Parksville Canadian Tire | Informal Campsite

March 20th, 2023 by padlonph

No problem. Quiet. Great food at the Save-On-Foods close by.

March 16th, 2023 by padlonph

I didn’t go all the way past Anytime Fitness as their parking lot was packed. I just parked behind Canadian Tire in the corner by the exit. It was about 8pm. A little traffic but still worked just fine.

November 17th, 2022 by Vangoat

Easy spot to spend the night. Rolled in after dark and left by 8:30AM

August 24th, 2022 by Mean Streets

I stayed overnight here on August 24, 2022. It was great. Pretty quiet. No homeless people running around. No body bothered me. I'm a member of Anytime Fitness, so I got to use the gym that morning. It's just a stone's throw away from where you park for the night. I was parked in my truck and camper. But there was also a cube van, class C RV, hightop sprinter van and an SUV parked overnight here while I was there. Lots of room. The parking area isn't quite level. But it's not that bad and it didn't disturb my sleep. A plank or two under the tire would level things up well. Enjoy your stay!!

July 11th, 2022 by iamgracebrophy

as described! lovely quiet night's sleep with no trouble from anyone. theres even some picnic benches around 👍

May 28th, 2022 by m.reyes.wilkinson

Stayed for one night and as members of Anytime went to the gym for a workout, shower and wifi the next morning. Relatively quiet (other than some traffic), and lots of street lights so you feel safe. No ‘no parking signs’ and wasn’t bothered all night.

August 18th, 2021 by Alex33

Good location for overnight stay. Not the cleanest one but no signs and no through traffic.

August 10th, 2021 by instagram

Parking lot behind Canadian store and Anytime Fitness. There’re picnic tables and a little grassy area for your pets.

August 9th, 2021 by melanie.m.schweiger

We had a super quiet night here, there were a couple of other campers. Perfect for a night or two!

June 5th, 2021 by cassycriss

I work in parksville and live in my motorhome, this spot has been great so far. A police man showed up asking if I called the cops, (I didn’t) but I quickly asked if it was ok I was parked there and he said yes.

December 7th, 2020 by mel_j_gaunt

We’ve stayed in this spot everytime we pass through Qualicum and Parksville over the last three months and have never had a problem! We are left alone everytime!

November 1st, 2020 by cynthia-07

Endroit caché derrière les magasins, et pas exactement derrière le Canadian Tire. Nous sommes restés trois nuits non consécutives, c'était calme. Le soir des personnes passent à pied dans le coin (notamment pour promener leurs chiens). D'autres vans viennent se stationner pour la nuit. On voit là route sur le côté du parking donc très passant le matin assez tôt. Pas de panneau particulier.

October 27th, 2020 by flyingbudgie20

nice and quiet at night. I arrived late and left early in the morning. depends on the parking area you park it is difficult to find a flat spot. There were more campervans, some close to the wood wall and others just behind the building.

September 2nd, 2020 by Ivan

Quiet at night, not the easiest to find a level spot, but we managed to level out. Two other van dwellers with our truck camper.

August 23rd, 2020 by Camping Canada

This isn't a bad place for the evening. Really quite, no one bothered me and was equally as quite in the morning, would stay again if I needed to. Open Shaw wifi comes and goes.

September 26th, 2019 by 89efha

literally my go-to spot when I visit parksville, wasn't bothered last year AMD haven't been this year. you don't wake up to a pretty view but its very quiet and no RCMP officers tap-tap-tapping 🤠

September 26th, 2019 by 89efha

Go behind the Canadian Tire and there's a spot by the trees away from the light next to a wooden fence. used this spot for overnights a week straight and have had no issues at all, no thru traffic, no tap tap on the windows, just a good spot to rest.