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Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
A park where visitors can swim, launch boats, fish, and camp near the ocean.
Kitty Coleman Provincial Park, also known as Kitty Coleman Beach Provincial Park, is a Class C provincial park located in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Vancouver Island, in the Comox Valley, south of the mouth of the Oyster River just northeast of Courtenay.
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A woodland garden that was developed by hand. Bryan Zimmerman spent more than two years clearing the brush on his 24-acre (9.7 ha) lot and using a wheelbarrow to make the paths. It has one of the largest rhododendron collections in Western Canada with over 3000 plantings. It is also home to a multitude of native plants, birds and wildflowers. It has bark mulch paths and many water features. It is recognized as one of the world's finest informal show gardens.
In mid-July, the largest music festival on Vancouver Island takes place in the Comox Valley. Three days of an eclectic mix of music. On-site camping. A shuttle bus brings people to the site all weekend.
The site was the original home of the now extinct Pentlatch People, and is named for Chief Joe Nim-Nim. The centre highlights the achievements of the First Nations people of the area.
Historical exhibits and fossil tours of local rivers.