About the Park
MacMillan Park contains Cathedral Grove, a world renowned ancient Old Growth Douglas Fir forest on Vancouver Island. Visitors can stroll on easy access networks of trails under the shadow of the ancient forest trees, where some of the Douglas Firs are over 800 years old. On the south side of the park you will find the largest Douglas Fir measuring 9 metres in circumference. The trails continue on across to the north side of the highway into a grove of ancient Western Red cedar standing watch over nearby Cameron Lake.
For more information, please visit www.bcparks.ca.
Park Info
Activities
Hiking
Pets on leash
Amenities
Toilets
Wheelchair accessible
Location
Cathedral Grove is located 25km west of Qualicum Beach and 16 km east of Port Alberni on Hwy #4 which runs right through the park. From Hwys #19 and #19A take the exit to head west on Hwy#4 toward Port Alberni.
Nearby Parks
Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park, Sproat Lake Provincial Park, Englishman River Falls Provincial Park, and Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park.
For more information, please visit www.bcparks.ca.
The #macmillanprovincialpark Experience
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Explore the short 10min walk around some of the highest trees on Vancouver Island! This beautiful spot is called Cathedral Grove and it's part of the MacMillan Provincial Park 16km from Port Alberni. Most of the trees are Douglas fir and in this area, they're a minimum of 30m high and over 150 years old. In general, these trees can live for many centuries longer and can grow up to 100m height. Amazing!
Due to the high tourism season in summer, the park might be closed to reduce traffic. (this video was shot in May/June)
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