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Hike (...really a long stroll on easy paths)
What is at Rathrevor Beach?
During low tide, the ocean recedes by around 1km, giving visitors the opportunity to walk out across the sand and then swim in the shallow waters that are especially warm during the hot summer months. If you’re brave enough, you can really impress the locals and take a dip in the island’s cold waters in winter! When the tide goes in, visitors can also go shell hunting. Shells and sand dollars are commonly found on the sandy shores of Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, and looking for these beach artifacts is a great way to pass the time with children.
What am I getting myself into at Cathedral Grove
Trails on either side of Highway 4 lead visitors through the mighty stands of this old-growth coastal forest. On the south side you will find the largest Douglas firs, one measuring more than 9 metres in circumference. On the northern side of the road you will find groves of ancient Western red cedar. Trails are well marked and maintained and some are accessible.
Loop trails lead through the old-growth forest and a raised viewing platform on the south side of the park offers a unique perspective of the surroundings.
Each side of the highway offers a ~1km walk. We might just pick one, so choose your adven-tour:
Clayoquot protests See more
Last edited: Sun, May 25, 2025
The Clayoquot protests, also called the War in the Woods, were a series of blockades related to clearcutting in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. They culminated in mid-1993, when 856 people were arrested. The blockades in the summer of 1993 against logging of the temperate rainforest were the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history until the 2021 Fairy Creek blockades.
The timber resources of Clayoquot Sound attracted growing numbers of foreigners, limiting access of indigenous peoples to land and creating increasing displeasure among the local population. In the 1980s and the 1990s, government support of private company resource extraction allowed for the growth of the industry over time and resulted in the presence of logging companies in Clayoquot Sound The differing opinions between those groups led the First Nations to develop lobbying organizations and a series of negotiations over logging practices. In the late 1980s, the situation escalated when the Canadian forestry company MacMillan Bloedel secured a permit to log Meares Island.
From 1980 to 1994, several peaceful protests and blockades of logging roads occurred, with the largest in the mid-1993, when over 800 protesters were arrested and many put on trial. Protesters included local residents of the Sound, the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and Ahousaht First Nation, and environmentalist groups such as Greenpeace and Friends of Clayoquot Sound.
The logging protests and blockades received worldwide mass media attention, creating national support for the environmental movement in British Columbia and fostering strong advocacy for anti-logging campaigns. Media focused on the mass arrests of people engaging in peaceful protests and blockades, aggression, and intimidation from law enforcement, which served to strengthen public support for nonviolent protests.
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What is in Coombs?
Butterfly Park is an option if the weather is shining and we have time:
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