96% (1.9K) • 154 campsites
Top-rated campgrounds near Port Alberni
Alpaca Haven
1. Alpaca Haven
99%
(76)
33km from Port Alberni · 2 sites · Tents, RVs
Recently moved to property to begin our new journey, this property holds an immense sense of peace and wellness, grazed by lamas and alpacas for past 2 decades &10acre farm property completely fenced in and void from predators, general public, and unwanted guests. Pockets of old cedars, ponds, forest trail and privacy. Feel at one with surrounding nature. Gated and fenced in access points for use coordinating with grazing animals.
Learn more about this land:
Our property is located in between Qualicum Beach and Parksville on Vancouver Island!
We have a friendly, small alpaca herd and 6 blissfully friendly goats. You have the option to interact with them if you'd like!
We are minutes from beautiful ocean beaches, river access, lush green trails, or the amenities of the Parksville/Qualicum Oceanside region.
Parksville is one of Canada's most popular summer destinations for families. Everyone loves Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, with its beaches, tidal flats and pools, and wildlife.
Quiet nights with moonlight, stars, crickets singing and owls hooting. Qualicum Airport and restaurants nearby.
You'll have access to potable water from the well if needed.
Pets are welcome at the discretion of property owners.
Campers can expect a peaceful retreat closely located to some of Vancouver Islands' most sought off adventures, experiences, and memories.
Toilets
Potable water
Picnic table
from
CA$60
/ night
Shirewoods Farm
2. Shirewoods Farm
100%
(13)
72km from Port Alberni · 3 sites · Lodging
Welcome to Shirewoods Farm!
Unwind from the hustle of city life with a refreshing escape to the countryside. Shirewoods Farm offers a peaceful retreat where you can reconnect with nature, breathe deeply, and experience the rhythms of farm life firsthand. Our unique glamping stays let you relax in comfort, surrounded by fields, forests, and friendly farm vibes.
Shirewoods is a working farm with goats, sheep, horses, pigs, ducks and chickens. Join us for a guided Farm Tour for a chance to meet the animals, and learn about our sustainability practices—including feeding livestock with rescued produce and brewery grain.
For outdoor adventures, explore the 11 km of scenic trails next door in Hemer Provincial Park, or venture out to one of the 70+ hiking spots in the Nanaimo area. You’re also just minutes from WildPlay Nanaimo (zip lines, axe throwing, ropes courses) and the refreshing Nanaimo River swimming hole.
Only 11 minutes drive to the Duke Point Ferry terminal.
Come experience the charm of the farm, naturally.
Toilets
Showers
Campfires
from
CA$90
/ night
The Wheelie Rad RV Pad & Cabins
3. The Wheelie Rad RV Pad & Cabins
100%
(6)
23km from Port Alberni · 4 sites · RVs
Welcome to the Wheelie Rad RV Pad (and cabins). A beautifully forested 4 acre property centrally located on Vancouver Island’s east coast, just off the highway, 10 minutes north of Qualicum Beach. That makes us an easy and convenient stopover point if you’re en route up island, ferry-bound, or road-tripping the coast. There are multiple community beach accesses a short drive away. We offer 4 cabins and 1 RV site. Please note that ONLY the RV site is currently bookable on Hipcamp so if you are interested in the cabin rentals, please inquire.
Full hookups
from
CA$51
/ night
Weird Acres
4. Weird Acres
100%
(1)
57km from Port Alberni · 2 sites · Lodging
Peaceful forested property located bang in the middle of the two villages on Texada Island.
Walkable distance is a pizza and ice-cream parlour. There are plenty of walking trails accessible from the acreage.
One beach is accessible within walking distance (45 min ish) but the return is uphill! Other beaches are in cycling distance if you want to avoid driving.
Nature is in abundance here. Ocean, lakes, forests and mountains, all within a short distance on the island. Services such as a gas station, two grocery/liquor stores, two thrift stores, a cafe, an inn that serves food, and a seasonal farmers market on Sundays are available within driving or cycling distance.
Powell River is just a relaxing 40min ferry ride away for more activities and services. Ferries run 8+ times a day in each direction.
Toilets
Campfires
Potable water
from
CA$80
/ night
Lily Lake Rock
5. Lily Lake Rock
70km from Port Alberni · 2 sites · Lodging
Cabin and RV on the property with the lake view and close to the beaches and shopping
Toilets
Showers
Campfires
from
CA$126
/ night
96% (1.9K) • 154 campsites
Top-rated campgrounds near Port Alberni
Alpaca Haven
1. Alpaca Haven
99%
(76)
33km from Port Alberni · 2 sites · Tents, RVs
Recently moved to property to begin our new journey, this property holds an immense sense of peace and wellness, grazed by lamas and alpacas for past 2 decades &10acre farm property completely fenced in and void from predators, general public, and unwanted guests. Pockets of old cedars, ponds, forest trail and privacy. Feel at one with surrounding nature. Gated and fenced in access points for use coordinating with grazing animals.
Learn more about this land:
Our property is located in between Qualicum Beach and Parksville on Vancouver Island!
