Petroglyph Provincial Park, Provincial park in Nanaimo, Canada

Petroglyph Provincial Park covers 1.8 hectares between the Trans Canada Highway and the mouth of the Nanaimo River, where it meets the Northumberland Channel. Its sandstone surfaces hold more than a thousand years of carvings, attributed mainly to the Snuneymuxw. The only visitor infrastructure is a small information display; there are no other facilities.

The park was established in 1948 to preserve rock art created by First Nations people dating back at least to the 10th century. These carvings were made at specific locations near waterfalls and natural formations considered spiritually powerful by the original inhabitants.

The carvings depict mythological sea creatures, human figures and animals, attributed mainly to the Snuneymuxw and tied to the spiritual history of the Coast Salish and Snuneymuxw First Nations. The images were cut into sandstone, and the park takes its name from them.

The park lies between the Trans Canada Highway and the point where the Nanaimo River enters the Northumberland Channel, an arm of the Strait of Georgia. The only tourist infrastructure is a small information display; there are no recreation facilities, so bring water and food. The site covers 1.8 hectares and is explored on foot.

The park covers only 1.8 hectares, making it one of the three smallest provincial parks in British Columbia, alongside Memory Island and Seton Portage Historic. Its boundaries and protection status changed several times; at one point it measured 1.554 hectares. The carvings are cut into sandstone and are attributed mainly to the Snuneymuxw.