Guidebook for Nanaimo

Kim
Guidebook for Nanaimo

Everything Else

6 kilometer easy to moderate hike around beautiful Westwood lake. Nice trails through nature and scenery.
35 locals recommend
Westwood Lake Park
381 Westwood Road
35 locals recommend
6 kilometer easy to moderate hike around beautiful Westwood lake. Nice trails through nature and scenery.
Small outdoor patio, and reasonably priced pub food and drinks. Walk or drive.
Jinglepot Pub
2211 Jingle Pot Rd
Small outdoor patio, and reasonably priced pub food and drinks. Walk or drive.
Great walk on the waterfront. Park at Maffeo Sutton Park and tour the entire Nanaimo waterfront...right up to the stores that line the promenade.
80 locals recommend
Maffeo Sutton Park
100 Comox Road
80 locals recommend
Great walk on the waterfront. Park at Maffeo Sutton Park and tour the entire Nanaimo waterfront...right up to the stores that line the promenade.
Lots of walking trails, tennis courts with lights, volley ball courts, outdoor seasonal swimming pool and disc golf course.
6 locals recommend
Bowen Park Complex
500 Bowen Rd
6 locals recommend
Lots of walking trails, tennis courts with lights, volley ball courts, outdoor seasonal swimming pool and disc golf course.
No dogs allowed here, but you'll see lots of wildlife, beavers, birds, including owls and waterfowel.
17 locals recommend
Buttertubs Marsh Park
197 Bird Sanctuary Dr
17 locals recommend
No dogs allowed here, but you'll see lots of wildlife, beavers, birds, including owls and waterfowel.
Indoor pool and ice here. Summertime fairs, festivals and tennis courts.
12 locals recommend
Beban Park Recreation Centre
2300 Bowen Rd
12 locals recommend
Indoor pool and ice here. Summertime fairs, festivals and tennis courts.
Self explanatory.
15 locals recommend
Vancouver Island University
900 Fifth St
15 locals recommend
Self explanatory.

Drinks & Nightlife

Another local pub you can walk to through Buttertubs Marsh. Wing nights are a favorite of mine. Wed and Sunday.
Quarterway Pub
1431 Bowen Rd
Another local pub you can walk to through Buttertubs Marsh. Wing nights are a favorite of mine. Wed and Sunday.
Another waterfront dining experience. Beautiful views.
22 locals recommend
Lighthouse Bistro and Pub
50 Anchor Way
22 locals recommend
Another waterfront dining experience. Beautiful views.

Food Scene

Best Mexican food in town...and the restaurant floats on the water. This restaurant is Seasonal only.
37 locals recommend
Penny's Palapa Restaurant
10 Wharf St
37 locals recommend
Best Mexican food in town...and the restaurant floats on the water. This restaurant is Seasonal only.
Take the little ferry over to the Dingy Dock Pub...just to say you did it! On Protection Island. Often live music playing in the summer...large patio.
86 locals recommend
Dinghy Dock Pub
8 Pirates Ln
86 locals recommend
Take the little ferry over to the Dingy Dock Pub...just to say you did it! On Protection Island. Often live music playing in the summer...large patio.

Arts & Culture

Sample some great gapes here!
Millstone Estate Winery
2300 East Wellington Road
Sample some great gapes here!