MacMillan Provincial Park, Provincial park in Vancouver Island, Canada
The 301-hectare park contains Cathedral Grove, a protected forest of ancient Douglas fir trees reaching 9 meters in circumference and 800 years in age.
H.R. MacMillan donated 136 hectares of timber holdings in 1944, leading to the establishment of the park as a Class A provincial reserve in 1947.
Indigenous communities used the area for ceremonies, with evidence of modified western redcedar trees dating back to 1137, showing bark harvesting practices.
The park stands 25 kilometers west of Qualicum Beach along Highway 4, providing accessibility to the only protected old-growth Douglas-fir forest in British Columbia.
The forest transitions between the dry Coastal Douglas-fir zone of east Vancouver Island and the wet Coastal Western Hemlock zone of the west coast.
Location: Regional District of Nanaimo
Inception: 1947
Website: http://env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/macmillan
GPS coordinates: 49.29000,-124.66100
Latest update: May 10, 2025 15:46
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