Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada enjoys a tourism season filled with wilderness outdoor activities and eco-tours. There are beautiful beaches and hiking trails including the northern trailhead of the world-famous West Coast Trail and the, unknown hiking trail gem, Keeha Bay Beach Trail, covering 3.5 kilometres over roots, through rainforests and over logs to one of the islands nicest, less well known - private sandy beaches.

Salmon Fishing is abundant and plentiful without the marine traffic of bigger communities. Two island destinations for overnight wilderness beach camping kayak tours. Ocean Kayaking the coves and inlets of the Deer Island Group and Broken Island Group. Much, more information to get the blood pumping, cameras flashing and videos rolling.
Refer to Parks and Trails List and/or the Eco-Tourism Outdoor Activity Business Listings.

1. Salmon Fishing: Bamfield fishing is intense and often fishing limits are reached with your eyes closed. Salmon and Halibut are the catch of the day, with bottom fish as a healthy backup. You see the boats head out in the early Pacific Ocean mist at 5 AM, coffee in hand, and then, they cruise back in at noon fish in hand already preparing for the evening BBQ... smiles a beaming.
   
   
2. West Coast Trail Backpacking: Overnight wilderness camping on some of Vancouver Islands most pristine beaches. From around the world they travel, the adventure backpacking seekers, to experience this 74 kilometre rugged wilderness trail walking beaches, plunging through dense rainforest along boardwalk trails, through mud swamps, navigating rocky shorelines, climbing ladders and crossing rivers. A thrill seekers dream come true with adventure and West Coast scenery rolled up into one.
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3. Kayaking: Unbelievable in every season are the Pacific Coast shorelines and what better way to sea eye to eye with nature then on a kayak. Amazing world class kayak destinations in Bamfield, BC include the likes of The Broken Islands Group and The Deer Islands Group. Utopia sets in when taking in the ocean views from your remote wilderness beach campsite after a day of kayaking nature. Can you say ... ahhhhhh.
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4. Scuba Diving: Get down and submerge into a whole new underwater marine world and discover Barkley Sound. The Pacific West Coast is prolific and laden in history with many documented shipwrecks recorded into the record books known as the "Graveyard of the Pacific".
   
   
5. Keeha Bay Trail: A challenging 3.5 kilometre mud hike over roots, through lush rainforests and over logs leading up to one of the nicest private sandy beaches on the West Coast of Canada. Keeha Bay Beach is often deserted and, get this, beach wilderness camping is permitted. We have done this hike many times, it is a favourite because it is challenging but short with a big reward ... the amazing Keeha Beach. Pack out, what you pack in please! Creek available for water, better to pack it in though.
   
   
6. Beach Worshipping: Pachena Beach located at the head of the West Coast Trail on the Huu-ay-aht First Nations Reserve is a doorway into the culture of the First nations people and an escape for mankind walking exploring the miles of white sandy beaches, caves and at low tide, the intertidal pools.
   
   
7. Whale Watching: Off the bow your tour boat breaches a Grey Whale. In the distance rubbing rocks is some Killer Whales (orcas) or the Humpback Whales make a rare appearance off the coastline. The whales of the Pacific Rim patrol the waters off the coast of Bamfield BC. Guided tours in the area will take you deep into their natural habitat, so we all can appreciate there magnificence and beauty!
   
   
8. Bird Watching: The lush forested habitat of Bamfield is home to Bald Eagles, Blue Herons, Ravens, Hawks, Woodpeckers, Ospreys, Sandpipers, Spotted Owls and maybe sneak a peak at a Marbled Murrelet. Being a coastal village there is always seagulls to entertain.
   
   
9. Cape Beale Headlands: 1.5 kilometres of the rainforest Keeha Bay Trail makes up the beginning part of the trail to Cape Beale before turning right at the trail junction. 4.5 kilometres further of hiking over roots, logs and around mud holes leads to the point of Cape Beale. Rock cliffs, intertidal pools at low tide and driftwood forced high on the sandy, pebbled beaches from past Pacific Coast storms.
   
   
10. Mountain Biking: As you will notice arriving by vehicle getting to Bamfield, BC there are many off shoot logging roads that are designed for high speed mountain bike trekking. Logging roads, with alternative trail routes, lead to panoramic ocean views of the surrounding coastline of Barclay Sound and the Pacific Rim National Park.
    
    
11. Bamfield Marine Centre: On top the hill overlooking West Bamfield, established in 1972, the centre is used for marine conservation and research studies catering to the further education of marine programs of some Canadian universities. Designed as part of an education program for our youth learning about the environmental cycles of our West Coast marine ecosystems.