Winter 9am - 8pm daily, summer 8am -10pm daily. In case of any emergency, there are a number of family/staff on site 24/7.
24/7- All bathrooms onsite are quality flush toilet, tiled and heated. Showers are token operated, $1/ 5 minutes and cleaned daily. Our facilities are top rated in B.C. (Camping Select).
Winter 9am - 9pm daily, summer 8am - 10pm daily. There are 6 washers and 4 commercial dryers. $2.50/wash load & dryers are $.25/ 5 minutes. The laundry room is connected to the games room and lounge and also has an ironing board and iron, TV, book exchange, and wifi to check e-mail on your laptop. Change, soap and dryer sheets are available in the adjoining office (during winter office hours).
Winter 9am - 9pm daily, summer 8am - 10pm daily - no extra charge.
The front gate automatically closes at 11pm and re-opens at 5:30am. When you pull up to the gate, it will automatically rise, so guests can exit at any time. If you are coming in late, please request an access code from our office staff during office hours. We have onsite security throughout the summer months and on holiday weekends throughout the year, so in the rare event of any disturbances or problems, help is close and immediate by telephone. We also have several staff/family members who live onsite year round.
Living Forest offers monthly stays of up to 8 months year round (after 8 months guests must vacate park for at least 4 months). We do limit the number of sites available for monthly rentals at busier times of the year.
Yes - one night! We do have daily and weekly rates.
Absolutely! Site specific reservations are no extra charge. For monthly reservations, we require a $100 deposit made on your Visa or MasterCard (or debit if in person). Just call or email. Be aware that for 'no penalty' cancellations, two months’ notice is required on monthly reservations.
Just before the site you want gets taken! Our reservation software looks far into the future - but we only take reservations 1 year in advance. That makes it fair for everyone to get 'first crack' at their favourite site. Reserve as early as you can for best selection. All of the sites are nice, but everyone has favourites. If you come up with any other questions (could happen :-), just call or email. The only dumb questions are the ones you don't ask.
Just upstream from the Living Forest, the neighbouring property has an industrial history, having been a concrete plant, a pile driving/barge manufacturing plant, and a storage lot for a company that built docking structures. The big wheel was a remnant of a docking structure called a dolphin. If you look at many BC Ferries terminals, you’ll see them. Turned on their side, these wheels are the frame to hold concrete and timbers to help hold ferries in place at dock, to unload. Who knew?
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is the major medical treatment centre north of Victoria, and has extensive and updated treatment facilities. There are also several walk in clinics in Nanaimo, including one at the medical arts facility next to Southgate Plaza, 1km away from the Living Forest. Medical professionals of all types like to make Vancouver Island their home, so we are proud to have many excellent health care professionals in Nanaimo.
The river and ocean are much warmer in the summer... Just kidding. We're supplied by the City of Nanaimo, where the drinking water quality is better than any other place we know of!
We ask folks to pack their garbage and extensive recycling list (now including compost and kitchen scraps) to a central location near the park entrance. Nanaimo is one of the top recycling towns in the country.
Are your pets friendly? Non aggressive, quiet, leashed and picked-up-after pets are most welcome - any other type, not so much. We can also direct you to off leash areas.
Times change! Land line telephone service is no longer available to your site - cell service only. Hi-speed internet is available, with our extensive Tengo WiFi available for a fee in all full service RV sites - contact the office for details. FREE WiFi is available at the office and the Living Forest Cafe, overlooking the beach area.
Too many trees in a lot of the park, but we do have a small selection of waterview sites that seem to work just fine - let us know if that's a priority.
55 sites have 50 amp service, many with oceanview, some are pull thrus - including 4 oceanview 'nose in' sites for motorhomes to enjoy the view out the front windshield.
Otherwise it just wouldn't be camping! Every site has a picnic table and fire ring and dry firewood is sold at the office.
If we are under a fire ban, signs will be posted throughout the park. Propane fire pits are allowed during fire bans as they do not produce sparks. For more information about fire bans in the province of BC, visit: http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/Bans.asp