This park has vehicle accessible campsites in two separate campgrounds, the Upper Campground and the Lower Campground. Campsite reservations are accepted and first-come, first-served sites are also available.

Vehicle Accessible Camping Fee: $19.00 per party / night
BC Senior's Rate (Shoulder Season only): $9.50 per senior's couple/night

No wilderness, backcountry or walk-in camping.

No group campsites.

Day-use Area Vehicle Parking Fee: $1.00 per vehicle / hour to a maximum of $3.00 per vehicle per/day. For information about yearly parking passes, or further information about parking fees, click here.

This park has three day-use/picnic areas all located within a few kilometers of each other.

Little Qualicum Falls day-use area provides picnic tables, a picnic shelter, flush toilets and fresh water. Picnicking in the campground is not permitted.

Cameron Lake day-use area provides the best swimming opportunity in the park. There are picnic tables and pit toilets provided off a small parking lot at the southern end of the lake. Fires are prohibited in the day-use area and domestic animals must be on a leash at all times and are not allowed on beach areas.

Beaufort day-use area is a small site located along Highway 4, approximately 6 km past Little Qualicum Falls Park. It provides swimming and fishing opportunities. This small area has 2 picnic tables, 1 pit toilet and limited parking. Fires are prohibited in the day-use area and domestic animals must be on a leash at all times and are not allowed on beach areas.

Some facilities in the park are wheelchair accessible.

Cold water taps are located at the Little Qualicum Falls day-use area and the campground. Taps are shut off during the off-season. There is no drinking water provided at the Cameron Lake and Beaufort day-use areas.

Pit toilets are located throughout the park at all day-use areas, locations along the trails and in the campground. Flush toilet buildings are located in the Little Qualicum Falls day-use area and in the upper campground.

No showers.

No sani-station/dump facilities. A sani-station is available at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, located 2 km south of Parksville off Highway 19a.

While fires are allowed, we encourage visitors to conserve the environment by minimizing the use of fire and using stoves instead. Campfire rings are provided at each campsite.

Firewood can be purchased from the Park Facility Operator. Fees for firewood are set locally and may vary. To preserve vegetation and ground cover, please don't gather firewood from the area around your campsite or elsewhere in the park (this is a ticketable offence under the Park Act). Dead wood is an important habitat element for many plants and animals and it adds organic matter to the soil. You can conserve firewood and air quality by keeping your campfire small. Limited burning hours or campfire bans may be implemented. Bring a portable stove for cooking.

Every Saturday, throughout the summer, join a Park Naturalist for a Jerry’s Rangers program at 3:00pm for children ages 5-11 and at 7:00pm for an all ages program or guided hike.  Check with the Park Host for program locations.

In addition, campers and day users should check on notice boards, and with the Park Hosts for information on additional programs being offered during their stay as well as keep their eyes open for the friendly Park Naturalists in green shirts roving the Park..

There are 6 km of walking trails throughout the park. Trails leave from the campground and Little Qualicum Falls day-use area, meandering though old-growth and second-growth forest along the Little Qualicum River. For an easy walk, hikers can leave from the day-use area and follow a loop trail to view the lower and upper waterfalls. A lookout point is located along this trail, offering spectacular views of the river and upper falls.

For your own safety and the preservation of the park, obey posted signs and keep to designated trails. Shortcutting trails destroys plant life and soil structure.

There is an adventure playground at this park, located adjacent to the upper campground.

Swimming Closure:

75 meters above the Middle Falls Bridge to the downstream park boundary below the Lower Falls Bridge is closed to swimming. Other areas in the park may be closed to swimming during high water periods. Check the park information shelters for swimming closure information.  Those wanting to swim should visit the Cameron Lake day-use, located 10 minutes west on Hwy #14.

There are no lifeguards on duty at provincial parks.

Ample opportunities for fresh water canoeing or kayaking exist on Cameron Lake, which can be accessed via the Cameron Lake day-use area and the Beaufort day-use area.

This park does not have a boat launch.

Fishing opportunities are available in Cameron Lake. Cameron Lake is one of a few lakes in British Columbia known to have brown trout. Anyone fishing or angling in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence.

Bicycles must keep to roadways. Bicycle helmets are mandatory in British Columbia.

Horseback riding is not permitted in this park.