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Central Park

Central Park, located in the centre of Honeymoon Bay is adjacent to the Honeymoon Bay Community Hall and also extends all the way to the waterfront of Cowichan Lake.

Central Park

Activities/Amenities

  • Beach with swimming area 
  • Picnic area/shelter
  • Swing set and zip-line
  • Trail
  • Tennis courts
  • Basketball court
  • Parking
  • Toilet facilities (1 seasonal and 1 year round)
  • Community hall 
  • Off-leash dog park

How to Get There

Central Park address is Park Ave, Honeymoon Bay. Go west off the Trans-Canada Highway onto the Cowichan Valley Highway (Highway 18). Take a left onto South Shore Road through the Town of Lake Cowichan, the community of Mesachie Lake and finally into the community of Honeymoon Bay. Take a left onto Park Avenue to get to the Community Hall and a right on Park Avenue to get to the beach.

History

Western Forest Industries built the community hall in 1948. In 1952, the well-known Victorian artist George Jenkins painted six murals in the hall. The murals depicted scenes such as the view of Copper Mountain, Somenos Lake, Honeymoon Bay Mill, Skutz Falls, recreation in Cowichan Valley, Roosevelt elk and wolf packs. A new playground with zip-line, willow tunnel and picnic shelter was installed in 2019 through input from the community.

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.