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Directions: Ten minutes west of Parksville in the small town of Errington, is the home of a popular and magnificent set of waterfalls. These falls are easily accessible by all skill levels. The trail head is located at the dead end of Errington Road, head straight through the campground past the large wooden signs andContinue reading “Upper Englishman River Falls (Errington)”

Directions: The Myra Falls trailhead is located at the southern tip of Buttle Lake; about an hour and a half outside Campbell River. After hitting Strathacona via Highway 28, keep straight past the Buttle lake bridge and onto Westmin Rd. 36km from this bridge will be a right hand turn onto a maintained gravel road.Continue reading “Myra Falls, Gold River (Lower)”

Directions: The trail head for Granny Falls is located just above at the second of the two dams in Colliery Dams Park. To reach parking lot situated by this dam turn off onto Nanaimo Lakes Road at the intersection where 6th turns into Wakesiah. This intersection is located just before or after Vancouver Island UniversityContinue reading “Granny Falls (Colliery Dams), Nanaimo”

Directions: The parking for this hike is located in the Fairwinds community of Nanoose. From Highway-19 head up NW Bay Rd by the Petro-Canada and after the second bend, take your first left on to Powder Point Rd. Continue on Powder Point until you reach a gravel parking lot with signs for Enos Lake. ForContinue reading “Enos Falls (Enos Lake), Nanoose”

Location: This 36 hectares of forest known as Bowen Park is located close to the middle of Nanaimo just up the road from the downtown core. There are a few entrances on Millstone Ave, River Side Dr, and Bowen Rd but the most popular is a large gravel parking lot on Wall St across fromContinue reading “Millstone River Falls (Bowen Park)”

Location: On Highway 19, you head to the Cook Creek Intersection just south of Fanny Bay. Head east on Cook Creek road towards Highway 19a (the scenic route). Once reaching Highway 19a, head north until you reach Berray Road. It’s just before the bridge. Head down Berray shortly coming across a sign for the RosewallContinue reading “Rosewall Creek, Fanny Bay”

Directions: The location for Beach Estates Park is almost unbelievable the first time you arrive. The waterfall is located in a small yet spectacular forested ravine within the concrete heart of Nanaimo, just across from the Brooks Landing shopping center. Access to the trail is located in the Church of Nazarene parking lot, 2150 DepartureContinue reading “Beach Estates Park (Northfield Creek Falls)”

Directions: The trailhead for Nile Creek Falls is located at the Nile Creek bridge between the Horne Lake Caves and Cook Creek lights on Highway 19 also known as the Upper Island Highway. There is trail access from both lanes of the highway on the north side of the bridge. On the southbound section ofContinue reading “Nile Creek”

Directions: In the northbound lane on Highway 1 just after the the Arlington liquor store (there is a turning lane just before in the south) you need to turn onto Summerset Road. Drive down Summer set road and take your first right onto Sundew Place drive until you reach a Yellow Gate in front ofContinue reading “Bonnel Creek Falls”

Location: For this one you will be starting by heading up Grouhel Rd in Ladysmith. If you are travelling from the north on highway 1 you’ll be taking a right hand turn if you are travelling from the south you will be taking a left. Grouhel Rd is located just before the 1st set ofContinue reading “Christie Falls”