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Discovery Island Marine Park

48.4235° N, 123.2412° W

Discovery Island Marine Park, British Columbia. 48.4235° N, 123.2412° W

Provincial park, 0.67 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/discovery-island-marine-park/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Discovery Island Marine Park is a 0.67 km² provincial park 8.7 km southeast of Victoria, in British Columbia. It was established in 1972.

Area
0.67 km²
Established
1972

Conditions today

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:52 a.m.
Sunrise
7:24 a.m.
Sunset
6:35 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:06 p.m.
Moonrise
6:24 a.m.
Moonset
5:55 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Victoria / Saanich, as of 2:00 a.m. PDT

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Kayaking
  • Swimming

Camping

  • Marine-accessible camping
  • Winter camping

Facilities

  • Picnic areas
  • Pit or flush toilets

As listed by the park’s official page. Book a campsite

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Class A
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Government of British Columbia
Official website
bcparks.ca
Reservations
camping.bcparks.ca