We have a friendly, small alpaca herd and 6 blissfully friendly goats. You have the option to interact with them if you'd like!
We are minutes from beautiful ocean beaches, river access, lush green trails, or the amenities of the Parksville/Qualicum Oceanside region.
Parksville is one of Canada's most popular summer destinations for families. Everyone loves Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, with its beaches, tidal flats and pools, and wildlife.
Quiet nights with moonlight, stars, crickets singing and owls hooting. Qualicum Airport and restaurants nearby.
You'll have access to potable water from the well if needed.
Pets are welcome at the discretion of property owners.
Campers can expect a peaceful retreat closely located to some of Vancouver Islands' most sought off adventures, experiences, and memories.
Toilets
Potable water
Picnic table
from
CA$60
/ night
Shirewoods Farm
2. Shirewoods Farm
100%
(13)
72km from Port Alberni · 3 sites · Lodging
Welcome to Shirewoods Farm!
Unwind from the hustle of city life with a refreshing escape to the countryside. Shirewoods Farm offers a peaceful retreat where you can reconnect with nature, breathe deeply, and experience the rhythms of farm life firsthand. Our unique glamping stays let you relax in comfort, surrounded by fields, forests, and friendly farm vibes.
Shirewoods is a working farm with goats, sheep, horses, pigs, ducks and chickens. Join us for a guided Farm Tour for a chance to meet the animals, and learn about our sustainability practices—including feeding livestock with rescued produce and brewery grain.
For outdoor adventures, explore the 11 km of scenic trails next door in Hemer Provincial Park, or venture out to one of the 70+ hiking spots in the Nanaimo area. You’re also just minutes from WildPlay Nanaimo (zip lines, axe throwing, ropes courses) and the refreshing Nanaimo River swimming hole.
Only 11 minutes drive to the Duke Point Ferry terminal.
Come experience the charm of the farm, naturally.
Toilets
Showers
Campfires
from
CA$90
/ night
The Wheelie Rad RV Pad & Cabins
3. The Wheelie Rad RV Pad & Cabins
100%
(6)
23km from Port Alberni · 4 sites · RVs
Welcome to the Wheelie Rad RV Pad (and cabins). A beautifully forested 4 acre property centrally located on Vancouver Island’s east coast, just off the highway, 10 minutes north of Qualicum Beach. That makes us an easy and convenient stopover point if you’re en route up island, ferry-bound, or road-tripping the coast. There are multiple community beach accesses a short drive away. We offer 4 cabins and 1 RV site. Please note that ONLY the RV site is currently bookable on Hipcamp so if you are interested in the cabin rentals, please inquire.
Full hookups
from
CA$51
/ night
Weird Acres
4. Weird Acres
100%
(1)
57km from Port Alberni · 2 sites · Lodging
Peaceful forested property located bang in the middle of the two villages on Texada Island.
Walkable distance is a pizza and ice-cream parlour. There are plenty of walking trails accessible from the acreage.
One beach is accessible within walking distance (45 min ish) but the return is uphill! Other beaches are in cycling distance if you want to avoid driving.
Nature is in abundance here. Ocean, lakes, forests and mountains, all within a short distance on the island. Services such as a gas station, two grocery/liquor stores, two thrift stores, a cafe, an inn that serves food, and a seasonal farmers market on Sundays are available within driving or cycling distance.
Powell River is just a relaxing 40min ferry ride away for more activities and services. Ferries run 8+ times a day in each direction.
Toilets
Campfires
Potable water
from
CA$80
/ night
Lily Lake Rock
5. Lily Lake Rock
70km from Port Alberni · 2 sites · Lodging
Cabin and RV on the property with the lake view and close to the beaches and shopping
Toilets
Showers
Campfires
from
CA$126
/ night
Recent reviews from the Hipcamp community
Jenna
October 2025
Max
September 2025
Tent
With pets
We had a fantastic stay at Alpaca Woodland! Roger was an above and beyond host- he came out during a thunderstorm to offer extra shelter for our tent. The animals were so cool to meet and the location was wonderful for exploring the Qualicum Beach area. We’ll be back and would highly recommend!
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Shauna
August 2025
With pets
Everything we could possibly need they provided! It was a short stay but very relaxing! Thank you!
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Turla
August 2025
Tent
With pets
Fantastic stay. Animals were so fun. Nice and private.
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bob
August 2025
Tent
Great secluded campsite just off the old highway. Roger was a fantastic host and his little farm is very private and has lots of shade on a hot August day. He made sure we had everything we needed for a lovely stay. Can't wait to come back. His animals are super cute too.
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Megan
August 2025
With kids
Bernadette and her family are top notch hosts. The tent is beautiful with all the possible camping kitchen gear you might need. All of the sites on property have their own space. The bathroom and shower are clean and easily accessible. Best of all, we were lucky enough to have a detailed farm tour with the animals. Jordan enthusiastically gave us a twilight tour telling us about the animals, sharing special details and stories, and answering so many questions. So much love and care going into this property. A truly magical place!
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Megan
August 2025
Tent
With kids
Clean space. Great big trees for shade. Goats were friendly.
