Comox Valley Activities
kid friendly activities
museums
kayaking
skiing
hiking
biking
caving
parks and beaches
golf
birding
fishing
wildlife
horseback
riding
whale watching tours
Comox Valley Events
Shellfish
Festival
Filberg
Festival
Vancouver Island Music Fest
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Lots to do in the Comox Valley
The historic Filberg Lodge on Comox Harbour
will captivate you with its beautifully landscaped waterfront gardens, charming
Herb Gardens, and the Tla wa sints guy a las Totem Pole. Filberg Lodge hosts
the annual Filberg Festival every summer on the August 1st long
weekend, when hundreds of British Columbia's best artists and performers
display their artwork, their crafts and their music.
A three day event held annually in the Comox Valley,
the Vancouver Island Music Fest is
becoming one of the premier summer music festivals in British Columbia.
The Comox Valley boasts three excellent museums.
Some of the best saltwater fishing on the island, particularly
for salmon, can be found in the waters of the Strait of Georgia north of
the Puntledge River Estuary between Courtenay and Comox, and off of Cape
Lazo, King Coho, and Bates Beach. The valley's lakes and rivers are also
superb flyfishing waters.
The protected, nutrient rich waters off the east coast
of Vancouver Island provide an astonishingly rich display of underwater
life - scuba divers won't be disappointed!
Golfers can tee off at their choice of 6
year-round golf courses and 3 seasonal courses.
The Comox Valley abounds with parks and beaches. Strathcona Park, Vancouver
Island's largest and British Columbia's oldest, provincial park and Seal
Bay Regional Nature Park to name just two.
The Comox Valley comes
alive in winter with world-class skiing at Mt. Washington Alpine Resort, located
19 miles (31 km) west of Hwy 19 at Courtenay. Mount Washington (elevation
5,216 feet/1590 m) has long been known for having good snow conditions
from early in winter to well past Easter. The snow here is often deeper
than anywhere else in British Columbia, and occasionally anywhere else in
the world! In 1995, Mt. Washington had more snow than any other ski resort
in the world. This accounts, in part, for Mt. Washington being the second-busiest
winter recreation destination in British Columbia, behind Whistler/Blackcomb.
Mt Washington also provides excellent hiking, mountain biking, and horseback
riding in summer, or you can simply make the 40-minute trip to Mt. Washington
to ride the chair lift and enjoy the wonderful views of the surrounding
area.
See our Things to do with the Kids page for specific suggestions
about Kid Friendly
Activities in the Comox Valley.
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