Pipers Lagoon Park

Lovely place to stop at before or after the ferry crossing or just to go to when you want to have some peace! Stunning views of the ocean, so peaceful and relaxing. Great place to bring a dog as well.

This place I hold so special to my heart. My boyfriend passed back in 2005 and I spread his ashes off the cliff there. I find solace in being able to come there and relax and just clear my head. I've been able to see killer whales at one time also. It's a must see place if your visiting Nanaimo.

Lovely short walk, stunning views everywhere you look. The restrooms were very clean as well.

Visited in August. We had to wait in Nanaimo for a while as at the time Highway 4 was closed until later that day. Very nice place to visit.

Awesome place to visit. We went when tide was out and there were tidal pools with snails and small crabs within them on the lagoon side. But if you wanted water you visit the other side of the peninsula. Parking was easy to find.

Great park on the ocean to enjoy swimming, walking the trail, stargaze, blackberries, and more. Public washrooms, foot and body wash station are provided. Parking gate closes at night, but may stay open later for special events (meteor showers), it will be busy for these events here.

Popular Nanaimo gem. Walking trails, beautiful scenery and a Gary Oak forest. The trails are harder to reach for some when the tide is high as there is a rock bluff to climb over before the peninsula walk. That walk is a hiking trail with roots, rocks and some inclines. The tip of the peninsula is a cliff, looking out to the mainland and over to Shack Island, looking towards Neck Point. There are picnic tables, washrooms and a grassy field area as well. There are benches along the waterfront and along the initial walking path.

This is such an amazing place can watch the sunrise and sunset from here. Also has a outdoor shower and flushable toilets The beach is fantastic for sea glass and driftwood.

I love this place, the view of the ocean is nice and there's plenty of places to sit on the beach.

Love this little, uncrowded beach. It even has an outdoor shower and as we were driving out some hot guy with perfect abs was rinsing off. Perfect ending to a perfect time, ha ha ha

This place is drop dead gorgeous! When I say you don't need a filter or photo editor on your photos, I really mean it. We went on a windy and slightly sunny day with some overcast and the ocean was roaring, the beach was amazing and the lagoon had low tide and we got to see all the lil critters!

This is an intertidal area with rocks and tidal pools as well as some wooded areas and a shallow tidal lagoon. Very beautiful and interesting.

Both an excellent marine and foreshore interaction area and a reminder of how poorly we have treated some of our neighbors.

Amazing views of the Salish Sea/the Straight of Georgia. You must walk over an uneven rock face to access most of the park. You can stay near the entrance of the park to avoid this if you have any balance or mobility issues.

Pipers Lagoon is my favourite beach in the Nanaimo area. In the March herring roe cover the beach and the waters are full over wildlife - seals, sea lions, otters. In the summer, you can wade or swim.

Beautiful park with multiple trail options leading through a tall forest on the edge of the ocean. Many great lookout spots, and an all around fun and serene place to visit!

Rocky Beach, but much quieter than other lake side beaches. Bring umbrellas, you will need shade. No washroom amenities.

Nice walking trail facing Vancouver all waterfront pebbke beach.
Sunrise spot of Nanaimo for sure!

The area around here was nice. There want a lot of people around as we visited during lunch time so it was quiet. This place has a lot of locations that you could take photos of just scenery or of yourself. However navigating the trail is a little confusing as we had to scale a rock in order to continue.

Ample parking with easy walking to enjoy absolutely fabulous photos of nature in her glory with ocean breezes and benches along the walkway

Beautiful. High tide. Clean water. Low traffic and no crowds. Sand and rocky beaches. Great family spot.

Beautiful beach and lagoon, lots of adventures to be had for all ages. Nice easy path and best sunsets!

Beautiful beach good walk when tide is out but don't get caught out there. When it starts coming in the tide comes in quickly.

Such a good place to walk and enjoy nature. There are plenty of spots for parking. We left the car and walked this beautiful place. This and Neck Road Park are so peaceful and beautiful. You can walk in lagoon but there is also a path where you can walk too. If you want a lovely evening with some amazing views over ocean, this is a grrat place!

I love Pipers Lagoon Park Beautiful beach, little hike in the forest with a great view and if you are lucky enough, you can see some wild animals like the sealions very close! One of my favorite places in Nanaimo

Nanaimo gem. Easy to get to. Easy little hike. Great place for dogs. Lots of wild animals to be seen. Great picnic spot. Awesome place to lounge.

Piper's Lagoon is a short walk along the beach for a day when you crave the salty air but need to give your legs a break. It gets busy on the weekends but is a fantastic place early morning to catch the sunrise

Great spot to walk along the spit or beach and if you're able, scramble up and over the rocks to get to the other half of the park that has a easy trail that circles the point with excellent views all around. When the herring run there might be the occasional sighting of orcas and definitely sea lions. A popular spot so don't expect a private, secluded walk. An excellent swimming beach and a grassy area to picnic. And every time I've used them, very clean flush toilets.

Such an amazing park! Had a wonderful time volunteering to pull some invasive plants:) Contact the city of you would like to help!

Great little hike/walk in Nanaimo. Nice views and easily accessable. Some climbing up rocks for even better views too. #lovewhereyoulive

Cool place lots of people. Really nice for pictures. Kinda short for walking but great if you just wanna go for 30 min