Things to do in Tofino, Vancouver Island: The Best Sights & Landmarks

August 28, 2021 Leonardo Torrence

It's true: you can surf in Canada. And Tofino, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, is where you'll find exceptional surfing, Canadian-style. Busiest in summer, Tofino also fills up in winter when storm watchers descend upon this tiny town. Stay at an upscale inn and enjoy the town that affectionately calls itself The Tree Loving Capital of the World.
Restaurants in Tofino

1. Raincoast Education Society

1084 Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino, British Columbia V0R 2Z0 Canada +1 250-725-2560 http://raincoasteducation.org/
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4.5 based on 11 reviews

Raincoast Education Society

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.

2. Tofino Float’em Garden

Third Street, Tofino, British Columbia V0R 2Z0 Canada
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Tofino Float’em Garden

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.

3. Tofino Botanical Gardens

1084 Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino, British Columbia V0R 2Z0 Canada +1 250-725-1220 [email protected] http://www.tbgf.org
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4.0 based on 361 reviews

Tofino Botanical Gardens

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.

4. Lennard Island Lighthouse

Lennard Island, Tofino, British Columbia Canada
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5.0 based on 5 reviews

Reviewed By Cruiser771849 - Ucluelet, Canada

The Lenard lighthouse located close to the entrance of Tofino, BC. There are many rocks and small islands and lots of fog. It has been doing its job for many years.

5. Solart Glass Studio

1184 Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino, British Columbia Canada +1 250-725-3122 http://www.solmaya.com
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4.5 based on 6 reviews

6. Pettinger point

Cox Bay Beach, Tofino, British Columbia Canada
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3.0 based on 1 reviews

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