All of the parks, whether road-accessible or not, are habitat for wildlife including bears, wolves and cougars. Make sure you are aware of how to travel safely in wildlife habitat.

The Long Beach unit occupies a narrow strip of coastline between the villages of Tofino and Ucluelet. The wave-washed beaches and short, well-maintained walking trails are all road-accessible. Camping is permitted only at Green Point Campground.

For more information, contact:

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, 726-7721, fax: 726-4720, pacrim.info@pc.gc.ca
www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/.

National Park information line 1-888-773-8888.
For camping reservations: 1-877-737-3783, www.pccamping.ca.

Provincial Parks: Tofino area
None of the 17 provincial parks in this area offer vehicle-accessible campsites. Most of the parks are remote wilderness areas and, where camping is permitted, it is back-country camping with little or no facilities. Some of the more accessible of these parks are:

Kennedy Lake Provincial Park. Two day-use areas, great for sunning, swimming and fishing, along the highway on the south side of Kennedy Lake, 16 km from Ucluelet.

Vargas Island Provincial Park and Flores Island Provincial Park, spectacularly wild sweeping surf beaches, accessible to experienced kayakers (or less experienced paddlers accompanied by an appropriately trained guide) from Tofino.

Maquinna Marine Provincial Park (Hot Springs Cove), a series of natural hot pools fed by a hot waterfall at the ocean’s edge, accessible by tour boat or float plane from Tofino, day-use only but campground and lodge-based accommodation nearby.

For more detailed information on BC Parks visit www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/

For camping reservations, call 1-800-689-9025 or visit www.discovercamping.ca