Snake Island

#2885 among destinations in Canada

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Snake Island is a small, uninhabited, rocky island northeast of Nanaimo. It is a minor member of the large group of islands east of southern Vancouver Island called the Gulf Islands. It is a bird sanctuary, and home to a colony of harbour seals. The island is a frequent destination for local wildlife tours, and the rocky shores and reefs around the island are popular with divers. Local seals have become accustomed to divers in the water, and will interact with them. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°12'55"N, 123°53'28"W

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Snake Island – 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.

3.9 miSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Nanaimo Bastion, Nanaimo
100 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.
4 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Port Place Shopping Centre, Nanaimo
102 min walk • Port Place Shopping Centre is a hybrid indoor/outdoor shopping mall located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
4.6 miW
49°11'37"N • 123°59'17"W
Beban Park Golf Course & Driving Range, Nanaimo
118 min walk • Golf
2 miSE
Park
Gabriola Sands Provincial Park, Gabriola Island
53 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.
3.8 miSW
Church
Christian Science Society, Nanaimo
98 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.
4 miSW
Convention center, Entertainment, Library
Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Nanaimo
103 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.
3.9 miSE
Park
Sandwell Provincial Park
100 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.
2.9 miSW
Island
Protection Island, Nanaimo
73 min walk • Protection Island is a small island located 1.5 km north-east of downtown Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada in the Nanaimo Harbour.
3.8 miSW
Harbor
Nanaimo Harbour, Nanaimo
97 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.
3.7 miS
49°9'42"N • 123°53'31"W
Duke Point Ferry Terminal, Nanaimo
95 min walk • Boat or ferry, Bridge
3.7 miE
Island
Entrance Island
95 min walk • One of the main attractions on Entrance Island is the iconic lighthouse, which stands as a historic landmark and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding coastline. Visitors can take a guided tour of the lighthouse and learn about its fascinating history, or simply...