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This week we head to Vancouver Island to see the Canadian big trees as opposed to last week's American big trees. We visited Cathedral Grove in MacMillan Park near Parksville on Vancouver Island during a camping trip in August 2021. We were on our way to Pacific Rim National Park, and did not have much time to explore McMillan Park, so we only spent about an hour walking the Old Growth Trail and letting the kids play in the forest. The trail is very easy, only about 1km in length with minimal elevation gain. The trail itself is wide and clean with sections of freshly built boardwalk, where you can still smell the freshly cut cedar planks. The trail also passes by a very calm section of Cameron River, so we stopped by the river and let the kids play in the water. It was a pleasant walk in the woods where we all had a good time.

Trailhead with trail map and all sorts of signs.

Canadian big trees.

Trail is wide and clean.

Root rot.

More fallen and rotting trees.

Newly built boardwalk.

Little one walking on the big fallen tree.

Making his way across.

Playing by the riverbank.

Having lots of fun in the water.