{"key":"d6f804b010","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n4886982330","category":"Camping","subcategory":"Public Campground","community":"Nanaimo","lat":49.1844068,"lon":-123.92908,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine Park) Campground","source":"review_edit"},"description":{"value":"A walk-in island campground reached by a 10-minute passenger ferry from Maffeo Sutton Park in downtown Nanaimo; no road or vehicle access, so loaded bikes ride the ferry over. 18 walk-in tent sites a 5-minute walk from the dock, plus 5 group sites. Sandstone cliffs, beaches, old-growth forest, and historic trails. Hot showers, flush and pit toilets, potable water, and bear- and raccoon-proof food lockers. $18 per night for an individual site; open May through October. First-come first-served, but reservations through camping.bcparks.ca are recommended.","source":"review_edit"},"website":{"value":"https://bcparks.ca/saysutshun-newcastle-island-marine-park/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":null,"source":null},"phone":{"value":"1-866-788-6243","source":"review_edit"},"email":{"value":"guestservices@saysutshun.ca","source":"review_edit"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"capacity":"18","name":"Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park Campground","picnic_table":"yes","reservation":"yes","tents":"yes","tourism":"camp_site"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The BC Parks website confirms an active walk-in campground on Newcastle Island, accessible only by passenger ferry or private boat from Nanaimo. The website explicitly states campsites come 'complete with flush toilets and showers,' and both the OSM tag reservation=yes and the website's reference to the provincial booking system at camping.bcparks.ca confirm reservations are accepted. No address, phone, or campground-specific contact details appear in OSM or on the website; food/shopping is described as available 'in the nearby city of Nanaimo' but requires a ferry crossing.","concerns":["Access is by passenger ferry or private boat only — no road connection to the campground; cyclists must transport bikes on the Nanaimo harbour ferry.","OSM record carries no address, phone, or email; no campground-specific phone number found on the website.","The park's official current name is Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine) Park per BC Parks; the OSM record uses only the older anglicized form.","OSM capacity tag (18) should be verified against current BC Parks booking data, as site counts can change after infrastructure updates."],"recommended_status_reason":"Active BC Parks campground with showers and a reservation system; the ferry-access island setting is distinctive and the site is a legitimate destination for touring cyclists based in or passing through Nanaimo.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"Raccoon management is an active concern flagged by park staff; the trail across the dam is noted as closed for repairs on the website at time of fetch."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"camping","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["camping","bcparks","subcategory","wow"],"subcategory_source":"name","subcategory_confidence":"med"},"camping":{"character":"destination","bike_access":"hard","price_band":"standard","site_count":18,"price_label":"Standard","season":"summer","energy":"active","kid_friendly":"yes","washroom_type":"flush"},"required_criteria":{},"optional_amenities":{"Reservations accepted":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm:reservation","date":"2026-07-18"},"Showers":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"bcparks_api","date":"2026-07-18"},"Washrooms":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"camping:washroom_type","date":"2026-07-18"},"Potable water":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"bcparks_api","date":"2026-07-18"},"Flush toilets":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"camping:washroom_type","date":"2026-07-18"},"Animal-safe food storage":{"value":true,"detail":"Bear- and raccoon-proof food lockers at the campground."},"Pit/outhouse toilet":{"value":true},"Hiker/biker sites":{"value":true,"detail":"Walk-in tent sites, no vehicle needed; bikes come over on the passenger ferry."}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Provincial park","indigenous_role":[],"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"ferry-access island setting with flush toilets and showers","tier":"info"}