In
Tofino
Best
Western Tin Wis Resort
1119 Pacific Rim Highway, P.O. Box 389
Tofino B.C. V0R 2Z0
(250) 725-4445
What used to be a seaside lodge with barely livable
accommodations is now a modern resort operation with a
glassed-in restaurant facing the Templar Channel,
landscaped grounds, rooms with double and queen beds, and
access to the ocean beach ($$ to $$$).
Weigh
West Marine Resort
634 Campbell Street, P.O. Box 69
Tofino B.C. V0R 2Z0
(250) 725-3277 or 800-522-7622
This is a fancy name for a motel at the Tofino fishing
port, with standard rooms and one-bedroom housekeeping
units. The dining room is open from March through
October. There's also a marine pub, and the action on the
fishing piers is fascinating. Downtown Tofino is a
ten-minute walk away. Fishing charters and sightseeing
boat tours can be arranged ($$ to $$$).
Chesterman
Beach Bed &
Breakfast
1345 Chesterman Beach Road, P.O. Box 72
Tofino B.C. V0R 2Z0
(250) 725-3726
This is an oceanfront B & B operation with two rooms
and a separate cottage. The rooms have single and double
beds and private baths. There's also a sauna, and the
sandy beach is at the door, with hiking trails nearby ($$
to $$$).
Bella
Pacifica Resort & Campground
This
is a campground for tenters and RVers, two miles south of
Tofino, on Mackenzie Beach. There are oceanfront and
wooded campsites, full and partial hookups, cable TV,
flush toilets, showers, laundry, ice, firepits, and
firewood. Pacific Rim National Park is a few minutes'
drive south. 160 sites.
In
Ucluelet
Canadian
Princess Resort
Peninsula Road, P.O. Box 939
Ucluelet B.C. V0R 3A0
(250) 726-7771 or 800-663-7090
This resort operation is open from March 1 through
September 30, and includes a historic steamship
permanently moored in Ucluelet Harbour. You can stay in a
stateroom on board, or ashore in superior motel-style
rooms, some with fireplaces. There is a dining room with
lounges, and fishing packages can be arranged. For such
an unusual resort, prices are quite reasonable ($ to
$$$).
Pacific
Rim Motel
1755 Peninsula Road, P.O. Box 172
Ucluelet B.C. V0R 3A0
(250) 726-7728
This is a standard, concrete-block motel on Ucluelet's
main street, close to shopping and the fishing harbour.
There are standard and housekeeping units, some with
views of the harbour. Restaurants and the grocery store
are nearby ($ to $$).
Burley's
Bed and Breakfast
1078 Helen Road, P.O. Box 550
Ucluelet B.C. V0R 3A0
(250) 726-4444
This B&B home has a great waterfront setting on
Ucluelet Inlet, with six units, twin, double, queen, king
and waterbeds, shared baths, a lounge with fireplace and
continental breakfast. Other facilities include a
recreation room with pool table, rowboat, and canoe ($ to
$$).
Island
West Fishing Resort
140 Bay Street, P.O. Box 32
Ucluelet B.C. V0R 3A0
(250) 726-7515
Right in the midst of the fishing docks, this lodge with
campground is at the foot of Bay Street. The motel
section has standard rooms ($ to $$). The RV park has
partial hookups, showers, flush toilets, laundry, dump
station, freezer, ice, a boat launch, bait and tackle
shop, and a private marina. Guided salmon and halibut
fishing can be arranged. There's a marine pub with
libations and pub food on-site.
Camping
in theLong Beach Unit
The
Green Point Campground is located on Hwy.4, 10km (6.2
miles) north of the park information centre. Drive-in
facilities include flush toilets, firepits, firewood, and
a sani-station. No hookups or showers. An indoor
interpretive theatre is located near the campground
entrance.
Walk-in
camping: A steep trail provides access to the beach area.
Water and toilets are provided at the beach area. Fires
are not permitted.
The
maximum stay in either walk-in or drive-in campground is
seven days.
Reervations
for car camping: 800-689-9025, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. A reservation fee is charged.
Walk-in
camping is on a first-come-first-served basis.
Camping
on the Broken Group Islands
Eight
small designated camping areas are located in the Broken
Group Islands within national park boundaries, located on
Hand, Turret, Gibraltar, Willis, Dodd, Clarke, Benson and
Gilbert Islands. All island visitors and users must camp
in the designated campsites.
The
maximum stay on each island campsite is four (4) days.
The maximum stay in the Broken Group Islands is fourteen
(14) days. Solar composting outhouses are provided at the
campsites. Any water from island sources should be boiled
or treated before drinking. It is suggested that all
boaters bring an adequate drinking water supply with them
into the Broken Group Islands.
Visitors
must pack out whatever they pack in. Please leave pets at
home.
Where
to Stay
