Spring on Vancouver Island is a vibrant, lush, and mild season characterized by blooming cherry blossoms, daffodils, and the waking of the temperate rainforest. Days grow longer, featuring a mix of sun and rain showers with temperatures ranging from 10°C to 17°C, making it perfect for whale watching, hiking, and exploring coastal communities with few crowds. March and April are peak times for viewing migrating gray whales, with the annual Pacific Herring spawn attracting numerous seals, orcas, and sea lions to the coast.
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Explore Vancouver Island
Planning a trip? Start here to get the full run down on how to get where, how to get around, and how to travel Vancouver Island.
Places To Go
From deep ocean inlets to the nation's tallest waterfall, begin to explore every corner of the Island.
Things To Do
Fill your days on Vancouver Island with adventure, relaxation, and new experiences. From outdoor activities to wildlife viewing and cultural exploration to festivals – the Vancouver Island region boasts so much to see and do!
Travel Mindfully
As you start to plan your trip, get the information you need to reduce your impact on the environment, stay safe, and plan your trip responsibly.
Discover an ocean-carved land of extremes ranging from mild to wild, cultured to life-affirmingly raw. Backpack in majestic wilderness parks. Marvel at orcas, black bears and the sheer abundance of furred, feathered and finned wildlife. Gaze at distant snowcapped mountains while splashing barefoot along softly curving beaches. Relax, restore and recharge yourself in the region’s cosmopolitan centres, small towns and snug harbours.
That’s Vancouver Island.
This land is the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Kwakwaka’wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Coast Salish peoples. We are grateful to the First people of Canada, who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.
Spring Adventures on Vancouver Island
