Carolyn's Outdoor Guidebook
Outdoor Activities
Nanaimo is known for great outdoor exploring and activities
Local City Park less than a 5 minute drive featuring a waterfront causeway, fishing peir, beautiful scenery, the new "Nanaimo Sign" great souvenir shops and yummy ice cream store.
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Swy-A-Lana Lagoon Fishing Pier
Local City Park less than a 5 minute drive featuring a waterfront causeway, fishing peir, beautiful scenery, the new "Nanaimo Sign" great souvenir shops and yummy ice cream store.
Local City park features easy walking trails along the millstone River, Frisbee golf, pickleball, tennis, outdoor pool.
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Bowen Park
500 Bowen RdLocal City park features easy walking trails along the millstone River, Frisbee golf, pickleball, tennis, outdoor pool.
Explore oceanside parks and trails. time to drive from Bnb is aprox 15 minutes. Neck point is a local favorite
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Neck Point Park
1055 Morningside DrExplore oceanside parks and trails. time to drive from Bnb is aprox 15 minutes. Neck point is a local favorite
Another local favorite spot to explore westcoast beaches. lots of open spaces and tons of parking. A great place to watch the BC ferries come and go out of the Harbour.
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Pipers Lagoon Park
3600 Place RdAnother local favorite spot to explore westcoast beaches. lots of open spaces and tons of parking. A great place to watch the BC ferries come and go out of the Harbour.
Beautiful park explored by water taxi only. Nice circle loop, secluded coves for ocean swimming. Great day trip
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Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park
668 Centre StreetBeautiful park explored by water taxi only. Nice circle loop, secluded coves for ocean swimming. Great day trip
Local favorite for swimming, hiking, mountain biking trails.
Circle loop is about 6.5kms
you can rent paddle boards canoes at the campground next to Lake
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Westwood Lake Park
381 Westwood RoadLocal favorite for swimming, hiking, mountain biking trails.
Circle loop is about 6.5kms
you can rent paddle boards canoes at the campground next to Lake
When the tide is out, Blueback Beach offers gorgeous sandy beach. Heads up its a long way down and 296 stairs back up. Many locals incorporate Blueback into their Gym routine. It is a long haul back up. Caution if you have bad knees, feet or sore back
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Blueback Beach Access
6300 Icarus DrWhen the tide is out, Blueback Beach offers gorgeous sandy beach. Heads up its a long way down and 296 stairs back up. Many locals incorporate Blueback into their Gym routine. It is a long haul back up. Caution if you have bad knees, feet or sore back
Beautiful trail to one of our local ocean points of interest
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Cable Bay Trail
2705 Wilkinson RdBeautiful trail to one of our local ocean points of interest
Sightseeing
Cable Bay Trail
2705 Wilkinson RdBeautiful view of Dodds Narrows