Please complete your profile to unlock commenting and other important features.

Please select your date of birth for special perks on your birthday. Your username will be your unique profile link and will be publicly used in comments.
Narcity Pro

This is a Pro feature.

Time to level up your local game with Narcity Pro.

Pro

$5/month

$40/year

  • Everything in the Free plan
  • Ad-free reading and browsing
  • Unlimited access to all content including AI summaries
  • Directly support our local and national reporting and become a Patron
  • Cancel anytime.
For Pro members only Pro
Summary

Canada's Only Cave Slide Is On Vancouver Island & It Looks Totally Surreal (PHOTOS)

Would you try it? 👀

Contributing Writer

The longest, and only, cave slide in all of Canada is actually in B.C. and it looks like a seriously unique experience.

These thrilling cave slides are nestled inside Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park on Vancouver Island and you'll want to add them to your bucket list, as soon as possible.

The not-so-typical slides were built by the Canadian Cave Conservancy during a restoration plan in 2014, according to the park director of Horne Lake Caves, Myles Fullmer.

They wanted to build a platform that visitors could get across without damaging the crystal lattice network of the ancient calcite formations beneath, which eventually lead to these cave slides, he added.

"During the installation, they realized that there was just enough headspace beneath a low-hanging rock for an opportunity to angle the platform downhill, and the cave slide was born," Fullmer said.

He added, "if you can incorporate an element of fun into the conservation plan, then it's a win-win situation for both the cave and the caver!"

Horne Lake Caves offers different tours that range from $54 to $199 per person and they are open year-round.

The Multi Cave Experience will take you on a 2.5-hour tour that includes a ride on one of these sweet cave slides. The tour includes a nature hike beforehand and costs $79 per person.

There are both public and private tours available for this experience and you must be at least eight years of age or older to participate.

Horne Lake Caves

Price: $54 - $199 per person

Address: 3905 Horne Lake Caves Rd., Qualicum Beach, BC

Website

Explore this list   👀

  • Ashley Harris (she/her) is a writer from Vancouver, Canada, who is passionate about discovering the best restaurants and activities in the city. A huge foodie, she has written for multiple print and digital magazines and is also a local foodie influencer.

5 overrated tourist spots in BC and where to go instead, according to a local

I'm not going to come for the steam clock, don't worry.

8 stunning natural wonders less than 3 hours from Ottawa to explore this summer

Including provincial parks, scenic caves and turquoise pools.

This enchanting small town set on a BC island was named among North America's 'most peaceful'

Sandy beaches, ancient forests and a cozy town — anyone?. 🌲

This Ontario gem with waterfront towns and beaches is one of Canada's 'best' spots to live

It has "large" homes "priced much lower" than major Canadian cities.

New data reveals the 'most peaceful' places to live and Canadian towns demolished US ones

Five Canadian towns were named the most serene on the continent. 🍁