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Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve
Recreational use is not permitted.
The Pender Harbour Wildlife Society manages this small ecological reserve near Earl's Cove. Access is restricted to non-invasive research and educational purposes, and requires a permit from BC Parks.
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Baker's Beach Park
This sheltered, sandy beach on a small bay, a favourite swimming spot for locals since the early days of Pender Harbour, was finally dedicated as a regional park in the mid-1990s. It's the site of the annual Go Green for St. Patrick's Day beach cleanup barbecue.
Access
Access from Warnock Road off Francis Peninsula Road in Madeira Park.
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Dan BOsch Park
With a sandy swimming beach on Ruby Lake, this summer, day-use (9 a.m.-9 p.m.) regional park features three picnic tables, public toilets, a trail and onsite caretaker.
Access
Access off Hwy 101, about ten minutes south of the Earls Cove ferry terminal.
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Egmont Park
This small, level park in the centre of Egmont features a grassy field, tennis court and playground at the old Egmont School site. It's the site of most of the annual Egmont Day activities.
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Francis Point Marine Park
The 81-hectare Francis Point Marine Park, noted for exceptional diving, was dedicated in 2001 along with an adjacent ecological reserve. It’s undeveloped, pit toilets only, but offers a trail to a panoramic ocean view at the top of Francis Peninsula in Madeira Park.
Access
Follow Francis Peninsula Road from Hwy. 101, turn left on Merrill Road and find the park entrance at the end.
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Garden Bay Marine Park
This day-use marine park, established in 1969 on the northern shore of Pender Harbour near Garden Bay, is 163 hectares in size with 200 metres of waterfront. It features a sheltered anchorage with floating dinghy dock and a picnic area with a water tap —boil water before consuming or cooking— and pit toilets. Activities include swimming, fishing, wildlife viewing, canoeing and kayaking. Park upland includes Mt. Daniel, where you’ll find Mt. Daniel Trail and a small Coast Salish cemetery.
Access
Land access is about 2 km down Claydon Road from Garden Bay Road.
Marine access is steep and rocky.
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Iris Griffith Wetlands
In downtown Madeira Park, this small wetland park features a boardwalk across a beaver dam, seating, interpretive signs, fish ladder for spawning salmon and variety of waterfowl including resident Great Blue herons.
Once an inaccessible bog and fondly known as West Nile Pond, it was developed as a project of the Pender Harbour Growth and Development Partnership and named after longtime Egmont resident and devoted environmentalist, Iris Griffith.
Access
Access from Madeira Park Road beside the Post Office, or from Lagoon Road behind the Pender Harbour Community Church.
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John Daly Park
This small park was named after an eccentric local commercial fisherman who married author Edith Iglauer. The book and subsequent movie, Fishing With John, was based on their meeting and early relationship.
The park features a salmon wintering pond, trail and a large grassy area suitable for picnics. At spawning time, late fall, you'll see dozens of eagles and maybe a bear or two.
Access
Access 1 km down Garden Bay Road from Hwy. 101, on your left. Watch out for goats on the road.
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Katherine Lake Park
On picturesque little Katherine Lake, this popular swimming and RV/campground features a sandy beach, trails, wheelchair access, drinking water, toilets, showers, and an onsite caretaker.
Because of the lakes small size and huge popularity, the Health Dept. may prohibit swimming because of high fecal coliform counts. This usually occurs in mid to late summer.
For more information, call 604-885-9557. In summer, reservations are recommended for overnight camping.
Access
Access on Garden Bay Road, 5.5 km from Hwy. 101.
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Klein Lake Forest Recreation Site
This provincial forest recreation site, featuring 15 tent sites and the Ruby-Klein Traverse, is recommended for swimming and canoeing. In summer, reservations are recommended for overnight camping.
Access
Access 3.3 km down the unmarked, unpaved North Lake Forest Service Road # 8058 off Egmont Road.
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Lions Park
This public park, built and maintained by the Pender Harbour Lions Club, features a hall, playground, trail, salmon hatchery, barbecue area, ballfield and onsite caretaker. A popular spot for local weddings, family reunions and the annual Midsummer Festival. Lions Park will be the location of a new community playing field.
Access
Access on Hwy. 101, just north of the Garden Bay Road turnoff.
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Pender Harbour Cultural Centre
This small regional park in downtown Madeira Park overlooks the inner harbour and community wharf. It is home to the Pender Harbour School of Music, Pender Harbour Reading Centre, Harbour Artists Gallery and Serendipity Preschool.
Access
Access on Madeira Park Road or walk up the stairs from Seafarer's Park.
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Pender Hill Park
This undeveloped regional park in Irvine's Landing features a trail to one of the most spectacular panoramic views in the area.
Access
Follow Garden Bay Road from Hwy. 191 to the intersection on Garden Bay Lake. Take Irvine’s Landing Road, then turn right on Lee Bay Road. You’ll find the access about 1.1 km down Lee Bay Road.
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Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve
This 25-acre reserve by Ruby Lake features a fresh-water lagoon, forested area and the Iris Griffith Interpretive Centre, which opened in 2005.
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Seafarers’ (Millennium) Park
For years, first-time visitors to Madeira Park would ask, "But where's the park?" Locals would quip, "The whole area is like a park! What more do you want ?" Somebody finally decided that Madeira really did need a park.
Seafarer's Millennium Park (bet you guessed it opened in 2000) is tiny, but still an impressive showcase for the work of volunteer gardeners, landscapers, rockworkers and wood carvers, built to answer that old park question.
Framing the Madeira Park public wharf and adjacent to the Pender Harbour Cultural Centre, it features a gazebo, picnic tables and benches. It's the site of our annual April Tools Boat Building Challenge, Hallowe'en Fireworks party, a great viewpoint to enjoy the Christmas Carol Ships Parade and a favourite meeting place for the Pender Harbour Digital Junkies camera club.
Access
Access from Madeira Park Road.
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Skookumchuk Park
This 123-hectare wilderness park, established in 1957, has pit toilets, picnic sites and features a trail to the powerful Skookumchuk tidal rapids. The rapids are one of the most visited attractions in the area, site of the annual Skookumchuk Challenge kayak rodeo and a popular scuba dive site.
Access
Access on Egmont Road between Waugh Lake and Egmont. Look for the large parking lot and sign to mark the entrance. Don’t tempt fate by leaving valuables in your vehicle, and please respect the privately-owned property adjacent to the entrance trail.
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