Adventures for Everybody

Are you a waterfall enthusiast?  Well’s Gray Provincial Park is the place for you!  With 42 named waterfalls, several with viewing sites a short jaunt off the main road, Well’s Gray has waterfalls for everybody.  An entire summer can be spent exploring this park, with its backcountry camping, hidden waterfalls, 200 kms of trails, front country park campgrounds, and water sports galore in the Clearwater River, Clearwater Lake, Falls Creek and Mahood Lake.  Camping not your thing but still love to experience the outdoors?  Stay in one of the many hotels, bed and breakfasts, ranches and resorts in the area. 

  At the end of an unmarked gravel and dirt road off Hwy 24, two campsites sit side by side, just a few steps from pristine Janice Lake. My husband and I stepped out of the car, expecting to feel the peace and tranquility that comes from being almost alone in the forest, and were instantly attacked by mosquitos!  In the 30 seconds that it took to take out our bug spray and cover our exposed skin, we had at least…

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Rivers and waterfalls, train trestles and forest hikes, this park has it all.  If you are visiting for a day, or a week, Goldstream Provincial Park is the doorway to island adventures. Only 16 km from Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, this  is the perfect family camping spot for both locals who just want a few days of forest bathing, and those from farther away who are looking for both a camping experience and the opportunity to see the wonderful…

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Like old bridges? I do, and Alexandra Bridge is one of my favourite.  Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park was created in 1984, in part, to commemorate the history of this bridge, and to provide a means of getting there.  The day-use area is surrounded by forest and includes picnic tables, pit toilets and a ½ km path that leads to the bridge.  The bridge itself is not in the park, and is maintained by the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure….

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Are you looking for a secluded campground to get away and de-stress for a few days?  Or something to do while visiting Port Alberni and the middle of Vancouver Island?  I recommend Stamp River Provincial Park.  The campground is tucked away from traffic, secluded, and quiet.  The only constant sound is the surging of the river. The campsites are laid out in a D – ring shape.  Several campsites on the outer curve back up against the river, with their…

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