Newcastle Island

“The potential is huge - and the island is gorgeous.”

Ward Vanlaar★★★★★

Take a fun, short boat ride and arrive on a beautiful little island perfect for hiking a couple of hours. You can walk all around the island in just a few hours and the views are stunning.

Lan Lan★★★★★

Saysutshun Provincial Park is located on Newcastle Island, and it feels wonderfully secluded, very peaceful and quiet, with very few people around. There are several long trails to explore, and my favorite is the one along the shore where you get amazing views of downtown Nanaimo from the island. The ferry ride costs $15 for a round trip, and the ferry only takes about 8 minutes to get there, making it a perfect little escape.

Mila .McL★★★★

Camped for 2 nights and went for a dip in the ocean. Very peaceful place to camp. Lovely weather for the September season. -1 star due to the concession closing earlier then the camping season 😢 Every campsite has a picnic table/s. There's one full flush washroom with many stalls and a shower. The rest are large size, metal outhouses with cement floors. Dogs are allowed on leash. There's a playground near the kayak/bike rental building. See Jeff about renting a bike or a kayak!

Meagan Netser★★★★★

This was my first time camping on an island with trees. I'm from Nunavut and we don't have any trees. The island is beautiful! I saw an eagle flying, I had to cover the little puppy so it doesn't take it for its next meal 😂. Me, coming from Nunavut, I wasn't expecting to go camping to a place with cell phone service, running water, garbage bins, outhouses, let alone a place to take shower (for loonies). This place has all of that! Lol The Concession is a nice little place to get some food, drinks, and merch. The beer is nice Not very many options, but I didn't even think they'd have beer ava