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Bamfield | British Columbia

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Pachena Bay

Pachena Bay is nestled in an old-growth rainforest and expands onto the vast white sandy beaches of the Pacific Ocean. It neighbours the First Nations village of Huu-Ay-Aht.

Pachena Bay is at the head of the world-famous West Coast Trail, which spans 75km along the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. Shorter day hikes include Cape Beale Headlands, Keecha Beach and Kicha Lake.

For longer stays, tourists can stay at the Pachena Bay Campground near the Pachena River. Campers can rent a kayak and paddle through Pachena Bay, Seabird Islands and Clutus Point. See the sunken wrecks of the ‘Graveyards of the Pacific’ while scuba diving, or rent a boat and try your luck at sports fishing. Spend a day relaxing on the white sandy beaches or marvel at the bald eagles, sea lions, otters, porpoises, seals, grey whales and orcas while aboard a day cruise.

Photos: https://pachenabaycampground.ca/; http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8605/16573646931_22fc928bf9_o.jpg

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Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

This marine research facility is run by the University of Victoria, the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and the University of Alberta. BMSC is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island and has access to a wide diversity of coastal, marine, terrestrial, freshwater and rainforest ecosystems. BSMC supports a diverse range of coastal and marine research, training opportunities, courses, and exceptional facilities for undergraduate and graduate students involved in marine and coastal science.

Photo: https://bamfieldmsc.com/

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Kiixin Tours

Kiixin is a designated National Historic Site in Canada. It is the last known traditional First Nations village on the west coast of British Columbia. Kiixin features historical and archeological architecture representative of the culture, practices and occupation of the Huu-ay-aht people of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation for nearly 3000 years.

Kiixin offers a tour to educate guests on Huu-ay-aht’s history and Indigenous culture in the region.

Photos: https://kiixin.ca

  • East Government Dock, 226 Frigate Rd, Bamfield, British Columbia V0R 1B0
  • (250) 735-3432
  • https://kiixin.ca
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Rocky Point Charters

Rocky Point offers some of the best fishing on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Bamfield is the staging area that runs from Robertson Creek hatchery and Nitinat River Chinook. It is also the feeding ground for fish heading from Washington, Oregon or Fraser! Halibut, Salmon, Chinook and Bottom Fish are a few types of sea life that will fill your boat or box at the end of the day.

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/rockypointcharters/?fref=ts

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Brady’s Beach

Brady’s Beach is located on the west side of Bamfield and has no paved road leading to it!

To get to Brady’s Beach, you can hike a few days along the West Coast Trail or take a rough 90 km drive from Port Alberni along a barren gravel road occupied by nothing but logging trucks. You can also take a boat or float plane from Ucluelet to Bamfield or accompany a freighter as it makes several stops to deliver freight through an 800km route through the Broken Islands. Another option is to take a five-minute water taxi if you find yourself on the east side of Bamfield. From there, it is a short, 40-minute hike along a well-marked gravel road to reach the island.

Brady’s beach features spectacular views, a picturesque boardwalk, massive rock stacks, diverse foliage and a blowhole that can spout 20 feet of waves into the air.

Photos: Bud Logan; Bamfield Water Taxi, Brady’s Beach, Vancouver Island, BC

  • Brady's Beach Trail, Bamfield, BC V0R 1B0, Canada
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Broken Islands Lodge

Broken Islands lodge offers great hospitality, great food and comfortable lodging while you enjoy the beauty of the West Coast. Soak in the only hot tub on the islands, go on a day hike through the forest, relax on the beach, or partake in a guided kayak tour along the coasts.

Photo: https://www.brokenislandslodge.com

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Bamfield Boardwalk

This waterfront boardwalk features picturesque views of the Bamfield Inlet and connects all the homes and docks on the harbour. Along the boardwalk, you will see what locals refer to as ‘downtown,’ where you will see the Post Office, the Canadian Coast Guard Station, and a Cappuccino Bar.

Photo: Google Street View, Bryan M

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  • Bamfield Boardwalk, British Columbia V0R 1B0 Canada.
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Cape Beale Lighthouse

This heritage lighthouse was established by the Canadian Government in 1874. It was the first lighthouse founded on the West Coast of Vancouver Island and served to provide coastal light to reduce the rising death toll of mariners and shipwrecks on what was then known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. Throughout history, Cape Beale Lighthouse has played an important role in ensuring safe passage to ports, guiding large volumes of commercial traffic, supporting the growing logging industry, as a staging ground for large-scale rescues, meeting place for environmental groups, mariners, hikers, to monitor security and more!

Cape Beale Lighthouse sits 167 feet above the Pacific ocean. To reach the lighthouse, hikers can begin at Talapltos Trail in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve and trek 7km past Tapaltos Beach.

Photo: Paper ripper 1968, Public Domain

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Bamfield Coast Guard Station

A lifeboat station was originally established in Pachena Bay in the early 1900s in an effort to reduce the lives lost on the ‘Graveyard of the Pacific.’ The lifeboat station was eventually moved to Bamfield  Inlet in 1908 and was used by the Bamfield Creek Lifeboat Assistance Crew for two years before it was wrecked and rebuilt in 1909.

Since its retirement in 1969, the Bamfield Lifeboat has been displayed at the Maritime Heritage Centre in Port Alberni. Cape McKay lifeboat took its place and resided at the Bamfield Coast Guard Station. Cape McKay is one of 36 cape-class lifeboats of the Canadian Coast Guard fleet.

Photo: https://www.nauticapedia.ca/Gallery/images/825930_Cape_Mckay_Bamfield_CGstation_web.jpg

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Music By the Sea

Music by the Sea is a festival held annually at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre every summer. This festival features workshops and concerts from internationally renowned musicians of diverse genres; classical, chamber music, contemporary, jazz and alternative. The venue offers outstanding acoustics, and along with the Vancouver coastline and Pacific as a backdrop, this festival is known to be an intimate and unforgettable experience.

Photo: https://musicbythesea.ca/

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