Blueback Beach Access — Attraction in Nanaimo

This place was a bit of a challenge for me personally as I have had multiple knee surgeries and going down 296 stairs only to come back up them after enjoying the beach was a bit much for my knees. Took a couple breaks coming back up just catch my breath and rest. The beach itself was great and we arrived during low tide so it was a long walk to the water. Really enjoyed taking in the views of the big open sky and the mountains. Plenty of crabs, sand dollars and starfish along the waters edge and rocks. Watched an otter eat a fish on the rocks nearby us and then went to look for more. Not overly crowded at all, great place for dog walking and kids loved it too. Highly recommended for the views, exercise and fresh...

Beautiful during the low tide or high tide. Its long long stairs is really great if you want a real deep exercise. A great outdoor gym. You will really sweat it out.

Gorgeous views. It has a great location for parking than Invermere beach. It has a long stretch of sandbar which is great particularly during the summer. Kids would really have fun playing in the sand. And building sandcastles.

If you walk farther to the right you will reach Invermere beach. Invermere beach is really great if you have dogs.

I usually start my walk to Bueback beach access then go to Invermere to avoid walking up the long long stairs.

Overall, they are both equally a...

Great little hidden gem! A lot of folks use the stairs for a workout (met a lovely lady who does 10 reps before going for a swim), but there are lots of cut-outs and benches to allow for less ambitious folks to catch their breath. To be clear, the stairs would be quite intense for anyone with mobility or fitness issues. If you're not prepared to sweat, there are better beach accesses, but if you don't mind working for it, this is a gorgeous little spot. And the stairs are very...