Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park Campground

what to expect

For an experience rich in history, culture and entertainment, do what people have been doing since the 1930s and hop on a boat to Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine) Park.  Bring your own boat or take the passenger ferry from Nanaimo (a 10 minute ride that deposits passengers on Newcastle Island), located just a few hundred metres offshore from Vancouver Island. From a distance you’ll see an island shoreline dominated by steep sandstone cliffs and ledges, interspersed with sunny beaches. A marked contrast to the interior of the island, which is studded with mature Douglas fir, Garry oak, arbutus and Big Leaf maple trees. Visitors to Newcastle Island can choose from an extensive network of walking and hiking trails that lead to various historic points around the island. Indigenous middens…

Description: BC Parks

the basics

The campsites

Things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

• Saysutshun Newcastle Island Docks Boat launch · 460 m · Google Maps ↗
• Mud Bay Dock Boat launch · 986 m · Google Maps ↗
• Mailbox Beach Beach · 1.1 km · Google Maps ↗
• Nanaimo Yacht Club Boat launch · 1.2 km · Google Maps ↗
• Smugglers Beach Beach · 1.2 km · Google Maps ↗
• Giovando Lookout Viewpoint · 2.2 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 15 user-tagged viewpoints, 5 user-tagged beaches, 4 user-tagged boat launches on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

What's around

Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park Campground plus 6 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

Water + services

• Nearest dump station 22 km · Google Maps ↗

6 user-tagged water sources on OpenStreetMap.

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

what to bring

This list adapts to Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park Campground. no showers means a travel towel;

If Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park Campground is full

Other places to stay within 25 km.

• Groups Site Dispersed camping · 184 m · Google Maps ↗
• Descanso Bay Regional Park Private campground · 4.7 km · Google Maps ↗
• Living Forest Oceanside Campground & RV Private campground · 6.1 km · Google Maps ↗
• Jinglepot RV Park & Campgrounds Private campground · 7.9 km · Google Maps ↗
• Camp Caillet Dispersed camping · 9.9 km · Google Maps ↗
• Brannen Lake RV Park and Campsite Private campground · 10.0 km · Google Maps ↗
• Brannen Lake RV Park & Campsite Dispersed camping · 10 km · Google Maps ↗
• Mountainaire Campground & RV Park Private campground · 13 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 2 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.