Adventure Activities

Parksville’s Waiting For You

You won’t find a more diverse adventure playground with year round activities than Vancouver Island. For people who love adventure, the surrounding mountains, ocean and parks provide guests at Ocean Trails’ Parksville lodging with a long list of exhilarating activities including:

• Hiking
• Caving
• Boating of all types – kayaking, sailing, motorboat
• Fishing
• Diving
• Alpine & Nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling
• Mountain biking
• Surfing
• Whale, bear and wildlife watching
• Ziplining and bungy jumping

Close to Ocean Trails’ Parksville, BC resort there are many facilities and businesses that provide equipment and guides for all your adventure plans.

• Hiking – Regional and provincial parks offer incredible forests, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, mountains and beaches for every type of hiking.
• Caving - Horne Lake Caves feature incredible limestone caves, including Riverbend Cave, 384 m (1270 ft) long with a seven-storey waterfall. Open year round offering caving, hiking and boating activities.
• Boating – There are many marinas and boat rental businesses near our Parksville lodging, including French Creek Marina and Schooner Cove Marina.
• Fishing – Vancouver Island is the Salmon Fishing Capital of the World.
• Diving - Jacques Cousteau called the waters off Vancouver Island "the best temperate water diving in the world, second only to the Red Sea."
• Snow Sports - Mt. Washington Alpine Resort is just an hour’s drive from Ocean Trails’ Parksville lodging and has some of the best snow records in BC with an average snowfall of 950 cm.
• Mountain Biking - Mt. Washington Alpine Resort in summer is the place for mountain biking.
• Surfing – Vancouver Island’s wild, west coast is renowned for its surfing and is just 3 hours from Ocean Trails.
• Whale, Bear and Wildlife Watching – There are many tour companies available to take visitors to see the extraordinary animals that live in the region. For info, go to www.oceansidetourism.com.
• Ziplining, Bungy Jumping and more - For something completely different on your Parksville vacation check out Wild Play Elements Park.

For more information about other adventure activities near our resort in Parksville, BC, go to www.oceansidetourism.com