Eves Provincial Park - Crofton

Date: Sunday, Oct. 28

LOCATION:  Eves Provincial Park – 8107 Little Mountain Road, Westholme

Meet: Paring lot at park

Time: 10am

Directions:  From the Duncan area take the Trans-Canada Hwy and turn right at Mt. Sicker Road. Take Mt Sicker 600 m to Westholme Rd. and continue 800m to turn left on Nimmo Rd.  Immediately make a right turn on Little Mountain Rd.  Follow the road to the end in a parking area. If you are coming from the North take The Trans-Canada Hwy and turn left at Mt. Sicker Road and follow the rest of the directions above.  Parking is fairly limited.

Costs: None, but as a Class C Provincial Park, donations are appreciated as it doesn’t receive any government funding.

Washrooms: Outhouses near the Nature Centre.

Walking Conditions:   vary – some roots in some trails, a couple of steep areas on a few paths.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: To Nature Centre only

Cautions:  In high winds tree limbs could be blown onto trails, etc.

Features:  Eves Park is 46 acres with a network of trails with rocky bluffs, a section of old growth forest, an arbutus grove, a pond, and a creek.  There is the John Lawson Nature centre with displays, books and hands-on-activities for visitors.  There is a grassy area with spring wildflowers near the Nature Centre.  There is some evidence of mining, logging and farming history.

Photo Opportunities: Rocky bluffs, old growth forrest, pond and creek.

Post Trip Review (coffee): The Red Rooster (at highway and Mt. Sicker Rd. intersection)