The Wild Pacific Trail naturalists and other local partner organizations look forward to meeting you for walks and events at their Discovery Tent overlooking Amphitrite Lighthouse on the lighthouse Loop Trail section.

The Wild Pacific Trail is a unique outdoor classroom that offers incredible opportunities to connect people to nature. Their seasonal Discovery Tent at the lighthouse offers revolving topics for all ages.

Easy to walk, one-hour programs aim to engage both visitors and local communities. Topics range from natural to cultural history. 

Learning opportunities are offered most days of the week from June until September. Stay tuned for more details - full schedule of events coming soon!

Photo Credits: Wild Pacific Trail 

Join the Wild Pacific Trail for this guided walk to learn about bogs and bears!

Why are there more bears than wolves and cougars on the West Coast? We’ll stroll the Wild Pacific Trail bog loop and learn about the lifestyle and habits of Black Bears while checking out the interesting bog habitat which hosts many plant and wildlife species, including Black Bear.

Meet at the Whale Lot trailhead at 10am. No registration required!

Photo Credit: Joshua McCullough

Grey, humpback, and orca whales are some of the most captivating creatures that visit the Pacific Rim National Park. Learn about their mysterious and fascinating lives, and how our relationship with them has changed over time.

This event is free with the purchase of a National Parks entry pass. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets and recording devices are not permitted.

For more information contact: Pacific Rim Visitor Centre (250-726-4212)

PLEASE NOTE: Events may be subject to change without notice.

Join the Wild Pacific Trail for this guided walk to learn about bogs and bears!

Join our trail naturalist on a roving walk to several postcard perfect ocean lookouts, learning about the ecology of the Wild Pacific Trail along the way. We’ll talk about Sea Arches, Sea Stacks, and Sea Caves, which are testament to the forces of nature that created this impressive, but lesser known trail feature. This walk ends at the lookout beside the Sea Arch.

Meet at the Lighthouse Discovery Tent at 10am. No registration required!

Photo Credit: Joshua McCullough

Find Parks Canada interpreters roving both loops of the Rainforest trail, or in the parking lot with a touch table all about living with bears, wolves, and cougars.

This event is free with the purchase of a National Park entry pass, and open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets. Recording devices are not permitted. Arrive early as parking may be limited.

Join the Wild Pacific Trail for this guided walk to learn about bogs and bears!

It’s no fun when you get a fabulous photo but you don’t know the name or any special facts about the creature, tree, or plant species you have discovered! Spend sunset at Big Beach with our trail naturalist Josh, who is also an experienced photography instructor. No special gear necessary. Wear sturdy shoes. Bring any type of camera, from cellphone to DSLR. All skill levels are welcome. We’ll spend some time exploring the high-tide line for interesting subjects to learn about and photograph, discover a lookout over the beach and other secret spots, photograph a mystery shipwreck, possibly view some wildlife and a spectacular September sunset!

Meet at the Lighthouse Discovery Tent at 10am. No registration required!

Photo Credit: Joshua McCullough

Discover what happens when bears, wolves and cougars try to share the landscape with the people who live and visit this region.

This event is free with the purchase of a National Parks entry pass. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets and recording devices are not permitted.

For more information contact: Pacific Rim Visitor Centre (250-726-4212)

PLEASE NOTE: Events may be subject to change without notice

Experience a 2-hour guided boat tour of local history sites onboard the Dixie IV. The tour boat circles the shoreline of the harbour while your guide relates stories of the early twentieth century when transportation was mostly by boat on the harbour, where homes and early industry were located, as always had been for the First Nations.

Following the tour: join your guide and fellow passengers for discussion of your tour experience over complementary coffee or tea at the Gray Whale Ice Cream and Delicatessen. 

The route: Starting in the Small Craft Harbour, the Dixie IV turns right, following the shoreline as far as Spring Cove, crosses the harbour to Stuart Bay, runs back along the shoreline passing Hitacu and old Port Albion, to the head of harbour, then returns on the Ucluelet side, finishing at Small Craft Harbour.

The boat will slow at many points while the guide tells stories about locations where past people of all three cultural groups once lived and carried out their activities.

From First Nations’ ancient fishing and gathering sites, to developments by the first Europeans to settle here — schools, post office, fishing docks and lumber mill — to details of the thriving success built by the Japanese Canadian community, you’ll hear stories passed down, see photographs illustrating places and events. Learn of local effects of the unjust removal of the Japanese Canadians. Both the negative and positive stories must be told for a full understanding of our history.

Traditional Ucluelet First Nation place names and meanings have been provided by the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government Department of Culture, Language, and Heritage for the purposes of this tour.

To book your tour online, go to the website of Subtidal Adventures (credit card payment) https://www.subtidaladventures.com/booking-page.html

OR  you may book in person at Subtidal Adventures, 1950 Peninsula Rd. next to Gray Whale Deli. 

