Tofino, Ucluelet, and the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Visitor Information

The Pacific Rim Visitors Centre, at the Tofino–Ucluelet junction on Hwy 4, sells park permits and provides free information and maps on the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve and the Tofino-Ucluelet area. The Tofino Vistor Centre, also known as the Cox Bay Visitor Info Centre, is about 10 minutes south of Tofino on Highway 4. Park passes and information are also available at the Kwisitis Visitor Centre, in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

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Kwisitis Visitor Centre. Perched on a point about a mile off the highway on Wickaninnish Beach, the visitor center offers insights into local culture, flora and fauna, First Nations traditions, local history, and conservation efforts; don't miss the stunning life-size carving of a whaling canoe. Park rangers are on hand to answer questions. A stroll on the long, sandy, windswept beach just outside should work up an appetite for a seafood meal at the the Kwisitis Feast House on-site, where First Nations–inspired lunches and dinners (think Dungeness crab, oysters, mussels, and halibut) are served against a backdrop of crashing surf. The Feast House is open for extended hours in the summer, after the visitor center closes. 485 Wick Rd., Ucluelet, British Columbia, V0R 3A0 . 250/726–3500; www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/activ/activkwisitis.aspx.

Pacific Rim Visitors Centre. 2791 Pacific Rim Hwy., Ucluelet, British Columbia, V0R 2Z0. 250/726–4600; www.pacificrimvisitor.ca.

Tofino Visitor Info Centre. 1426 Pacific Rim Hwy., Tofino, British Columbia, V0R 2Z0. 250/725–3414; 888/720–3414; www.tourismtofino.com.