Protection Island Museum
Water bottle refill
The Protection Island Museum is a small community museum located on Protection Island, a car-free island community in Nanaimo Harbour accessible only by a short passenger ferry. The island has gravel roads with a 20 km/h speed limit and is home to roughly 330 full-time residents. It sits alongside a small library and community centre at Gallows Point, offering a quiet glimpse into the island's local history.
What's here for you
Gathered from publicly available data and OpenStreetMap. Not confirmed by the owner yet.
✓Water bottle refill
Not confirmed yet
Bike parkingWashroomsShowers (drop-in or fee)Café or food on siteWater without admissionLuggage / bag storageVending machinesBike rack visible from insideCovered bike parkingPublic rack nearbyBike allowed inside/on patioDevice chargingWi-FiE-bike chargingPumpDiscount for arriving by bike
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Good to know
Time to allow: Short visit
Planning: Check ahead before you go
Indigenous
This place is in the traditional territory of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, Snuneymuxw, and Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.
Around here
The closest options for the things touring cyclists actually look for.
🔧 Fix & supply
- BC Liquor Store1.3 km
- Thrifty Foods1.3 km
- Hub City CyclesAccredited1.5 km
- Coal City Cycles4.9 km
🍽 Eat nearby
- Dinghy Dock Pub0.9 km
- Subway1.3 km
🛏 Sleep nearby
- The Coast Bastion InnAccredited1.4 km
- Best Western Dorchester Hotel1.4 km
- Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine Park) Campground1.7 km
🎭 While you're here
- Vancouver Island Military Museum1.4 km
- Miner's Cottage1.4 km
- Artisans' StudioWelcoming1.4 km
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
Data: Public data, AI sources with manual review