MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide British Columbia Highway #4 "VANCOUVER ISLAND - City of Parksville to Port Alberni - Tofino - Ucluelet" Kms ITEM SUMMARY 0.0 Junction of Highway # 19 - West to Communities of Port Alberni, BC, Ucluelet, BC: The Pacific City of Parksville, BC Rim national Park, Tofino, BC. North to Port Hardy, BC: and ferries to Prince Rupert, BC, Bella Coola, BC. South to cities of Nanaimo, BC, Victoria, BC. Attractions in and around Parksville, BC: Deep Forest Gallery - Coastal Carvings - Arts Afire Gallery - Englishman River Gallery - Earth Attitudes - Major Art Gallery and Studio - Oceanside Art Gallery and Gift Shop - The Station Gallery - The Garden Gallery - WestLoon Gallery - Butterfly World and Gardens - Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park. NOTE: For highwat travel via British Columbia Highway #19 - See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide BC Highway #19 - City of Nanaimo, BC to city of Campbell River, BC for highway driving directions. 0.0 Roadside Highway Turnout Wally Creek. 1.0 View from Highway Driving west. 3.0 Junction of Highway #4a South to community of Coombs, BC, Coombs campground, Tranquility Campground. 5.5 Garden Gate Bed and South side of highway. Breakfast, BC 7.8 Services at highway Fuel, diesel 8.7 Whiskey Creek South side of highway Campground, BC 9.7 Little Qualicum Falls North side of highway. This park has 94 vehicle accessible campsites in Provincial Park, BC two separate campgrounds, the Upper Campground and the Lower Campground. Campsite reservations are accepted and first-come, first-served sites are also available 12.6 View from highway Driving west 13.5 Chalet Road Access to Cameron Lake, BC campground. North side of highway 13.7 Cameron Lake Provincial Access from highway Rest Area - Roadside highway turnout 15.8 View from highway Driving west 16.7 Roadside Highway Turnout North side of highway, picnic area, toilets 20.0 McMillan Cathederal Grove Parking Lots both sides of highway. Cathedral Grove, located in Provincial Park MacMillan Provincial Park, is one of the most accessible stands of giant Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island. Here visitors can stroll through a network of trails under the shadow of towering ancient Douglas-fir trees, majestic pillars untouched by the modern world - some more than 800 years old. Trails on either side of the highway lead visitors through the mighty stands of this coastal forest. On the south side you will find the largest Douglas firs - one measuring more than 9 meters in circumference. On the northern side of the road you'll find groves of ancient Western red cedar standing sentry over nearby Cameron Lake 20.0 McMillan Cathederal Grove Provincial Park 20.0 McMillan Cathederal Grove Access from highway Provincial Park, BC Page 1/7 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-14 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 20.3 View from highway Driving west 27.6 Port Alberni, BC Summit 375 mtrs. Brake Check turnout for trucks, north side of highway 29.0 Access to community of North of highway Arrowsmith, BC & Arrowsmith Regional Park, BC 33.8 Timber Lane Road Access to Timber Lodge & R V Park, BC. South side of highway 34.4 City of Port Alberni, BC - Visitor Information, south side of highway. Access to Campgrounds - Photo Port Alberni, BC Dry Creek Municipal Park and Campground (52 vehicle/tent sites) - Highway Welcome sign Attractions in and around Port Alberni, BC: McLean Mill National Historic Site - Alberni Valley Museum - Della Falls - Robertson Creek - Hatchery - Somass Estuary project - Drinkwater Trail - Log Train Regional Park - Kitsukis Walkway - Alberni District Fall Fair - Port Alberni, Salmon Festival, - Port Alberni Grand Prix. 37.0 Port Alberni, BC Business All services Section 38.7 View from highway Driving west 39.1 Stamp River Provincial North of Highway. This park offers 23 vehicle accessible campsites set Park in a mature forest. A number of these sites overlook the river. Fees are collected from April 1 to October 15. Campsite reservations are accepted and first-come, first-served sites are also available. 40.9 Cedarwood Lodge Bed and North side of highway Breakfast, BC 41.8 Point of Interest Crossing the Somass River 42.2 Roadside Highway Turnout North side of highway, large gravel turnout 45.0 Services at Highway Fuel 45.6 Arrowvale Campground, North of highway BC 47.2 Point of Interest Crossing the Sproat River, BC. 49.6 Sproat Lake Provincial North of highway. There are two separate campgrounds with 59 vehicle Park, BC accessible campsites in this park. The Lower campground has 15 sites and is located close to the lake. The Upper campground, with 44 sites, is located across the highway from the lake and is connected to the lower campground and beach access by a trail that leads through a highway underpass. Campsite reservations are accepted and first-come, first-served sites are also available. 