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Coverdale Watson Park

Coverdale Watson Park is a beautiful neighbourhood park set within a natural environment in stunning Cowichan Bay. The park is off Wilmot Road and is one of the few parks with a tennis court. The park was revitalized in 2015 with a new playground and trails through the park .

Coverdale Watson Park

Activities/Amenities

  • Playground 
  • Picnic shelter
  • Tennis court
  • Basketball court
  • Trail
  • Parking
  • Washroom building 

How to Get There

Coverdale Watson Park address is 1880 Wilmot Road, Cowichan Bay. East off the Trans-Canada Highway onto Koksilah Road. Turn left onto Wilmot Road. Note: On the right hand side of the road.

History

The park was named after Reverand Coverdale Watson, the first Minister of the Cowichan Branch Methodist Church. A Church was built in this location in 1883 after the George Bartlett family donated the site. The original Bartlett farm is located on the north side of Wilmot Road, across from the park. A new playground was installed in 2015.

Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.