 Location The park is located on southern Vancouver Island, approximately 45 km north of Victoria off Highway 1. Turn east Bamberton Provincial Park can be accessed from Highway 1 onto Mill Bay Road, near the north end of the scenic Malahat Drive. BC Ferries offers service from Mill Bay to Brentwood Bay, a distance of 8 km by sea with a crossing time of 25 minutes. Bamberton Park is located a 5-minute drive south of Mill Bay. Nearby communities include: Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake, Cobble Hill, Duncan, Victoria. Outdoor Activities For years the warm waters surrounding Vancouver Islands Mill Bay have been a popular destination for local salmon fishers. The inviting water and the 225-meter long sandy beach have also made nearby Bamberton Provincial Park an ideal spot for parents to bring their families. While the kids frolic in the warm waves, parents can lounge in the sand and enjoy the views across the inlet to the east are the shores of the Saanich Peninsula, with the southern Gulf Islands and Mt. Baker beyond. Rising sharply to the west are the mountains of south Vancouver Island. Fronting on the west side of Saanich Inlet, of particular interest in this park is the abundance of arbutus trees, identified by its thick, leathery green leaves, reddish trunk and peeling bark. The arbutus is Canada's only broadleaf evergreen and is found only on Vancouver Island and the lower coast of mainland British Columbia.
Picnicking
There is a picnicking and day-use area available at this park with a large vehicle parking lot, picnic tables, flush toilets, fresh water and a large grassy area where children can be let loose to play. The day-use area provides easy access to the beach. Day-use Area Vehicle Parking Fee: $3.00 per vehicle / day or $1.00 per vehicle for the first hour. All School Groups: Please contact RLC Enterprize at 250 474-1336 or email
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PRIOR to visiting Bamberton day use area or campground for year end functions. Camping 
This park offers 53 vehicle accessible campsites, nestled amongst a mixed woodland forest. Campsite reservations are accepted and first-come, first-served sites are also available. Bamberton Provincial Park is open year round, with limited facilities in the off-season.
Prices and Seasons
The prices for camping are seasonally adjusted to the provision of services. During the peak season camping fees are $16.00 per night and there is a second vehicle charge of $8.00. Additional sleeping units are permitted in an occupied campsite but there is a camping fee charge of $16.00. Winter season is November 1 to March 13, or until full services are resumed and rates are $10.00 for everyone. Shoulder season is May 1 to June 15 and after Labour Day to September 30 where the rate is $16.00 and seniors pay $8.00 per night. Peak season is June 16 to Labour Day where the rate is $16.00 and seniors pay $16.00 per night. Second vehicle charges are $8.00 per night with a campsite. BC seniors over 65 must provide a BC gold card to pay half price prior to June 15th and after Labour Day. During the peak season seniors pay full price. Parking is $1.00 for the first hour, or $3.00 for the day.
Reservations
To make a reservation in the campground please contact Discover Camping or by calling toll free at 1-800-689-9025.
Fires Campfires are allowed in designated fire rings provided that a fire ban is not in effect. Firewood is provided to visitors and the cost is $7.00 per bundle or $18.00 for 3 bundles. In order to preserve vegetation and ground cover, please don't gather firewood from the area around your campsite or elsewhere in the park (this is a ticketable offence under the Park Act). Dead wood is an important habitat element for many plants and animals and it adds organic matter to the soil. It is illegal to burn wood or material from the forest because it is destructive and damages the protected ecosystems within the park.
Nearby Parks
Goldstream Provincial Park, Koksilah Provincial Park, Gowlland-Tod Provincial Park
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