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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago (11 children)

I’m American and instead of going on vacation somewhere in the US this year, we are instead going to British Colombia.

We are still planning, but if anyone has any good suggestions of activities for a family with kids under 10 of things to do on Vancouver island, please let me know!

P.s Sorry our country sucks right now.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Here are some suggestions with a kids lens:

Vancouver Island

  • get mid Island then over to the west coast

  • Parksville - large sandy beaches to dig in

  • ferry to Denman Island and then to Hornsby Island - fossils! https://hornbynaturalhistory.com/category/fossils/

  • Qualicum Beach - gravelly and lots of seniors, but a great place to see bald eagles picking up clams and oysters, dropping them to break them open and diving to eat.

  • Cathedral grove on Hwy to Port Alberni, accessible old growth forest

  • Alberni - old forestry interpretation site with a logging train in the Cherry Creek area

  • Drive to Tofino - an adventure in itself

  • Long Beach

  • whale watching

If you go to Vancouver, many of the classic stops are worth it

  • the Aquarium
  • Whale watching
  • Grouse mountain gondola and mountain top
  • Capilano suspension bridge and the fish hatchery and environs
  • Seabus
  • UBC museum of anthropology
[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Wow this is amazing informative and detailed. Thanks for taking the time to write this list out. We looked at parksville (I remember as a really young kid staying at tigh na mara and loved the beach. Glad to see it’s still a recommended area. Thanks again!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Parksville is likely far more commercial and developed than you recall.

But the beaches remain.

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