Top Things to do in Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
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Discover the best top things to do in Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia including Amphitrite Point Lighthouse, McLean Mill Historic Park, Harbour Quay, Raincoast Education Society, Cedar House Gallery - Huu Mees Ma As, Hole in the Wall, Tofino Float’em Garden, Totem Pole, Tofino Botanical Gardens, Nuu-Chah-Nulth Whaling Canoe Sculpture.
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1. Amphitrite Point Lighthouse
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 880 reviews
Reviewed By EkMusafir - Pune, India
The short and squat lighthouse having a height of barely 20 feet is strategically located at the south western tip of the coastal town of Ucluelet on Vancouver Island. The building is painted white and the light tower is bright red giving it a very charming look. It gives an impression of a loyal and lonely sentinel guarding the rugged coastline against the savage onslaught of the merciless Waves of the mighty Pacific. It is appropriately named ‘Amphitrite’, a Greek mythological character who was a sea Goddess and wife of Poseidon, and who could keep the sea calm and provide safe passage through the storms. We walked to the lighthouse by following the Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet Lighthouse Loop, which is a beautiful forest trail hugging the coastline at the south end of Ucluelet. It is a 2.6 km circular walking trail with spectacular scenery, and the lighthouse is located at the midpoint of the trail, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. To the left we could see the small wooded islands of the Broken Group in the Barkley Sound, and to the right is the open ocean. One can also take a short direct walk from the parking lot if one is short of time, but then you would miss the spectacular views along the trail. There are many informative sign boards and a number of benches on the trail to relax and enjoy the breath taking views. One cannot enter inside the lighthouse which is still in operation, though now it is fully automated. Earlier it used to be manned by the Canadian Coast Guard.
2. McLean Mill Historic Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 138 reviews
+++ Welcome to McLean Mill Historic Park! +++ We are working hard on how to keep you, our guests and our staff safe once we re-open and resume operations like tours, gift shop and cafe [tent. July 1st, 2020]. +++ We are currently open for exploring the site and the park on your own, please +++ Please respect physical distancing (6ft/2m) and be respectful to others keeping their distance. Pets are welcome, please keep them on lead and pick up after them. +++
3. Harbour Quay
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 119 reviews
Reviewed By JennC1212 - Calgary, Canada
I come down every year to sit and relax and shop. Enjoy an ice cream and people watch. Pop up markets and some brick and mortar shops.
4. Raincoast Education Society
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
The mission of the Raincoast Education Society is to help shape an environmentally sustainable future for the Clayoquot and Barkley Sound region through education and community stewardship.
5. Cedar House Gallery - Huu Mees Ma As
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By helenw00
This gallery is so cool, and I can't recommend it enough. They have a great collection of wood carvings, paintings, prints, photos and other First Nations art. We learned the story of the origin of the gallery. The owner saw the First Nations' artists getting ripped off by other galleries who charged large commissions. So, he decided to create a First Nations supportive gallery and took out a loan to create his own gallery. The artists set their own rules here. Additionally, the owner will sit there doing his own carvings. Support this great local, independent business with great morals and pick up some cool art!
6. Hole in the Wall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By JimboJ833 - Cobble Hill, Canada
Drove by many times and never stopped. From road entrance to the hole took under 15 minutes. There are trail signs. Would recommend good footwear as a portion is a seasonal stream bed! Located across from Coombs Candy. Parked on roadside.
7. Tofino Float’em Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
The Tofino Float'em Garden is an outdoor public art installation comprised of 11 individual assemblages made entirely from marine debris. Pete Clarkson, the artist and a park warden, is based in Tofino. He's been creating his unique marine debris art since 2000. For Pete, making art is mostly about celebrating the everyday and the beauty around us, even our trash. Still, the marine debris used in this installation carries it’s own message. Hopefully you’ll take a moment in this spectacular place to enjoy the Float’em Garden, and consider your own role in the marine debris story. As these objects remind us, there’s no longer an ‘away’ when we throw things away. Everywhere is somewhere, and the ocean is downstream of everything. The daily decisions we make - what we buy, what we throw away, what we value and support - can add up to a chorus of positive action. Let your actions show how much you care. Join a shoreline cleanup - guaranteed it’ll change how you view plastic.
8. Totem Pole
9. Tofino Botanical Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 361 reviews
Tofino Botanical Gardens are 12 acres of gardens, forest, and shoreline that explore the relationship between culture and nature. A network of paths and boardwalk will take you through our Cultivated Gardens, Sculpture Park, and Old-Growth Temperate Rainforest, where clearings have been transformed into a series of pocket gardens. Some of these gardens display plants that thrive in temperate rainforests around the world including Chile and Japan. Others celebrate cultural groups that have made Clayoquot Sound their home now and in the past, particularly the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, early Japanese fishing families, and, of course, hippies. The Gardens extend to the Tofino Mudflats, an incredible expanse of intertidal mud teeming with life, revealed twice a day at low tide. Events including Tofino Winterlights, Tofino Lantern Festival, Surfrider Foundation film festival, Food and Wine,Musicians, Weddings and more are hosted within the eclectic scenery.
Reviewed By Oceana1955
It felt like Nature was saying, "Yeah, you humans are good at some stuff, but look what I can do. The art was interesting and fun, but everywhere we looked, there were all these amazing and magical natural art installations, mini gardens high up on moss covered branches, delightful arrangements of ferns, moss, roots, flowers, leaves, dripping water, windy paths. It was my second visit and I was so happy to share it with my sister who had never been before. The community gardens are very well put together as well.
