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Must See
4 owned Frank Island is easier.
Over at the Wickaninnish Inn,
Mackenzie Beach check if the yellow welcome
A family favourite, this sign is on the Carving Shed EAT
sheltered beach has calm door, in which case you can
waters and gentle waves. It’s watch wood-carvers busy 1909 Kitchen
ideal for paddle boarding and with their art.
This gorgeous, marine-
skim-boarding, with rental inspired restaurant has
gear available onsite. During
a large patio perched
low tide small islets are 6 out over the water. The
exposed and tidal pools can Pacific Rim-focused
be seen in the rocky coves. Cox Bay Beach menu features such
Originally named False Bay, items as cedar-roasted
the beach here was renamed black cod and shrimp-
5 Cox Bay in 1934 in honour of topped pizza, all cooked
the British fur trader and
Chesterman Beach explorer John Henry Cox. in a huge Italian wood-
fired oven.
Mainly a residential area lined Driftwood logs are piled high
with quaint and quirky homes, on the beach but there’s still ⌂ 634 Campbell St,
Tofino Resort and
this white sandy beach has plenty of fine, white sand to Marina ∑ tofino
lovely tidal pools that are sink your feet into. Several resortandmarina.com
home to sea stars, anemones, resorts are based here and
and tiny crabs. At the north professional surfers practice \\\
end at low tide, you could on the big waves in the winter
almost walk out to the months, getting ready for the Tacofino
Lennard Island Lighthouse, competitions that are hosted This is the original
but the stroll to the privately here in the spring each year. orange Tacofino food
truck that started the
popular franchise in
2009. Its bursting
burritos and tasty tacos
are still the best in all
of BC, especially when
stuffed with freshly
sourced ling cod,
chipotle mayo, and
crispy cabbage.
⌂ 1184 Pacific Rim Hwy
∑ tacofino.com
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Surfers tackling the waves
on Chesterman Beach

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Duffin Passage
0 yards 250
Tofino Clayoquot
Heritage Museum M A I N S T R E E T
S E C O N D S T R E E T CAMPBELL ST
Roy Henry
F I R S T
Vickers Gallery
F O U R T H S T R E E T
MAIN STREET S T R E E T
T H I R D S T R E E T REET
Village
Green The Whale
Centre
NEILL STREET N E I L L S T R E E T CAMPBELL STREET
1909
Duffin F I RST S T R E E T Mackenzie Beach Kitchen
Cove 2 miles (3 km)
G I B S O N S T R E E T
Chesterman Beach
3 miles (4.5 km)
Cox Bay Beach Tacofino
4 miles (6 km) 2 miles (3 km)
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