About the Park
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World renowned Cathedral Grove is an 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, 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 meters 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.
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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.
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The #macmillanprovincialpark Experience
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Walk amongst these giant and endangered Douglas Fir trees which reside in this rainforest called, Cathedral Grove.
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Our last day in Nanaimo on a trip that was way to short.
Got a final taste of nature in at #macmillanprovincialpark after a tasty breakfast at The Vault in Nanaimo.
On our ferry back to Vancouver we caught a few whale sightings and a lovely sunset.
And our final dinner in Canada at Blue Water Cafe. (Yummy)
Today we fly and drive all day to get back home, so nothing else to see here folks.
📢 ALERT!! ALERT!! ⚠️🌳⚠️💧⚠️🌲⚠️
We have recently been made aware of planned logging activities above Cathedral Grove/MacMillan Provincial Park. Road building and blasting have already begun for these activities which, if conducted as planned, will negatively impact the entire Cathedral Grove watershed and ecosystem.
No buffer is planned for logging activities around the affected streams. There is strong concern that logging in the steep, erosion prone area containing small feeder streams that lead to the Cameron River - and thus Cameron Lake and Little Qualicum River - would negatively impact both the quality and quantity of water flowing from this watershed.
The affected watershed is crucial for the provision of water and livelihoods to First Nations and other communities below. It provides water and vital habitat for both red and blue listed species. Further, it is integral for the Cathedral Grove ecosystem and the undisturbed subsistence of the iconic MacMillan Provincial Park - whose watershed and wildlife corridor links Clayoquot Sound and Mount Arrowsmith, two UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserves.
➡️ Scroll for images of the forest & streams affected and planned activities...
Please support Cathedral Grove by sharing this, and/or voicing your concerns!
📩 Local MP Gord Johns: [email protected] ~ 📞 250-947-2140
📩 Local MLA Adam Walker: [email protected]
📩 Local MLA Josie Osborne: [email protected]
We will keep you posted! 🌲🌳
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