This area is called Top Bridge because at one time this was the crossing point for the Englishman River on your way up or down Vancouver Island. You can still see the concrete footings for the small one lane bridge on both sides of the river. There are plans by the RDN and the City of Parksville to install a foot bridge across the river to allow you to hike or bike from Rathtrevor Beach to Top Bridge then return to Parksville via Allsbrook Road on the other side of the river. Update Sept 01/07: The footbridge is finished.
Your looking for a small Camo’ed Lock n Lock. It’s hidden a short distance away from the parking area, just off of a trail. Although I had a good lock on sats with one of our GPSrs, our eTrex was almost useless. So if you can not get a lock near the cache site, there is an opening in the canopy at N49 17.849 W124 15.905 go 15 meters at 180T
There is a log book and some small trade items. Kids are welcome here but should be watched closely as there are some steep drop offs in the park along with the river, it is flowing quite fast at present. Also, broken glass can be present at times, so watch the wee ones. Having said that, we hope you take some time after you find the cache and have a walk around. The gate is open from 7:00 AM till dusk.