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Ucluelet Chamber
of Commerce - www.uclueletinfo.com
Whale Watching
and Nature Cruises
For an exhilarating view of the magnificent gray
whales on their annual migration, board one of the
local whale watching charter boats. These local
skippers know the waters, the weather and the whales
and will provide you with a west coast experience
you will never forget.
Nature charters offer leisure day trips to explore
the wilderness, wildlife, sea mammals, and fauna
of the islets and islands of Broken Arial'> Groups
Islands. Contact the Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce at (250) 726-4641 for
assistance in contacting whale watching and nature
cruises charter companies
National Park
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve was established
in 1970 to protect a nationally significant coastal
environment. The Park offers three distinct areas
for visitor interest - Long
Beach, The Broken Group Islands
and The West Coast Trail.
Each unit is accessed via a different route and
provides excellent examples of old-growth coastal
temperate rainforest, beaches and archaeological
sites well worth exploring. Contact the Pacific
Rim Arial'>National Park Reserve at Box ,Ucluelet,
B.C. VOR 3A0 Tel: 250-726-7721, Fax: 250-726-4720
for more information.
Long Beach is a pleasant 10-minute drive
north of Ucluelet. Here I found beaches and forest
trails back-dropped by a 4,000 foot mountain range.
Spectacular! This 48 square mile section is ideally
suited for most visitors travelling by car. The
most famous attraction of the Park appears to be
its 30 kilometers or so of sandy beaches. In addition
to beachcombing, surfing, tide pool and sand dunes
exploration, I was able to learn about the open
ocean through films, exhibits and displays at the
Wickanninish Centre.
There are nine
short self-guided walking trails in the Park, two
of which are wheelchair accessible. Most trails
offer brochures explaining the culture and heritage
of the area. Even more can be gleaned from the guided
outdoor events and indoor theatre programs at Green
Point campground offered from late June to Labour
Day. www.dist.ucluelet.bc.ca
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