Petroglyph Provincial Park, Nanaimo

Name: Petroglyph Provincial Park
Address: Nanaimo, Canada

#14 among attractions in Nanaimo

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Petroglyph Provincial Park is a provincial park located at the south end of the city of Nanaimo in British Columbia, Canada. The park was established on August 24, 1948 to protect a collection of petroglyphs found near the estuary of the Nanaimo River. ()

Alternative names: Area: 4.45 acres (0.0069 mi²)Coordinates: 49°8'24"N, 123°55'48"W

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Petroglyph Provincial Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nanaimo Bastion, Port Place Shopping Centre, Beban Park Golf Course & Driving Range, Gabriola Sands Provincial Park.

1.9 miN
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Nanaimo Bastion, Nanaimo
48 min walk • The Nanaimo Bastion is a historical octagon-shaped blockhouse located at 98 Front Street in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The Hudson's Bay Company, which then held a royal lease on all of what was then the Colony of Vancouver Island, built it between 1853 and 1855 to defend its coal mining operations in Nanaimo.
1.7 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Port Place Shopping Centre, Nanaimo
44 min walk • Port Place Shopping Centre is a hybrid indoor/outdoor shopping mall located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
4.5 miNW
49°11'37"N • 123°59'17"W
Beban Park Golf Course & Driving Range, Nanaimo
116 min walk • Golf
4.9 miNE
Park
Gabriola Sands Provincial Park, Gabriola Island
126 min walk • Gabriola Sands Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park includes Taylor Bay, Pilot Bay, a fielded area, and the Malaspina Galleries, an unusual rock formation that resembles a breaking wave.
5.3 miSE
Park
Hemer Provincial Park
135 min walk • Hemer Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of Nanaimo.
2 miN
Church
Christian Science Society, Nanaimo
53 min walk • Christian Science Society, also called the Christian Science Society Building, is an historic single storey style Christian Science church edifice located at 20 Chapel Street in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. It was built between 1900 and 1910 as a single-family house and was known as the McDonald Property.
1.7 miN
Convention center, Entertainment, Library
Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Nanaimo
45 min walk • The Vancouver Island Regional Library is the fourth-largest library system in British Columbia. It serves more than 430,000 people on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii and the Central Coast through 39 branch libraries and a books-by-mail service. Administrative offices are located in Nanaimo.
6 miNE
Park
Sandwell Provincial Park
154 min walk • Sandwell Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Sandwell Provincial Park is a small oceanfront site at Lock Bay, on the northeast shore of Gabriola Island. Hiking, swimming and beach-walking are popular activities here.
2.7 miN
Island
Protection Island, Nanaimo
69 min walk • Protection Island is a small island located 1.5 km north-east of downtown Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada in the Nanaimo Harbour.
1.8 miN
Harbor
Nanaimo Harbour, Nanaimo
45 min walk • Nanaimo Harbour, also known as the Port of Nanaimo, is a natural harbour on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The City of Nanaimo runs along the west side of the harbour. Three islands, Newcastle, Protection, and Gabriola, along with Duke Point, form the eastern edge.
2.3 miNE
49°9'42"N • 123°53'31"W
Duke Point Ferry Terminal, Nanaimo
59 min walk • Boat or ferry, Bridge