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Gowlland Tod Park

48.5364° N, 123.532° W

Gowlland Tod Park, British Columbia. 48.5364° N, 123.532° W

Provincial park, 12.8 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/gowlland-tod-park/, compiled October 9, 2026

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  • 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).
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Gowlland Tod Park is a 12.8 km² provincial park 1.7 km southeast of Malahat, in British Columbia. It was established in 1995.

Area
12.8 km²
Established
1995

Conditions today

14.3 °C

Partly CloudyWind SSE 8 km/h

Observed at Malahat, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness this evening then rain beginning before morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this evening except west 50 near Juan de Fuca Strait. Wind becoming southeast 30 gusting to 50 before morning. Low 11.

Weather: Malahat (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:54 a.m.
Sunrise
7:25 a.m.
Sunset
6:36 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:07 p.m.
Moonrise
6:25 a.m.
Moonset
5:56 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

WestShore, as of 11:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • E-Biking
  • Hiking
  • Horseback riding
  • Kayaking
  • Pets on leash
  • Swimming
  • Wildlife viewing

Facilities

  • Accessibility information
  • Picnic areas
  • Pit or flush toilets

As listed by the park’s official page.

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

Photos

Cascade Falls in Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, Canada 15
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Finlaysom Arm from Gowlland Tod Provincial Park - panoramio
Photo: Kiwibirdman, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, Canada 01
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons