Little Qualicum Falls – Vancouver Island

Little Qualicum Falls – Vancouver Island

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Little Qualicum Falls is a gorgeous waterfall close to Parksville on Vancouver Island. This is one of the many great stops along the way if you are road tripping between Nanaimo and Tofino. Rather than one large waterfall, this is a series of three tiered plunges, as well as a bunch of smaller drops. The waterfalls are surrounded by old growth forest full of giant douglas fir trees and beautiful arbutus trees with peeling bark. It’s a gorgeous area! Little…

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Camping at Lightning Lake – Manning Park

Camping at Lightning Lake – Manning Park

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Lightning Lake is one of our favourite places to go camping, not just in E.C. Manning Provincial Park, but also in BC. I love that it is located within the forest, with trees around each site for a little privacy. I love that it is great for hiking and swimming (quelle surprise!) And I love that there are a few bits of luxury like hot showers on site. There are 5 front county campgrounds in Manning Park as well as…

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Frozen Crooked Falls

Frozen Crooked Falls

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Who doesn’t like to visit frozen waterfalls? Well, okay, I understand plenty of people don’t like to get outside when it is cold, but for me visiting frozen waterfalls is often the highlight of my winter!  Crooked Falls is an impressive waterfall normally, but it is truly spectacular when it freezes! In addition to the main waterfall, there is a cliff along the trail that can be completely covered in icicles. We did this hike in December when there was…

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Brother’s Creek Loop

Brother’s Creek Loop

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Brother’s Creek Loop is another one of the many options for rainy day hikes near Vancouver. The trail is in the forest just below Cypress Provincial Park in West Vancouver. Just like my previous post about the Three Chop trail, hikes in Vancouver’s rainforests are just lovely in the rain (as long as you have a decent water resistant clothing.) This trail is a loop, and fairly consistently uphill in one direction, then downhill on the way back, so it’s…

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