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Molly
August 2025
36 ft pop-up camper
What a beautiful and peaceful place among big cedars and a beautiful privacy fence looks to be milled on the property. Very beautiful wood working. Huge picnic table! Thanks Sasquatch for letting us use it! The toilet plunger in the potty came in very useful. Haha! Nice touch! Thanks for a great spot for a stop over on our way to Salt Spring Island.
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Serena
August 2025
Tent
Roger was very friendly and easygoing, his property was absolutely lovely! We camped in the middle of a field surrounded by friendly alpacas and goats. They were so sweet and we had a great time hanging out with them!
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Robbie
August 2025
18 ft travel trailer
Group trip
Loved staying here. Spacious and private. Was cool being able to interact with the alpacas and goats. Roger the host was extremely welcoming and accommodating. Would stay here again!
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Simon
August 2025
22 ft Class A
With kids
We absolutely loved the place. Roger was sonmond to welcome us and introduce us to the alpacas and goats. Our kids loved feeding them and the lot was also very beautiful and remote. We would loved to stay for more nights but we had to catch the ferry and could only stay for one night.
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Meghan
July 2025
20 ft campervan
With kids
We really enjoyed camping on Roger’s land, kids had a blast getting to know the goats and al pacas! The site was beautiful, big and well shaded. So peaceful! Don’t overthink it just book!
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Trinity
July 2025
Tent
We had a great time at Alpaca Haven, Roger and his family were very kind and accommodating. Loved feeding the alpacas and goats and waking up right next to them!
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Nataliia
July 2025
Tent
With kids
We really enjoyed our stay at this campground. We were there for 6 days with our kids. The goats, alpacas, wild ducks, owls, ZIP line were great entertainment for the kids. The kids were incredibly happy and so were we. Quiet, not hot as there are lots of trees, the smell of sequoia when lying in the hammock, the huge Camp site space, it was a heavenly vacation for us. Roger, the owner of the Camp, is a wonderful person, as is his family. He advised us to visit places that not many people talk about, but they were awesome. Without Roger's advice we would not have found them. Thank you for the warm welcome, I hope we will come back to this campsite again.
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Astrid
July 2025
20 ft campervan
Beautiful and quiet property. We enjoyed our stay very much. We will be back!
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Matt
July 2025
Tent
With pets
We loved camping on Roger’s farm! The campsite was beautiful, private & very spacious. He made us feel very welcome - would definitely recommend 😊
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Christiane
July 2025
22 ft Class B
Wir haben die 2 Tage auf Rogers Farm sehr genossen. Roger hat uns irre viel erklärt und uns auch mit Trinkwasser versorgt.
Mein Sohn und ich haben die Alpakas sehr geliebt, wir durften sie füttern und streicheln. Sie haben ein riesiges Farmgelände für sich und manchmal kamen sie auf unserem Campingplatz vorbei (wir hatten extra das Tor aufgemacht). Abends kamen Eulen zu uns, das war ebenfalls sehr spannend!
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Miranda
July 2025
25 ft fifth wheel
Group trip
Roger and his family were very nice and accommodating- out rig was bigger than had been on site before but Roger squeezed us in no problem which we really appreciated, since a different place (not Roger’s) we had originally booked with, had up and cancelled our reservation two days before we were leaving, which left us scrambling.
We camped in the field, it was private, with plenty of shade available. The fire pit was great! The goats and alpacas had a lot of personality and it added to the fun. I’d stay here again in the future :) Bonus was picking tons of salmon berries and thimble berries along the railway trail.
Thanks for making room for us Roger and family!
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Charis
July 2025
2 nights at Alpaca Haven
What a phenomenal experience! Communication was responsive, and Roger lead us to our site.
We had the farthest campground, which is nearest to the shared outhouse. Since that site is so close to a small water source I thought we would have serious issues with mosquitoes, but even with zero wind that did not turn out to be an issue.
We really, really loved the spaciousness of this site. It was huge! And the grass was green in the middle of summer! With two tables we had enough space to spread out. The benches of the picnic table and two chairs by the fire were more than enough seating.
The Berkey provided us with filtered, nice tasting water, and there were two extra water jugs provided to fill the Berkey as needed. The fire pit seemed like it would've been awesome, but we did not use it.
The lights that turned on at night to illuminate the path to the outhouse was a really nice touch.
But the best part was that both mornings the alpacas and goats slowly wandered through our site to get to the back woodlands. Wow. How cool is that!?
We enjoyed this site so much that we actually shorted our local sightseeing to be at the camp more hours. Would definitely return!!
A note on the outhouse: when we were there the other campsite had their own toilet setup so we had the outhouse to ourselves. If there are multiple campsites booked, any camper who needs to use the outhouse will be walking through that last site. Just a heads up. We were super lucky to have it to ourselves.
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ROBERT
July 2025
Weekend Trip to Shirewoods Farm
Great place to spend a few days! Close to town and some nice trails. Very quiet and peaceful. The family that owns and runs the property is fantastic! Highly recommend taking the tour. We would stay again.
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