Spruston Road Rec Site and Trail System Located in the Vancouver Island-Central Coast

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Spruston Road Rec Site and Trail System

Horse Camping Site
This is a Back Country Horsemen of British Columbia (BCHBC) members only camping site. Users must be up to date members of BCHBC and have signed the appropriate waiver of liability. The gate code must be requested at least a week ahead of time at [email protected].
Nanaimo and Ladysmith
87.4 kms, maintained carded and named trails by the Central Vancouver Island Chapter of BCHBC on Crown land and Mosaic forest land. The Trans Canada Trail (TCT) traverses these trails. Suitable for 1 hour, 2 hour, 3 hour or all day loops.
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Limited to Nanaimo River and Haslam Creek, no water near site
Comfortable for at least 30 horse trailers. Some parking on the Forestry service road.
The 3-acre trailer parking and camping area is fenced, gated and locked. It is beside a well-used and gated logging road. Inside is a kiosk with large map of the extensive network of trails, 20 corrals, 2 pit toilets, manure pit with wheelbarrow and a fire pit.
No cell service at site. Cell service within half a kilometre.
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You can access Spruston Road from Highway 1, just north of the Nanaimo Airport, BUT from only the southbound lane. Turn right and be careful going around the immediate one lane only sharp corner with the mirror. Honk your horn. Active industrial road. If you are coming from the South, go past the Airport, over the Haslam green metal bridge, over the Nanaimo River bridge, immediately after that bridge take next exit on right at Nanaimo Lakes/South Wellington, immediately take the right hand curve that goes under the highway, You will then head northwest you will see sign for Hwy 1 South, over the tracks. You are now on South Wellington heading back down to the Highway. NOTE is not a merge - you will need to stop and enter the Highway.

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Tony Wass

Wasp nest location posted on: 08 / 02 / 2024

Wasp Nest in ground on Tornado Alley at the mudhole (beside the foot bridge) discoved July 29, 2024

Admin

Key Code Required posted on: 08 / 23 / 2022

Due to vandalism this rec site is now protected with a locked gate. To get the key code you are required to be a Back Country Horsemen of BC (BCHBC) member. To sign up for a membership go to www.bchorsemen.org

Sharon Pickthorne

Spruston map on your phone posted on: 07 / 18 / 2018

A geo-ref map is available on Avenza Maps, on your smartphone. No data or cell phone service is needed to use it. See info under Directions/Map tab.

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