49.6 POINT OF INTEREST NOTE - There is NO FUEL for 85kms west of this point, as of Aug / 2003 52.0 View from highway Driving west 59.1 Taylor Arm Provincial North side of highway. The main purpose of Taylor Arm Provincial Park, BC Park is to provide group camping facilities close to the shores of Sproat Lake. The six group campsites at this park are located across the highway from the lake, connected via a trail that leads through a highway underpass. This pleasantly wooded park has undeveloped beaches and two day-use areas, one on the shores of Sproat Lake at the end of the trail from the campground and the other at Camp 10, located 1/2 km west of the group campground parking lot down Hwy #4. A short trail from the Camp 10 parking lot also leads to the lake. Page 2/7 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-14 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 60.0 Point of Interest Sproat Lake, south side of highway 64.5 Roadside Highway Turnout South side of highway, paved - with Historical Information 78.7 Provincial - Rest Area - Picnic tables, toilets Roadside Highway Turnout 79.0 Point of Interest Crossing Taylor River, BC: Taylor River runs into the west end of Sproat Lake which is west of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. 80.1 Point of Interest Crossing the South Sutton River, BC. 84.0 Point of Interest The Sutton Summit, BC 93.2 Wally Creek Roadside Looking at Walley Creek, BC, from turnout highway turnout 99.0 Roadside Highway Turnout North side of highway, gravel 102.6 Roadside Highway Turnout North side of highway, large paved turnout 108.6 View from highway Driving west 114.2 Roadside Highway Turnout South side of highway, large turnout 116.3 Roadside Highway Turnout North side of highway 116.8 View from highway Driving west 119.4 Roadside Highway Turnout North side of highway, gravel 129.6 Roadside Highway Turnout North side of highway, gravel 130.3 Corporate Limits District of Welcome to Ucluelet, BC. The Heart of the Pacific Rim. Attractions in Ucluelet, BC and around Ucluelet, BC. - Nuu-chah-nulth Archaeological Sites - Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre - Radar Beach - Virgin Falls - Long Beach, BC - Kennedy River Bog Provincial Park - Amphitrite Point Light House and Coast Guard Station - Du Quah Gallery - Image West Gallery and Gifts. 131.0 Junction of Roadway to the Ucluelet 6 kms south, access to community of Port Albion, BC. South community of Ucluelet, BC to Ucluelet, BC Visitor Information Centre. South to The Wild Pacific Hiking Trail. The Wild Pacific Trail of Ucluelet is a trail system skirting the rugged cliffs and shoreline of the west coast of Vancouver Island. Overlooking Barkley Sound, BC and the Broken Group Islands, BC. 131.0 Ucluelet, BC - Photo - The Taken from trail Pacific Wild Hiking Trail 131.0 Ucluelet, BC - Milebymile staff went fishing in Ucluelet. We would recommend our Fishing Guide and his company, to those who would want a reliable fishing guide. Matt worked very hard to insure, we had a great fishing experience. We were told by the locals that Matt Olcen, is one of the top fishing guides in the area, repeatedly catching more and bigger fish. Check out his web site with the link below. 131.0 Junction of Roadway to the Back on highway #4 to Trofino, BC community of Ucluelet, BC Page 3/7 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-14 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 132.2 Back on the Road to Southern Boundery of The Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Trofino, BC - Point of Backed by the Insular Mountains Range of Vancouver Island and facing Interest the open Pacific Ocean, Pacific Rim presents the rich natural and cultural heritage of Canada's west coast. Its cool and wet maritime climate produces an abundance of life in the water and on land. Lush coastal temperate rainforest gives way to bountiful and diverse intertidal and subtidal areas. 133.7 Pacific Rim National Park. North side of highway. BC Information 135.9 Wickaninnish Beach, BC Wickaninnish Beach is an excellent place to start exploring the Access shoreline. Here you'll find a sandy beach, a rocky shore, and a cobblestone beach side by side. 139.8 Fisheries Restoration North side of highway, picnic tables Interperative Drive 140.3 Rain Forest Hiking Trail Parking lot, south side of highway 141.8 Access to beach South side of highway 143.5 Green Point Campground Access from highway. There is one campground within the Long Beach Unit of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Green Point Campground is located on Hwy.4, midway between Ucluelet and Tofino.