Beautiful British Columbia has no shortage of towering trees and fresh air, but Cathedral Grove in MacMillan Provincial Park is among the most picturesque.

MacMillan Provincial Park

With a network of trails under ancient pillars described as being “untouched by the modern world,” these forests are home to foliage that is more than 800 years old.

“The park protects and preserves an internationally significant representative example of Douglas fir old-growth forest within the Coastal Western Hemlock Biogeoclimatic Zone,” explains BC Parks.

“Trails on either side of the highway lead visitors through the mighty stands of this coastal forest.”

Photo via BC Parks

On the south side of the park, you’ll find trunks measuring more than 9 metres in circumference and on the northern side of the road, you’ll find red cedars overlooking Cameron Lake.

Want to check it out?

MacMillan Provincial Park is located three hours west of Vancouver and has several routes that allow visitors to take in the scenery.

Please be advised that some trails were closed after a severe windstorm in 1997 that toppled hundreds of large trees onto walkways and have yet to reopen.

What is left, however, is still quite the sight, so check them out.

You’re in for quite the treat!

Happy visiting!

MacMillan Provincial Park, British Columbia 

Where: 452 Alberni Highway, Nanaimo, BC

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Cassandra Stefanic

Regional Editor, Prairies –Cassandra is a Calgary-based journalist with a deep appreciation for music, film, food, travelling, and storytelling. When she’s not chasing a story, writing, or editing, you’ll likely find her in the mountains, binge-watching a new series, at a speakeasy, cooking, or getting lost in a Taylor Swift re-record.

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