Elk Falls Provincial Park — Attraction in Campbell River

Construction is still in progress - so some of the manmade blemishes on this lovely walk will eventually be gone. But... significant improvements to the parking lot, trails & viewing facilities at the falls have been made.

Parking lot, bathrooms & trails are all wheelchair friendly - though I suspect future contstruction will make it considerably more so. Sadly, the falls viewing area is not available to wheelchairs or anyone who has difficulty with steps.

There are a multitude of steps and all are metal grated. Which is rather cool, especially when you are on the suspension bridge. The views are spectacular- well worth the effort.

All dog's are on leash. Please be prepared to pick up any mess your dog(s) make on this busy trail. There is poop bags available at the trail entrance from the parking lot. Found our dog's were very nervous about walking on the opened metal grating. They definitely don't like the ability to see the gorge beneath them.

Must warn those who have breathing or walking difficulties - this walk is downhill from the parking lot - consequently it's a long - somewhat steep climb back to...

Four stars for the swimming. The rest of it was merely ok.

The suspension bridge and waterfall were underwhelming. I was left wondering what the point of the bridge was, other than a tourist attraction. It was so busy and crowded. I’m pretty sure I actually caught Covid here there were so many people. It made me feel like I was in an amusement park. Not the feeling of nature I want on this beautiful island.

The rest of the park was great. I found several lovely swimming places and the massive trees were impressive as always. The huckleberries were ripe, and there were a surprising number of them in the forest.

I could really do without the long walk through the construction fencing in the blasting heat and sun. And the parking lot has basically no trees for shade.

Also, the accessible parking is hardly accessible when you have to go onto the narrow sidewalk and make your way over to the perimeter of the parking lot that isn’t where all the services and trailhead are located. It is an unnecessarily long way for someone with a mobility...

Booked a group site through the Discover Camping website in July for a trip on September 10-12th. Arrived at the campsite on September 10th (Loveland Bay) and found our group site full of RV’s Found the campground host and he said they they were not accepting reservations after September 7th and said it must have been an issue with Discover Camping.

I phoned Discover Camping and gave them my confirmation number and they said ok we see your reservation what seems to be the issue? After my explanation they said it is up to the specific campground to decide if they want to take reservations or not and some have turned group sites into multiple first come first served individual sites but I could apply for a refund.

After searching for another 4 hours for a campsite for our groups 3 RV’s we returned home and I filled out the application, now I can wait 6 weeks for my $603.90 refund... I wonder if they will refund me for our day off of work that will now be spent...