Oceanside Art Gallery tops the list of what to see in Qualicum Beach
Mapped inside Qualicum Beach’s municipal boundary are 4 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 3. The commonest are 2 art galleries, 2 attractions and a museum. A day out reaches Englishman River Falls Provincial Park, 13 km away.
Best known, in and near Qualicum Beach
MuseumQualicum Beach Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryStone Cottage Galleryin townHeritage railwayHeritage railwayBloedel, Stewart & Welch No. 4in townAttractionAttractionHamilton Hobby Farm2.5 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionNorth Island Wildlife Recovery & Educational Centre4.8 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The farthest of them, North Island Wildlife Recovery & Educational Centre, is 8.4 km out.
The dashed line is Qualicum Beach’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Sorted by kind
Green: inside Qualicum Beach. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
The 4 inside Qualicum Beach come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Qualicum Beach → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Qualicum Beach →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
WaterfallEnglishman River Falls Provincial Park13 km south
AttractionHorne Lake Caves Provincial Park24 km northwestHeritage railwayHeritage railwayAlberni Pacific Railway31 km west
MuseumMcLean Mill29 km westPlaces well known beyond Qualicum Beach (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Qualicum Beach: your questions
What are the main attractions in Qualicum Beach?
Top of the list inside Qualicum Beach’s municipal boundary: Stone Cottage Gallery and Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No. 4.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Qualicum Beach?
None is recorded within 5 km of Qualicum Beach.
What are the best-known days out near Qualicum Beach?
For a day out within 40 km: Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park (24 km), Alberni Pacific Railway (31 km), McLean Mill (29 km).
How is this list made?
We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond it.
Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Qualicum Beach Museum: Snoeske, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Englishman River Falls Provincial Park: th0rstenhell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park: unchecked_insect, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McLean Mill: Dave Bonser, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).