Waterfall & Canyon Guide
BC Waterfall & Canyon Campgrounds
Pitch your tent within hearing distance of thundering waterfalls, deep limestone gorges, and leaping salmon runs.
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Cariboo Mountains / Clearwater🌊 Canada’s Waterfall Capital (141m)
Wells Gray Provincial Park (Clearwater Lake & Falls)
Drive Time: 1 hour north of Clearwater
Waterfall Highlights: The Waterfall Capital of Canada • Helmcken Falls (141m), Dawson Falls, Spahats Falls & Moul Falls
Parksville / Central Island🌊 Canyon Falls & Deep Pools
Englishman River Falls Provincial Park
Drive Time: 15 mins south of Parksville
Waterfall Highlights: Upper waterfall plunging into a deep rock canyon and lower falls with deep crystal-clear swimming pools
Parksville / Qualicum🌊 Gorge Waterfalls & Old Growth
Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park
Drive Time: 15 mins west of Qualicum Beach
Waterfall Highlights: Upper and lower falls cascading through a dramatic rocky gorge with shaded walking trails
Sea-to-Sky / Pemberton🌊 60m Granite Bedrock Falls
Nairn Falls Provincial Park
Drive Time: 5 mins south of Pemberton / 20 mins from Whistler
Waterfall Highlights: A 60-metre roaring glacial waterfall surging through natural potholes carved into granite bedrock
Alberni Valley / Central Island🌊 Salmon Jumping Waterfalls
Stamp River Provincial Park
Drive Time: 20 mins north of Port Alberni
Waterfall Highlights: Stamp Falls featuring the annual salmon run where thousands of sockeye and coho leap up the fish ladder