You may also book by emailing Ucluelet & Area Historical Society at info@ucluelethistory.ca to make payment by etransfer, and receive confirmation.

Fee, including tax, is $100 per person.

For More information and calendar of the dozen dates available over the summer see Subtidal Adventures website: https://www.subtidaladventures.com/booking-page.html

Photo Credits: Ucluelet & Area Historical Society

Big Beach is a great place to spot shorebirds on migration! Learn how to do birdwatching along the Wild Pacific Trail with our trail naturalist and bird expert Josh. Try out a powerful birding scope, observe the Black Oystercatchers, Surfbirds, and Black Turnstones out on the rocks from the safety of the beach. Rare birds can show up on Big Beach. We’ll cover some ground above the high-tide line, checking carefully for any lingering migrants after visiting a lookout over the beach to check the forest for birds like Chestnut-backed Chickadees or Pacific Wren. The beach may hold flocks of migrating Savannah Sparrows and shorebirds such as Greater Yellowlegs. Bring Binoculars if you have them. Wear sturdy footwear. No gear necessary. Parking is free at Big Beach (Frog Parking Lot), if the lot is full the Ucluelet Community Centre across the street has free parking.

For more information, check out their website here!

Come visit Parks Canada interpreters at the Lighthouse Discovery Tent on the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet. Learn about some of the ocean creatures that we share these waters with!

This event is free with the purchase of a National Park entry pass, and open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets. Recording devices are not permitted. Arrive early as parking may be limited.

For more information contact: Pacific Rim Visitor Centre (250-726-4212)

PLEASE NOTE: Events may be subject to change without notice

Find Parks Canada interpreters roving both loops of the Rainforest trail, or in the parking lot with a touch table all about living with bears, wolves, and cougars.

This event is free with the purchase of a National Park entry pass, and open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets. Recording devices are not permitted. Arrive early as parking may be limited.

Fascinating life cycles, marvelous molting, intriguing growth patterns. Discover how nature shows time passing.

This event is free with the purchase of a National Parks entry pass. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets and recording devices are not permitted.

Join Gisele Martin for a guided walk through the rainforest.

This event is free with the purchase of a National Park entry pass, and open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets. Recording devices are not permitted. Arrive early as parking may be limited. 

Come visit Parks Canada interpreters at the Lighthouse Discovery Tent on the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet. Learn about some of the ocean creatures that we share these waters with!

This event is free with the purchase of a National Park entry pass, and open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets. Recording devices are not permitted. Arrive early as parking may be limited.

For more information contact: Pacific Rim Visitor Centre (250-726-4212)

PLEASE NOTE: Events may be subject to change without notice

Find Parks Canada interpreters roving both loops of the Rainforest trail, or in the parking lot with a touch table all about living with bears, wolves, and cougars.

This event is free with the purchase of a National Park entry pass, and open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets. Recording devices are not permitted. Arrive early as parking may be limited.

Join the Wild Pacific Trail for this guided walk to learn more about trees!

The Western Red Cedar, the tree of life, is the star of this new, free guided walk on the Wild Pacific Trail. Be prepared to be amazed by what is revealed upon closer inspection of the forest. If you have been on the popular 'Talking Trees' guided walk, you won't want to miss this new guided adventure on a different section of the trail.

Meet at the Lighthouse trailhead at 10am. No registration required!

Photo Credit: Joshua McCullough

Join an interactive touch table while you learn about the bears, wolves and cougars that live in Pacific Rim National Park.

This is a free all ages event with the purchase of a National Park entry pass. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets and recording devices are not permitted.

For more information contact: Pacific Rim Visitor Centre (250-726-4212)

PLEASE NOTE: Events may be subject to change without notice

Photo credit: Parks Canada

Join the Wild Pacific Trail for this guided walk to learn about bogs and bears!

Why are there more bears than wolves and cougars on the West Coast? We’ll stroll the Wild Pacific Trail bog loop and learn about the lifestyle and habits of Black Bears while checking out the interesting bog habitat which hosts many plant and wildlife species, including Black Bear.

Meet at the Whale Lot trailhead at 10am. No registration required!

Photo Credit: Joshua McCullough

Search for signs of the exciting animals that call the rainforest, ocean, and beaches their home.  Between towering whale spouts and crawling banana slugs, what will we find today?

This event is free with the purchase of a National Parks entry pass. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets and recording devices are not permitted.

Arrive early as parking may be limited.

For more information contact: Pacific Rim Visitor Centre (250-726-4212)

PLEASE NOTE: Events may be subject to change without notice.

Photo Credit: Parks Canada

Join a Parks Canada naturalist to explore the world of sea otters! Ask all your questions and interact with the props provided by Parks Canada. 

The event is free with the purchase of a National Park entry pass. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring pets and recording devices are not permitted.

Arrive early as parking is limited.

For more information contact: Pacific Rim Visitor Centre (250-726-4212)

PLEASE NOTE: Events may be subject to change without notice.