Mack Laing Nature Park

Beautiful walk, short distance to go to a wide open rock beach. Kid /stroller friendly too!

The small wood bridge that has a creek under it.
This creek is a salmon habitat.
You can protect it by not letting your dogs run through it.
The sign is not in the best location so that is why I thought this might be helpful.

A nice trail beside a creek surrounded by trees. Ocean views of the ocean with some drift logs.

A stunningly beautiful surprise in a peaceful neighbourhood where trail and stream management well maintained. Stairs involved and uneven ground. Although a serene environment, I'm not recommended this hiking trail for mobility challenged individuals.

Great little creekside park that leads to the beach which intersects with other trails. A short hop from the Filberg site which is a great study in contrasts. Signage as to linkage with other parks would be useful for new visitors..after all isn't that what signs are for..one example unclear if you can walk the beach back to the Filberg.

Without a doubt, the walk along Brooklyn Creek through Mac Laing Nature Park, is my favourite nature walk in Comox. Through the seasons the walk takes on different tones, colours and moods as the flowers and shrubs blossom. When there is a lot of rain the water cascades heavily over the fish ladder and on a hot summer day the creek is just a trickle making it a delightful place to let small children splash and explore. Along the way there is signage to explain about the history and educate about the fish and flora. From Balmoral Avenue there are about 20 wooden stairs with handrails to be descended down to creek level. The path is easy to stroll along but there are the occasional small slopes and wooden stairs as well as wooden bridges to cross. Periodically there are wooden benches for resting or to just sit and enjoy the tranquility of the surroundings. About halfway to the ocean front there is a side exit up a dirt slope to Mack Laing Court. There's an abundance of wildlife that pass through and live in the park including salmon, eagles, herons, deer, black bears, racoons, several varieties of owls, etc. At the ocean you can walk to the left on the beach a short distance and enter McDonald Woods Forest for another peaceful forest walk back up to Balmoral Avenue. Round trip is approximately 2 kilometers.