park | 49°08′02″N 123°41′49″W / 49.134°N 123.697°W / 49.134; -123.697 | ||
Englishman River Falls Provincial Park | 1940 | Englishman River | 49°14′51″N 124°21′07″W / 49.2475°N 124.352°W / 49.2475; -124.352 | |
Gabriola Sands Provincial Park | 49°11′39″N 123°51′32″W / 49.1942°N 123.859°W / 49.1942; -123.859 | |||
Hemer Provincial Park | 1981 | 49°06′00″N 123°49′59″W / 49.1°N 123.833°W / 49.1; -123.833 | ||
Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park | 1989 | Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park | 49°20′40″N 124°45′29″W / 49.3444°N 124.758°W / 49.3444; -124.758 | |
Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park | 1940 | 49°17′07″N 124°35′56″W / 49.2853°N 124.599°W / 49.2853; -124.599 | ||
MacMillan Provincial Park | 1947 | MacMillan Provincial Park | 49°17′24″N 124°39′40″W / 49.29°N 124.661°W / 49.29; -124.661 | |
Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park | 1972 | Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park | 49°06′00″N 123°52′01″W / 49.1°N 123.867°W / 49.1; -123.867 | |
Petroglyph Park | August 24, 1948 | Petroglyph Park | 49.141111°N 123.926944°W | |
Pirates Cove Marine Provincial Park | 49°05′47″N 123°43′33″W / 49.096388888889°N 123.72583333333°W / 49.096388888889; -123.72583333333 | |||
Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park | Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park | 49°19′23″N 124°16′12″W / 49.323°N 124.27°W / 49.323; -124.27 | ||
Roberts Memorial Provincial Park | 1980-05-22 | Roberts Memorial Provincial Park | 49°04′00″N 123°46′00″W / 49.06666667°N 123.76666667°W / 49.06666667; -123.76666667 | |
Rosewall Creek Provincial Park | Rosewall Creek Provincial Park | 49°27′15″N 124°46′30″W / 49.4542°N 124.775°W / 49.4542; -124.775 | ||
Sandwell Provincial Park | 1988 | 49°11′06″N 123°49′01″W / 49.185°N 123.81694444444°W / 49.185; -123.81694444444 | ||
Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine) Provincial Park | 1961 | 49°11′26″N 123°56′05″W / 49.1905°N 123.9347°W / 49.1905; -123.9347 | ||
Spider Lake Provincial Park | 1981 | 49°20′35″N 124°37′55″W / 49.343°N 124.632°W / 49.343; -124.632 |
Regional District of Mount Waddington
Name | Established | Commons category | Picture | Coordinates |
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Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park | 1992 | 50°41′00″N 126°40′59″W / 50.6833°N 126.683°W / 50.6833; -126.683 | ||
Cape Scott Provincial Park | 1973-05-18 | Cape Scott Provincial Park | 50°44′00″N 128°19′59″W / 50.7333°N 128.333°W / 50.7333; -128.333 | |
Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park | 1971 | 50°45′03″N 126°29′41″W / 50.75083333°N 126.49472222°W / 50.75083333; -126.49472222 | ||
God's Pocket Marine Park | Jul 12, 1995 | God's Pocket Marine Park | ||
Lanz and Cox Islands Provincial Park | 50°48′30″N 128°40′01″W / 50.8083°N 128.667°W / 50.8083; -128.667 | |||
Lower Nimpkish Provincial Park | 50°32′15″N 127°00′40″W / 50.5375°N 127.01111111111°W / 50.5375; -127.01111111111 | |||
Lower Tsitika River Provincial Park | 50°27′30″N 126°35′20″W / 50.458333333333°N 126.58888888889°W / 50.458333333333; -126.58888888889 | |||
Marble River Provincial Park | 50°32′30″N 127°31′35″W / 50.541666666667°N 127.52638888889°W / 50.541666666667; -127.52638888889 | |||
Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park | 50°20′20″N 127°00′00″W / 50.3389°N 127°W / 50.3389; -127 | |||
Quatsino Provincial Park | 50°29′30″N 127°49′00″W / 50.49166667°N 127.81666667°W / 50.49166667; -127.81666667 | |||
Raft Cove Provincial Park | 1990 | 50°35′00″N 128°13′59″W / 50.5833°N 128.233°W / 50.5833; -128.233 | ||
Schoen Lake Provincial Park | 1977 | 50°11′00″N 126°13′59″W / 50.1833°N 126.233°W / 50.1833; -126.233 | ||
Woss Lake Provincial Park | 50°06′05″N 126°37′16″W / 50.1014°N 126.621°W / 50.1014; -126.621 |
