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Aerial photo showing cliffs and forests at Jack Point Park, Nanaimo, with a BC Ferries vessel at berth in the background
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Parks and Places

Parks and Places around Nanaimo

New in town? Here is a good starting list of Nanaimo's parks, hikes, and places. Nobody should say "there's nothing to do in Nanaimo" if they haven't gone through this checklist first! I've also compiled a bit of info about kayaking/canoeing and golf course locations.


Shorter Walks & Picnic Spots

  • Beach Estates Park
  • Bowen Park
  • Buttertubs Marsh
  • Chase River Estuary
  • Colliery Dams Park
  • Downtown Seawall
  • Departure Bay Beach
  • East Wellington Park
  • Five Finger Islands
  • Haslam Creek
  • Jack Point
  • Long Lake
  • Moorecroft Park
  • Morden Colliery Park
  • Morrell Sanctuary
  • Nanaimo River
  • Neck Point Park
  • North Nanaimo beaches
  • Nob Hill Park
  • Pipers Lagoon
  • Protection Island
  • Saysutshun (Newcastle Isl)
  • Snake Island
  • Top Bridge
  • Westwood Lake

Longer Hikes around Nanaimo

  • Ammonite Falls
  • Barsby Lake
  • Cable Bay Trail
  • Copley Ridge
  • Extension Ridge & Harewood Plains
  • Linley Valley
  • Morrell Sanctuary
  • Mount Benson
  • Mount Wesley
  • Roberts Roost
  • Saysutshun (Newcastle Isl)
  • Thistle Mine
  • Westwood Lake
  • Westwood Ridge
  • Wolf Mountain

Did you find anything new above? Any spots you hadn't been to? I'd love to hear from you. Tell me what you discovered.

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    Nanaimo V9S 3Y3

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