Creekside camping site on farm (SPARROW SITE), Qualicum Beach, Canada

The SPARROW SITE (see map in photos) is a drive-up camping site. It has a tent pad, picnic table, is partially treed and has a private trail down to the creek. It is a short walk to the auxiliary building (toilet) and not too close to the animals.
We are a working farm and host agro-tourism camping. It is important that you read our write-ups to know more about our space.

The space

Please read this entirely:
*Do not book here if you intend to throw parties or disrespect our space.*

Our SPARROW site is a drive-in site and has a picnic table, tent pad, fire ring and a private path down to the creek.
We sell firewood. Propane cookstoves/BBQs may be recommended in the event of a campfire ban.
*All children must be SUPERVISED. We have farm equipment, animals and a body of water that all can be dangerous. We only have chickens and geese in 2024.

Our auxiliary building is a short walk from this site and it has:
-ping pong table
-plugs to charge your devices
-a flush toilet
-and a sink for filling water jugs or washing dishes.
-NO SHOWER
This building is effectively our barn and is shared by all campers and farm hands. We are on septic. Please only use the toilet paper we supply and flush nothing but the tp and your waste. For your convenience, we allow our campers to charge their phones/small electronics in here but please do not plug in large items like cookers or hair dryers.

We try to create private camping spaces throughout our woods while respecting the wildlife that calls this place home; Deer and hare have many sleeping spaces here.
Our farm is 10 acres, mostly forested, with a salmon spawning creek and we’re across the street from the ocean. Our farm is non-cert organic and we grow a large variety of produce and flowers.
Our farm is home to many lambs, chickens and ducks. Our campsites are part of our agro-tourism program and we offer education on animals, growing, plant identification, composting or permaculture.

NOISE *Farm life starts early* Our animals are up at dawn and they make noise. If you don’t want to hear farm animals this is not the place for you.
Matthew runs a motorcycle shop out of our garage so during the day you may hear motorcycles or a compressor running.

We have two children and they love to meet other kids.
We have a golden retriever who is friends with everyone.
We have farm cats.

Guest access

Our woods are crisscrossed with trails that we maintain and others that the deer maintain. You are welcome to explore our property. The creek is a protected salmon spawning area so please respect this and do not make new trails to or around it. If you would like to see the creek, we have designated access points closer to the driveway.
The public beach access is across the road and 400m to the north (left out of the driveway)
The large white and blue house is where we live. There is an open wifi available near here. The small green and white house is where our farm hands live; please do not knock on their door.

Other things to note

*We accept pets but they MUST BE ON-LEASH AT ALL TIMES. Absolutely NO exceptions.
Our livestock have been killed by visiting dogs whose owners did not have them on-leash.
We have farm cats. One is especially friendly/nosey.
*All children must be SUPERVISED. We have farm equipment, animals and a body of water that all can be dangerous.
Campers who do not comply with our rules (or whose animals pose a threat, or cause excessive noise) will be asked to leave.