Strathcona Regional District
Name | Established | Commons category | Picture | Coordinates |
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Artlish Caves Provincial Park | 1996-04-30 | 50°10′00″N 126°55′01″W / 50.1667°N 126.917°W / 50.1667; -126.917 | ||
Big Bunsby Marine Provincial Park | 1996-04-30 | 50°07′00″N 127°31′01″W / 50.1167°N 127.517°W / 50.1167; -127.517 | ||
Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park | 49°38′00″N 126°32′30″W / 49.63333333°N 126.54166667°W / 49.63333333; -126.54166667 | |||
Brooks Peninsula Provincial Park | Brooks Peninsula Provincial Park | 50°08′23″N 127°46′59″W / 50.1397°N 127.783°W / 50.1397; -127.783 | ||
Catala Island Marine Provincial Park | 49°50′10″N 127°03′15″W / 49.836111111111°N 127.05416666667°W / 49.836111111111; -127.05416666667 | |||
Dixie Cove Marine Provincial Park | 1996 | 50°03′N 127°12′W / 50.05°N 127.2°W / 50.05; -127.2 | ||
Elk Falls Provincial Park | 1940 | 50°03′00″N 125°19′01″W / 50.05°N 125.317°W / 50.05; -125.317 | ||
Gold Muchalat Provincial Park | 1996 | 49°51′58″N 126°06′09″W / 49.8661°N 126.1024°W / 49.8661; -126.1024 | ||
Háthayim Marine Provincial Park | 1993 | 50°10′30″N 124°57′11″W / 50.175°N 124.953°W / 50.175; -124.953 | ||
Homathko Estuary Provincial Park | 1997 | 50°56′15″N 124°50′31″W / 50.9375°N 124.842°W / 50.9375; -124.842 | ||
Loveland Bay Provincial Park | 50°03′N 125°27′W / 50.05°N 125.45°W / 50.05; -125.45 | |||
Main Lake Provincial Park | 1996-04-30 | 50°12′40″N 125°13′00″W / 50.211111111111°N 125.21666666667°W / 50.211111111111; -125.21666666667 | ||
Mitlenatch Island Nature Provincial Park | 49°57′N 125°00′W / 49.95°N 125°W / 49.95; -125 | |||
Morton Lake Provincial Park | 1966-11-28 | 50°07′32″N 125°29′05″W / 50.125555555556°N 125.48472222222°W / 50.125555555556; -125.48472222222 | ||
Nuchatlitz Provincial Park | 1996 | 49°50′00″N 126°55′01″W / 49.8333°N 126.917°W / 49.8333; -126.917 | ||
Octopus Islands Marine Provincial Park | 50°16′42″N 125°13′47″W / 50.27833056°N 125.22982222°W / 50.27833056; -125.22982222 | |||
Read Island Provincial Park | 1996 | 50°08′30″N 125°07′59″W / 50.1417°N 125.133°W / 50.1417; -125.133 | ||
Rebecca Spit Marine Provincial Park | 1959-07-07 | 50°06′00″N 125°11′00″W / 50.1°N 125.18333333°W / 50.1; -125.18333333 | ||
Roscoe Bay Provincial Park | 1989 | 50°09′30″N 124°46′26″W / 50.1583°N 124.774°W / 50.1583; -124.774 | ||
Small Inlet Marine Provincial Park | 1996 | 50°15′10″N 125°16′59″W / 50.2528°N 125.283°W / 50.2528; -125.283 | ||
Smelt Bay Provincial Park | 1973 | 50°02′00″N 124°58′59″W / 50.0333°N 124.983°W / 50.0333; -124.983 | ||
Strathcona Provincial Park | 1911 | Strathcona Provincial Park | 49°52′27″N 125°44′38″W / 49.8742°N 125.744°W / 49.8742; -125.744 | |
Strathcona-Westmin Provincial Park | 1989 | 49°33′53″N 125°33′11″W / 49.5647°N 125.553°W / 49.5647; -125.553 | ||
Surge Narrows Provincial Park | 1996-04-30 | 50°14′00″N 125°09′00″W / 50.2333°N 125.15°W / 50.2333; -125.15 | ||
Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park | 50°11′00″N 127°09′00″W / 50.1833°N 127.15°W / 50.1833; -127.15 | |||
Teakerne Arm Provincial Park | 50°12′05″N 124°50′35″W / 50.2014°N 124.843°W / 50.2014; -124.843 | |||
Thurston Bay Marine Provincial Park | 1970-04-23 | 50°23′00″N 125°19′01″W / 50.3833°N 125.317°W / 50.3833; -125.317 | ||
Walsh Cove Provincial Park | 1989-08-10 | 50°16′05″N 124°48′00″W / 50.2681°N 124.8°W / 50.2681; -124.8 | ||
Weymer Creek Provincial Park | 49°54′00″N 126°37′01″W / 49.9°N 126.617°W / 49.9; -126.617 | |||
White Ridge Provincial Park | 49°46′42″N 125°58′26″W / 49.7783°N 125.974°W / 49.7783; -125.974 | |||
White River Provincial Park | 50°08′29″N 126°02′02″W / 50.1414°N 126.034°W / 50.1414; -126.034 |
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