Ranked by Google rating & review volume
Out of 9 public ranges in the Nanaimo metro, these 9 earn the strongest marks from golfers — ranked by Google rating weighted by review volume (minimum 10 reviews), based on ratings researched August 23, 2026.
4.4(375 Google reviews)
2250 Fowler Road, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 2A5
A public 18-hole par-61 course north of Qualicum Beach with a coin-operated range that switches between grass tees in summer and mats in winter, open daily until dusk.
4.5(250 Google reviews)
469 Memorial Avenue, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1G8
A historic 9-hole course dating to 1913 whose grass driving range and bunkered practice green sit alongside a CPGA-staffed pro shop and full-service restaurant.
View range details4.4(259 Google reviews)
2800 Highland Blvd, Nanaimo, BC V9S 3N8
A semi-private 18-hole club whose Visitor Information page publishes public driving-range pricing, from an 18-ball warm-up bucket to bulk range-key packages, alongside public tee-time booking.
4.2(215 Google reviews)
3730 Fairwinds Drive, Nanoose Bay, BC V9P 9J6
A semi-private club near Nanoose Bay that swaps 16 grass-tee hitting areas each summer for 18 winter stalls, six of them covered and heated, with public token-based range access year-round.
4.4(145 Google reviews)
2280 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC V9T 3K7
A dedicated 31-stall mat range attached to a public 9-hole pitch-and-putt at Beban Park, expanded in 2024 and reportedly serving over a million range balls a year.
3.9(237 Google reviews)
525 Lowry's Rd, Parksville, BC V9P 2R8
A public Parksville course with a full-length grass-tee range plus two practice greens, a two-bunker short-game area, and an indoor Trackman simulator for off-season practice.
4.4(122 Google reviews)
1025 Qualicum Road, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1T2
A Qualicum Beach resort course selling a warm-up basket for $7 with a paid green fee, or a standalone hour of range practice for those not playing a round that day.
View range details4.0(130 Google reviews)
1601 Thatcher Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9X 1S6
A covered mat range paired with a public 9-hole executive course and foot golf on Nanaimo's south side, open daily with a last-bucket cutoff of 4:30pm.
4.5(64 Google reviews)
825 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC V0R 1X0
Gabriola Island's only golf facility, a public 9-hole/18-tee course whose range sells small to large buckets and offers a non-member annual range pass for frequent hitters.
Arrowsmith Golf & Country Club currently tops our Nanaimo rankings with a 4.4-star Google rating across 375 reviews. Rankings weight both rating and review volume, so consistently well-reviewed ranges rise to the top.
We rank all 9 public ranges in the Nanaimo metro by Google rating weighted by review count (minimum 10 reviews to qualify), so a range with hundreds of consistent reviews outranks one with a handful of perfect scores. Ratings were last researched August 23, 2026.
4 ranges in the Nanaimo metro have verified natural-grass hitting areas (alone or alongside mats). Look for the green surface badge on each listing, or see the dedicated grass-tee guide.
Last researched: . Ratings and review totals are attributed to Google and can change.
