Vancouver Island Travel Forum

Does anyone know of a super nice chill place to go camping at on the island? I want to choose the nicest place on the island and am not sure on where to go. Any ideas? My dad is coming from poland and i want to take him somewhere quiet, relaxing and with that beautiful BC feeling....?
Thanks

Yanni

Well, the west coast of Vancouver Island would be ideal, to somewhere like the Bella Pacifica campgrounds. I don't know how quiet it will be, but can't imagine it being too crazy. It's right on the open Pacific ocean, surrounded by temperate rainforest... a very relaxing, and magestic, if not spiritual-feeling place. I LOVED it there.

Oh - Bella Pacifica = a few km south of Tofino along Mackenzie Beach.

Another idea is to call 1-800-Hello-BC and get a BC provincial campground guide. I'll give you a listing of every single campground.

i actually just reserved a spot this morning on bellapacifica. thank you for posting. I am really loooking forward to this litte trip.

Rathtrevor Provincial Park near Parksville is certainly one of the most beautiful places to camp on the Island, with big old-growth trees, an incredible beach and lots of well-maintained sites. It's about two hours north of Victoria or 20 minutes north of Nanaimo if you're taking the Vancouver Ferry.

For more deep wilderness camping try Kennedy Lake, a forest rec site, a half hour drive down a gravel logging road off the main road to Tofino. Toquart Bay is another good one on the west coast of the island. You really can't beat the island anywhere for beautiful wilderness camping opportunities.

check out the <a href="http://www.backroadmapbooks.com/index-bm.php?bookId=vol2&region=bc">Backroads Mapbook</a> , probably the most important resource you can bring with you. It lists just about every road on the island, gravel or otherwise, with details about fishing, camping, hiking, paddling and more.