MacMillan Provincial Park

Got really rained on going through the park. Unfortunately a large number of large trees went down in past wind storms.

A very dense rainforest with over 800 year old cedar and fir trees. Good place to visit for a small stroll in a thick forest. There are two trails on each side of the road and is a loop.

Beautiful place with magical energy. Walking among these trees which are hundreds of years old is a must when you find yourself on Vancouver Island. Highly recommend this park and just letting the energy of the trees fill you up with their wisdom!

Serene, majestic, magnificent, old forest! Absolutely worth seeing and strolling through more than once. The trees and ecosystem are richly verdant and entrancing. Truly a treasure and a gift.

Free parking and public pit washrooms alongside the trail.

MacMillan Provincial Park includes Cathedral Grove. It is incredibly impressive to walk out drive through a vast area of talk trees that, after leaving from one of the information signs, survived severely heavy wind gusts in the past. Swathes of trees fell flat on the ground during one of those seems and yet new ones grew back taller and stronger. Take the time to check out the extensive root system for each tree! Take some time to see how tall they really are and how they sway with the wind. Enjoy walking through the forest while feeling like an ant among giants. Limited roadside parking at Cathedral Grove.

If your a tourist, this is a must stop. There's two trails, one on each side of the road. Easy walking trails so anyone can walk these. This forest has been filmed a few times for movies and commercials. Also if you drive through here after Halloween, it's usually lit right up with pumpkins all over the place. Locals bring their carved pumpkins here to leave on display. The parking here is very limited and people often park dangerously close to the highway. There is NO crosswalk here either, and often tourists walk infront of vehicles trying to get to the other side.

This park is also known as the Cathedral Grove. The wonders of this park are the giant Douglas Fir trees which inhabit this forest like silent sentinels from the past. The leader among them is an eight hundred year old tree, seventy six meters tall and nine meters in circumference. It was over three hundred years old when Christopher Columbus first landed in America. Other species of trees include the Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar and Big leaf Maple. A walk around the park can take you between half an hour to two hours depending upon your state of awe and amazement at the sight of these botanical dinosaurs.

If you love nature and outdoors then you will love it. Huge cedars, beautiful area. Crowded in summer!

My friends drove me here on October 23,2019. It was amazing to see and feel lives of the natural habitat and their self-sustainable ecosystem. My friends nurtured their romance here!

Love coming here and seeing the old growth and the new growth as well. It's quite busy so drivers have to really watch out for people crossing the road and kids/ dogs jumping out. It's a really beautiful walk, nice fresh air and a great place to relax. Doesn't take a super long time to do a quick walk around so it's a good place to stop by if you don't have a ton of time. If it's raining some large puddles can form so bring boots or water proof shoes.

Like stepping into another world for a few minutes. Really makes you feel like giants exist! Peaceful if you can go during low traffic time.

Would be a shame if future generations wouldn't have the same opportunity to be awed by nature.

A crown jewel of Vancouver Island natural history. The trees awe-inspiring to those not from the Pacific Northwest. Trails on both sides of the Hwy offer an opportunity to learn about the impressive cedars and fir. Information signs through out provide more details about the flora and fauna.

Both sides have must see attractions including the largest tree, and a tree you and your friends can stand inside in.

Nice place to stop for a walk.if you poke around a bit there is a place to swim as well the lake is super clean.

If you're driving by anyway it's well worth the stop. Stunning forest that is very 'Vancouver Island'

No need to travel all the way to Japan to Forest bathing. Here in this park, you are surrounded by some of the old trees in the world.

The big tree is _really_ big, well worth seeing. Even an inexperienced hiker can finish the loops on both sides of the road in less than an hour and there's a lot worth seeing. Find the small pebble beach just barely off the official trail for a great view of the lake.

Totally worth a visit to see the giant trees. Park by the street and make sure to go to both sides! It’s a quick visit and can be done in 30 minutes.

Parking is atrocious during the tourist season, but if you happen to pass through and there's a spot, it's really, really worth even a 10 minute look.

It is a nice old growth forest roughly 800 years old for most of the trees. A storm blew down several trees a few years back adding to the environment. There are other forests that are just as good so I wouldn't make a special trip here. The issue with parking is that cars either park next to the highway or get off the highway as much as they can so you either walk weaving around the cars or you have to walk on the pavement. Definitely concerns with traffic and pedestrians.

This park is a must see for anyone visiting Vancouver Island. There are trails on both sides of the road. They are shorter loops and are very well maintained, even doable for someone who can’t walk very far. Both sides have great, massive old growth trees on display. The only heads up is parking, which there is nowhere near enough of during peak tourist season and people running in front of cars across the road.

Amazing how huge these trees are and its so much fun walk around and see how amazing nature can be. Also Lotsa fun with kids. Many areas that are interactive.

The walk was a trip down memory lane as our last visit was a number of years ago. The park had suffered very strong winds in the past. A nice addition was the public restrooms. The park is still spectacular.

The hike was shorter than I thought. I got around on my wheelchair but having a helper is advised as is not paved or flat.