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Bamfield | British Columbia

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West Coast Vancouver Island

Known For:

West Coast Trail | Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre | Remote fishing village | Coastal rainforest | Boardwalks | Ocean views

Best For:

Coastal Wilderness | Hiking | Remote Escapes | Ocean Views

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Pachena Bay

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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 […]

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

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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 […]

Kiixin Tours

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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 […]

Rocky Point Charters

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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 […]

Brady’s Beach

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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. […]

Broken Islands Lodge

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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

Bamfield Boardwalk

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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 https://vancouverislandview.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bamfield-7-1536×1024.jpg

Cape Beale Lighthouse

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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 […]

Bamfield Coast Guard Station

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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 […]

Music By the Sea

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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 […]

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