Off-leash area · Comox Valley

Bear Creek Nature Park

  • Fence not recorded
Bear Creek Nature Park, Comox Valley
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Shows the park; the off-leash area may be one section of it.

At the gate

2700 Macaulay Rd, Comox Valley

Parking
Public lot, about 0.4 km awayFree
Off-leash hours
Leash optional Jan 1-Jul 31; leash required Aug 1-Dec 31 in the lower park (hatchery trails, salmon spawning)

Not in the records yet: fencing, small-dog area, water for dogs, shade, washroom and ground. Know one?

From the source

  • Along the Oyster River; Oyster River Enhancement Society hatchery in the lower park
  • Leash optional only if dog stays on the trail within 10 m of you and returns immediately when called (CVRD rule)
  • The park has about 1,350 m of frontage on the Oyster River, including floodplain and wetland.
  • Leash required on the lower-park hatchery trails from Aug 1 to Dec 31 while salmon spawn.

Local rule · Comox Valley

In Comox Valley Regional District parks, dogs may be off leash if they're under control: on the trail, within 10 m of you and coming when called. A leash is required in Little River, Barbara Road, Lazo Wildlife, Masters, One Spot, qax mot and Royston Seaside parks, on the Bear Creek hatchery trails from August to December, at Goose Spit from March 1 to May 20, and at Seal Bay from April to June and on its east side. Comox Valley Regional District

Boundary not mapped yet; the pin shows the approximate spot · dots: nearby parks

Field notes

About Bear Creek Nature Park

The next nearest off-leash area is Driftwood Park, about 3.8 km away.

Questions

Before you go.

What are the off-leash hours at Bear Creek Nature Park?

Leash optional Jan 1-Jul 31; leash required Aug 1-Dec 31 in the lower park (hatchery trails, salmon spawning).

Is there parking at Bear Creek Nature Park?

Yes, the nearest public lot is about 0.4 km away and free.

Nearby

The closest other off-leash parks.

  1. 3.8 km awayDriftwood ParkComox Valley
  2. 4.3 km awayMacaulay Heights ParkComox Valley
  3. 4.6 km awayBracken ParkComox Valley
  4. 10 km awayTsolum River CommonsComox Valley