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Welcome to Port Renfrew
Attractions
“25 Best things to do in Port Renfrew”
Below are highlights attracting visitors to our wilderness area. - The start of the famous West Coast Life Saving Trail. - Red Creek Fir Canada's largest standing Douglas fir. - Avatar Grove & Canada’s Gnarliest Tree found by Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) activists in December, 2009. - Big Lonely Doug, 2nd largest Douglas fir in Canada. - The San Juan Spruce tree, Canada's largest Sitka spruce and second largest in the world! - Botanical Beach & Botany Bay Loop Trail, A diverse marine bay located next to Port San Juan and Botany Bay also famous for it’s very dangerous surf break. Jesse Oak Canada’s own surfing legend named it “ Bought a Neck Brace Bay” due to the rock shelf hidden just a few meters off shore. - San Juan River Estuary Ecological Reserve and home to our own herd of Roosevelt Elk. - San Juan Ridge Ecological Reserve, many rare species of fauna and wild life. - The Kludahk Trail & Protected Area. A very popular multi-day cross-country winter ski trail. - The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail and alternate trail-heads for day hiking or multi-day camping trips. - The famous West Coast Lifesaving Trail. Make reservations in advance. Serious experienced hikers only! - Fairy Lake Nature Trail Round Trip 2 km - Allow 40 min. Plus camping & fishing sites on the lake. - The Fairy Lake Fishery located 1 km above the lake has been raising & releasing salmon for over thirty years now. - The “Fairy Lake “bonsai tree” growing out of a log, sticking up out of the lake, is said to be the most photographed tree in all of BC. - Lizard Lake Trail Round Trip 1.5 km - Allow 35 min. Camping sites available. Both great for swimming and both fishing lakes with camp grounds on a first come first served bases. No reservations. - The Pacheedaht First Nation has a 2 km beach you can camp on for a fee. Some RV hookups with electricity. - Endless outdoor activities on every turn. Our winter storms here can re-arrange the shoreline landscape every few years and makes for fantastic photography and viewing. - There are three river mouths that enter into San Juan Bay here. The San Juan river estuary continues up one end of the beach and continues up to Fairy Lake and with the North side the Gordon River empties into the San Juan from the other end of the beach. In between the two sides are numerous water ways, tributaries, mud swamps, marshes, and are home to river otters, marmot, mink, and our own herds of protected Roosevelt Elk. Many black bears in the area feeding off the wet lands. - Bird watching is tops here! Vancouver Island is home to 453 species of birds and of these 19 endangered and protected species local to the area. - Port Renfrew is a huge fishing area with most of the fishery located surrounding the huge Swiftsure Bank 26.4 mi (42.5 km) off-shore. Fishing and hunting has been dominant for the local native tribes for thousands of years. This is the home of the Pacheedaht First Nation peoples. The name "Pacheedaht" translates to English as "Children of the Sea Foam". Salmon Enhancement The San Juan Enhancement Society For the last ten years have been raising and releasing 40,000 Chinook per year in their own Chinook Net pens that are anchored in San Juan Bay, (1 km South of the government wharf). Port Renfrew Historical Hiking Trails can be an adventure for those that like hiking. So, do we have you interested now? Come check us out and stay for awhile.Attractions
Welcome to Port Renfrew
Attractions
“25 Best things to do in Port Renfrew”
Below are highlights attracting visitors to our wilderness area. - The start of the famous West Coast Life Saving Trail. - Red Creek Fir Canada's largest standing Douglas fir. - Avatar Grove & Canada’s Gnarliest Tree found by Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) activists in December, 2009. - Big Lonely Doug, 2nd largest Douglas fir in Canada. - The San Juan Spruce tree, Canada's largest Sitka spruce and second largest in the world! - Botanical Beach & Botany Bay Loop Trail, A diverse marine bay located next to Port San Juan and Botany Bay also famous for it’s very dangerous surf break. Jesse Oak Canada’s own surfing legend named it “ Bought a Neck Brace Bay” due to the rock shelf hidden just a few meters off shore. - San Juan River Estuary Ecological Reserve and home to our own herd of Roosevelt Elk. - San Juan Ridge Ecological Reserve, many rare species of fauna and wild life. - The Kludahk Trail & Protected Area. A very popular multi-day cross-country winter ski trail. - The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail and alternate trail-heads for day hiking or multi-day camping trips. - The famous West Coast Lifesaving Trail. Make reservations in advance. Serious experienced hikers only! - Fairy Lake Nature Trail Round Trip 2 km - Allow 40 min. Plus camping & fishing sites on the lake. - The Fairy Lake Fishery located 1 km above the lake has been raising & releasing salmon for over thirty years now. - The “Fairy Lake “bonsai tree” growing out of a log, sticking up out of the lake, is said to be the most photographed tree in all of BC. - Lizard Lake Trail Round Trip 1.5 km - Allow 35 min. Camping sites available. Both great for swimming and both fishing lakes with camp grounds on a first come first served bases. No reservations. - The Pacheedaht First Nation has a 2 km beach you can camp on for a fee. Some RV hookups with electricity. - Endless outdoor activities on every turn. Our winter storms here can re-arrange the shoreline landscape every few years and makes for fantastic photography and viewing. - There are three river mouths that enter into San Juan Bay here. The San Juan river estuary continues up one end of the beach and continues up to Fairy Lake and with the North side the Gordon River empties into the San Juan from the other end of the beach. In between the two sides are numerous water ways, tributaries, mud swamps, marshes, and are home to river otters, marmot, mink, and our own herds of protected Roosevelt Elk. Many black bears in the area feeding off the wet lands. - Bird watching is tops here! Vancouver Island is home to 453 species of birds and of these 19 endangered and protected species local to the area. - Port Renfrew is a huge fishing area with most of the fishery located surrounding the huge Swiftsure Bank 26.4 mi (42.5 km) off-shore. Fishing and hunting has been dominant for the local native tribes for thousands of years. This is the home of the Pacheedaht First Nation peoples. The name "Pacheedaht" translates to English as "Children of the Sea Foam". Salmon Enhancement The San Juan Enhancement Society For the last ten years have been raising and releasing 40,000 Chinook per year in their own Chinook Net pens that are anchored in San Juan Bay, (1 km South of the government wharf). Port Renfrew Historical Hiking Trails can be an adventure for those that like hiking. So, do we have you interested now? Come check us out and stay for awhile.
