Englishman River Regional Park Management Plan

Englishman River

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is updating the management plan for Englishman River Regional Park to guide how the RDN manages and improves the park over the next 20 years.

Englishman River Regional Park is a 207-hectare park located just outside Parksville along the north banks of the Englishman River. The park is a regionally significant ecological area that also provides recreational and cultural benefits to visitors and the surrounding communities. Lands within the park are owned by the Province of BC, The Nature Trust of BC, Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The RDN manages these lands on behalf of the landowners, guided by the 2009-2014 Englishman River Regional Park Management Plan.

The updated plan will outline the vision and goals for the park and identify management policies and actions to address current challenges and improve the park experience.

How can you get involved and learn more?

How will your ideas affect the park?

Public engagement will help ensure the updated management plan is grounded in community values. The project includes two phases of community engagement.

  • The first phase of public engagement in spring 2026 will ask people how they use the park, what they like about it and what ideas they have to make it better.
  • The second phase of engagement in fall 2026 will share a draft plan and explain how community input shaped it. The public will be invited to provide feedback to help refine the plan.

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is updating the management plan for Englishman River Regional Park to guide how the RDN manages and improves the park over the next 20 years.

Englishman River Regional Park is a 207-hectare park located just outside Parksville along the north banks of the Englishman River. The park is a regionally significant ecological area that also provides recreational and cultural benefits to visitors and the surrounding communities. Lands within the park are owned by the Province of BC, The Nature Trust of BC, Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The RDN manages these lands on behalf of the landowners, guided by the 2009-2014 Englishman River Regional Park Management Plan.

The updated plan will outline the vision and goals for the park and identify management policies and actions to address current challenges and improve the park experience.

How can you get involved and learn more?

How will your ideas affect the park?

Public engagement will help ensure the updated management plan is grounded in community values. The project includes two phases of community engagement.

  • The first phase of public engagement in spring 2026 will ask people how they use the park, what they like about it and what ideas they have to make it better.
  • The second phase of engagement in fall 2026 will share a draft plan and explain how community input shaped it. The public will be invited to provide feedback to help refine the plan.

  • Phase 1 What We Heard Engagement Summary now available

    The Phase 1 What We Heard Engagement Summary Report is now complete and available in the 'Documents' Section of this page.

    Information gained through the first phase of engagement will be used to develop a draft updated park management plan, which will include:

    • Updated Vision and Goals
    • Draft Management Policies and Operational Actions
    • Implementation Summary

    The draft park management plan will be reviewed through a second phase of engagement with revisions incorporated before it is finalized in 2027.

    The Phase 1 What We Heard Engagement Summary Report is now complete and available in the 'Documents' Section of this page.

    Information gained through the first phase of engagement will be used to develop a draft updated park management plan, which will include:

    • Updated Vision and Goals
    • Draft Management Policies and Operational Actions
    • Implementation Summary

    The draft park management plan will be reviewed through a second phase of engagement with revisions incorporated before it is finalized in 2027.

  • Phase 1 Community Engagement is now complete

    Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey, open house and interest group workshops. The feedback will be compiled, summarized and presented in a What We Heard report and posted on this project page once complete.

    The detailed findings from the technical analysis and engagement will be the foundation for the development of the updated management plan.

    Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey, open house and interest group workshops. The feedback will be compiled, summarized and presented in a What We Heard report and posted on this project page once complete.

    The detailed findings from the technical analysis and engagement will be the foundation for the development of the updated management plan.

  • Phase 1 engagement is live! We want to hear from you!

    Here’s how you can share your thoughts on Englishman River Regional Park:

    1. Take the survey by April 26, 2026
      • Online Survey
      • Hard-copy Survey – available at the open house or by request
    2. Attend the drop-in open house at the park
      • Saturday, April 18 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.) at the Top Bridge parking lot at the end of Allsbrook Road, Parksville


    Here’s how you can share your thoughts on Englishman River Regional Park:

    1. Take the survey by April 26, 2026
      • Online Survey
      • Hard-copy Survey – available at the open house or by request
    2. Attend the drop-in open house at the park
      • Saturday, April 18 (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.) at the Top Bridge parking lot at the end of Allsbrook Road, Parksville


Page last updated: 09 Jun 2026, 03:57 PM