French Beach Provincial Park, Provincial park on Vancouver Island, Canada.

French Beach Provincial Park is a coastal park on Vancouver Island overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca, featuring a beach of sand and gravel. Ancient forest grows right down to the shoreline, creating a setting where ocean and woodland meet.

French Beach Provincial Park was established in 1980 as the first family-oriented park on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. In 2004, its boundaries were revised and the park was reduced from 59 to 55 hectares. It is a Class C park, managed by a local operator rather than BC Parks.

The park is named after James French, a Canadian naturalist. Its 55 hectares lie in the Juan de Fuca Strait corridor, and the forest understory includes the Pacific dogwood, the protected flower also shown on British Columbia's coat of arms. The park is a Class C protected area run by a local operator rather than BC Parks.

The park offers basic camping sites without showers or power hookups, along with day-use areas with picnic spots and fire rings. Visitors should come prepared for simple facilities and bring what they need for comfort.

Gray whales pass close to the beach during their yearly migration between Alaska and Mexico, making spring and fall prime times for spotting them. These massive marine mammals often swim near enough to shore for visitors to watch without binoculars.