Colliery Dam Park
Colliery Dam Park is a park in Nanaimo, British Columbia which is located on Nanaimo Lakes Road. Colliery Dam Park is situated nearby to the military installation Nanaimo Military Camp, as well as near Kentwood Park.Photo: Richard Powell, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Also known as: “Colliery Dam”
- Address: 801 Nanaimo Lakes Road
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nanaimo District Secondary School and Nanaimo Museum.
Nanaimo District Secondary School
School
Nanaimo District Secondary School or Nanaimo District Community School is a public high school in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada built in 1952. Since then it has undergone several renovations, most notably the 1981 construction of the "tower", which houses a number of computer classes and several classrooms. Nanaimo District Secondary School is situated 1¼ km north of Colliery Dam Park.
Nanaimo Museum
Museum
The Nanaimo Museum is a museum located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; it opened in November 1967. Nanaimo Museum is situated 2½ km northeast of Colliery Dam Park.
Petroglyph Provincial Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Petroglyph Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park located at the south end of the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia. The park was established on August 24, 1948, to protect a collection of petroglyphs found near the estuary of the Nanaimo River. Petroglyph Provincial Park is situated 3 km east of Colliery Dam Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanaimo and Extension.
Nanaimo
Nanaimo is the central hub city of Vancouver Island in BC, Canada. It is the second largest city on the island and has the second biggest harbour. In many ways it is the smaller cousin of Victoria.
Extension
Village
Extension is an unincorporated community near the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The location off BC Highway 19 is about 107 kilometres by road northwest of Victoria, and 10 kilometres south of Nanaimo. Extension is situated 6 km south of Colliery Dam Park.
Cedar
Village
Cedar is a small community in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located near the east coast of Vancouver Island — about 8 kilometres south-east of Nanaimo — along the banks of the Nanaimo River. Cedar is situated 8 km southeast of Colliery Dam Park.
Colliery Dam Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.14943° or 49° 8′ 58″ northLongitude
-123.96493° or 123° 57′ 54″ westOpen location code
84XR42XP+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 360972248OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q120060415
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colliery Dam Lower Lake and Nanaimo Military Camp.
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