Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada

Facilities and Services

The facilities and services that the park offers are different for every unit, please see the listings below.

• In the Long Beach Unit
• In the Broken Group Islands Unit
• In the West Coast Trail Unit

Long Beach Unit

Long Beach Unit	March 14 – 25 June	June 26–Sept 6	Sept 7 – Oct 12	Oct 13 - March
Pacific Rim Visitor Centre (7 days a week)	9 am - 5 pm	9 am – 7 pm	9 am - 5 pm	closed
Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre (7 days a week)	10 am – 6 pm	10 am – 6 pm	10 am – 6 pm	closed
Green Point Campground (7 days a week)	8 am – 6 pm (May 16 - June 26 8am – 8pm)	8 am – 10 pm	8 am – 6 pm	closed
Park Administration Building (Monday to Friday – except holidays)	8am – 4 pm	8am – 4 pm	8am – 4 pm	8am – 4 pm
Green Point Theatre Programs (7 days a week)	8 pm
Guided Events	times vary

The Long Beach Unit of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is open year round.

A park use permit must be displayed in your vehicle when stopped in the Long Beach unit of the park.

Mid-October through mid-March

Winter park services:

• walking trails;
• washrooms;
• the park administration building;
• parking and picnic areas;
• Pacific Rim Visitor Centre (Fridays and Saturdays)

The Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre and Green Point Campground are closed.

Mid March to mid Oct

Most park facilities are open:

• Pacific Rim Visitor Centre
• Green Point Campground
• Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre
• walking trails
• washrooms
• park administration building
• parking and picnic areas.

Late June to early September

Late June to early September is high season in the park and surrounding area. Expect the area to be very busy and to be operating at full capacity. When you arrive, stop in at the Pacific Rim Visitor Centre, the Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre, or Green Point Campground to pick up a copy of the park map and speak with staff about facilities and services.

Facilities

Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre

The Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre is perched on the shore of the Pacific at the end of Wick Road, 3.5 km from Highway 4.This information centre, interpretive facility, and gift shop focuses on the natural and cultural heritage of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Visitors can enhance their national park experience through exhibits, displays, films, and other events. An all-terrain wheelchair is available for visitor use. The Wickaninnish Centre also houses the Wickaninnish Restaurant.

Pacific Rim Visitor Centre

Park information services are located in the Pacific Rim Visitor Centre at the Tofino-Ucluelet junction on Highway 4. At the centre park staff offer information on all three units of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Contact us for opening dates and hours of operation.

Green Point Campground - Green Point is the only campground in the Long Beach Unit of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

Trails

There are nine (9) walking trails within the Long Beach Unit of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

Learning Activities

Learning programs to meet your needs are available in the Long Beach Unit. (e.g. summer public programs, Elderhostel)

Facilities outside the park

Motels, lodges, resorts, bed and breakfasts, restaurants, commercial campgrounds, banks, gas stations, and retail stores are found in the villages of Tofino and Ucluelet, adjacent to the Park. For more information, contact the Ucluelet and Tofino chambers of commerce.

Broken Group Islands

The services and facilities in the Broken Group Islands (BGI) are limited. This is a backcountry area and users must be self-sufficient.

The BGI Warden Station is located on floats in a bay adjacent to Nettle Island, due north of the Gibraltar Island campsite. A park warden is usually in the BGI full time May to October, 7 days a week, 24 hours per day. However, the Warden Station does not maintain regular hours, as the resident warden is often out on patrol. Park wardens patrol in an 18 foot, orange, rigid-hull inflatable boat. In addition to providing information and emergency assistance to boaters and visitors, park wardens fulfil resource management, law enforcement and search and rescue responsibilities on a daily basis.

Indian Reserves

The traditional territories of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations encompass the Broken Group Islands. The Islands contain many sites of great spiritual and cultural significance for the Toquaht, Tseshaht and Hupachesaht First Nations. There are Indian Reserves on Effingham, Nettle, and Keith Islands (see chart 3670 for exact locations). Anyone wishing to visit the reserve lands must contact the appropriate First Nation for permission prior to their trip. Boaters are asked to refrain from tying up to the reserve wharf on the southeast side of Nettle Island.

Services in the communities of Bamfield, Ucluelet and Port Alberni

Contact Us for more information about the BGI.

West Coast Trail

West Coast Trail	May 1st to Oct 5th
Pachena Bay Information Centre (7 days a week)	9 am – 5 pm
Gordon River Information Centre (7 days a week)	9 am – 5 pm

Facilities in the West Coast Trail Unit

A limited number of facilities are offered along the West Coast Trail (WCT). If you are planning on hiking the entire WCT you must be prepared for 6-8 days in the backcountry. Facilities on the trail include boardwalk, ladders, bridges, cable cars, and outhouses at the most commonly used camping areas. There are no huts for hikers on the WCT.

Services in the West Coast Trail Unit Parks Canada staff provide:

• Orientations and issue the West Coast Trail Overnight Use Permit from the park information centres at Gordon River and Pachena Bay.
• Emergency evacuations for injured hikers.

Services in the communities

Bamfield, Port Renfrew and Nitinat Lake can provide basic services: accommodations, camping, phones, fuel, some groceries, tours and food services. There are no banks in these communities; cash and change can be difficult to obtain- come prepared for emergencies.

Contact Us

For information about the WCT during the backpacking season contact the WCT Information Centres at Pachena Bay and Gordon River.