Highway 19 - North Island
Running from Parksville to Port MacNeil, Highways 19 and 19A are home to some of Vancouver Island's most beautiful and isolated scenery.

From Miracle Beach Provincial Park to fossil hunting on the Puntledge River, the recreational opportunities are endless.

Be sure to top off your vehicles fuel supply when possible, gas stations are few and far apart. Cellular coverage is poor to non existant past Comox.

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Getting around
Most of the destinations in this section are located a relatively short distance from highway 19/19A and are easily acessable by car. They are overnight or extended trips when departing from Victoria. The Backroad Mapbook or a 1:400,000 map of Vancouver Island are essential tools to carry, along with emergency food, water and shelter.

The weather can change rapidly in this area, always carry a change of clothes and plan on being wet and cold at some point, even in the summer season.

Suggested further reading
Adventuring Around Vancouver Island: Beachcombing to Bungy Jumping, (Greystone Books,c1997)

Exploring Vancouver Island's West Coast: A Cruising Guide, first edition, (Fine Edge Productions, c1994)