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Heaven Tree
- Carmanah Walbran Park |
No matter where you travel and which way you turn on Vancouver Island, there will always be a provincial park nearby.
The rugged coastal wilderness of Cape Scott guards our northern shores, while the Pacific Ocean waves collide with the island's west
coast in the Pacific Rim National Park.
Carmanah Walbran protects vast old-growth forest in the secluded valleys to the south while the serene and
sunny Gulf Islands cradle dozens of Marine Parks.
Vancouver Island boasts an impressive
150 government-designated parks, dominated by world-renowned Strathcona Provincial
Park - the mighty backbone of Vancouver Island. Tranquil, glittering lakes attract
boats and floatplanes; hikers embark along the most scenic trek on earth (West
Coast Trail); kayakers explore the magnificent Broken
Group Islands; cameras capture the peeling red bark of the Arbutus; and naturalists
marvel at the tallest trees in Canada. Campers have replaced fur traders, and
whale watchers have replaced whale hunters, as visitors to Vancouver Island find
solitude, recreation and inspiration in a glorious abundance of parks, forests
and oceans.
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