Port Hardy – Tofino – 495Km – 6h 40` Senza Soste Stato : British
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Port Hardy – Tofino – 495Km – 6h 40` Senza Soste Stato : British
20 AGOSTO Port Hardy – Tofino – 495Km – 6h 40’ Senza Soste Stato : British Columbia (CA) Info Meteo Tofino Alba : 6.23 Tramonto : 20.30 Temperature : 18°/10° 06.00 – 10.30 Port Hardy – MacMillan Provincial Park – 356Km – 4h 30’ Partenza per tofino, il primo tratto di viaggio lungo la Inland Island Hwy non dovrebbe presentare punti di interesse quindi procedere abbastanza velocemente verso la Pacific Rim Hwy. Svoltato dalla Inland Island Hwy sulla Pacific Rim Hwy, dopo circa 20 Km, prima di Port Alberni, si trova questo parco con gli alberi più vecchi della British Columbia che misurano più di 3m di diametro. Tempo stimato di visita circa 1 ora. 11.30 – 12.00 – MacMillan Provincial Park/Port Alberni – 18Km – 20’ Breve sosta in questa antica cittadina un tempo famosa per il commercio del legname, ideale per un pasto veloce e ripartire per la Pacific Rim e Tofino 13.00 – 15.00 – Port Alberni /Pacific Rim Junction – Visitor Centre – 92Km – 1h 46’ Fermarsi al visitor centre situato allo svincolo tra la Pacific Rim Hwy per Tofino e prendere il materiale informativo sulle cose da vedere ed i punti di interesse della Long Beach Unit, vedi anche mappa allegata. 15.30 – 18.30 – Long Beach/Tofino – 30Km Iniziare la visita del’area del parco “Long Beach” fino a quanto è possibile, poi spostarsi fino a Tofino, cena e pernottamento. NOTE Weigh West Marine Resort 634 Campbell Street - Tofino Tel : 250-725 3277 Tool free 1 800 665 8922 e-mail : [email protected] Web : www.weighwest.com Welcome to the Park MacMillan Provincial Park MacMillan Provincial Park, better known to locals by its former name, Cathedral Grove, is one of the most accessible stands of giant Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island. Trails on either side of the highway lead visitors through the mighty stands of this coastal forest. On the south side are some of the largest Douglas firs – one measuring more than 9 meters in circumference. On the northern side of the road are groves of ancient Western red cedar standing sentry over nearby Cameron Lake. MacMillan Park is located on central Vancouver Island, 25 km west of Qualicum Beach and 16 km east of Port Alberni on Hwy #4, which runs right through the park. The park’s small size and accessibility has left it vulnerable to impacts from high visitor use. Please do not climb over fences and stay on designated trails, where there are ample opportunities to view and photograph this magnificent and ancient forest. The park has been restoring some of its trails after a severe windstorm on New Year’s Day in 1997, which changed the look of the park forever. The storm toppled hundreds of huge trees and obliterated sections of the trail system. Some sections of the trail system were so badly hit that they have never been reopened. Restoration and cleanup began almost as soon as the winds stopped, and although visitors will now find many of these huge trees lying on the ground, their value has not diminished. These fallen trees open the canopy to provide light, space, shelter and nutrients for the next generations of plants. Natural regeneration is beginning to restore the Grove’s pristine beauty and the park’s diversity, making a visit all the more intriguing. Park Map and Information Guide Visitor Services Two pit toilets are located on either side of Hwy #4, next to the parking lot. Pit toilets and some trails are wheelchair accessible. Enjoy Your Stay Park regulations protect the natural state of the park and ensure a quality experience for all visitors. • Pets must be on a leash at all times. Please be responsible for their behaviour and waste. • Smoking is prohibited in the park. • Please stay off trails on windy days - aged trees sometimes fall and/or lose large branches. Contact Information Park Facility Operator: Phone: Email: R.L.C. Enterprize Ltd. 1-250-474-1336 [email protected] Visit www.bcparks.ca for more information! 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Indian Island Chesterman Beach Grice Bay Cox Bay Cox Pt. 10 9 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 Lon Gowlland Rocks TRAILS TRAILS 11 Willowbrae Willowbrae Portland Pt. Halfmoon HalfmoonBay Bay Gold Mine (closed) Gold Mine (closed) South SouthBeach Beach e Nuu-chah-nulth Nuu-chah-nulth e Schooner Cove Box I. Wi ck an inn ach ish Kýisits (kwisitis) Ku’ïuwis (koo choowis) Huÿu£ (hoo-oolth) µayi (wayi) ©uyaøa¢h (-m-ooyuPooth) ¡ayis (Tuyis) k’anuwis (K-unoowis) Warden Office g Be Green Point Ba 7 8 Com ber y Sea Lion Rocks PA C I F I C OCEAN Shorepine ShorepineBog Bog ee Rainforest Rainforest ee Spruce SpruceFringe Fringe ee sB eac h Sand 6 Port Hardy GE OR GI Port Alberni Nanaimo Tofino LONG BEACH Ucluelet Bamfield BROKEN Port WEST GROUP Renfrew COAST ISLANDS JUA TRAIL N DE FUC A Vancouver ST RA A STRAIT IT CANADA U.S.A. Victoria AApark parkpass passmust mustbe bedisplayed displayedin inyour yourvehicle vehiclewhen whenstopped stopped in the Long Beach Unit of the park. in the Long Beach Unit of the park. Park Where Parkpass passoptions options Whereto topurchase purchasepasses passes •Daily (24 hour) Park Pass machines* •Daily (24 hour) Park Pass machines* Pacific PacificRim RimVisitor VisitorCentre Centre •Pacific Rim National Park Wickaninnish •Pacific Rim National Park WickaninnishCentre Centre Reserve Pacific ReserveAnnual AnnualPass Pass PacificRim RimVisitor VisitorCentre Centre Green Point Campground •Canada's National Park Green Point Campground •Canada's National Park Park Annual ParkAdministration AdministrationOffice Office AnnualPass Pass •Commercial/Group •Commercial/Group Wickaninnish WickaninnishCentre Centre Pacific PacificRim RimVisitor VisitorCentre Centre *There *Thereare areno nopark parkpass passmachines machinesatatGrice GriceBay, Bay, Willowbrae Trail or Florencia Bay. Please Willowbrae Trail or Florencia Bay. Pleasepurchase purchaseyour your park parkpass passprior priorto toyour yourarrival arrivalatatthese thesesites. sites. 3 t Shoe Los 4 PARK PARKPASS PASS mu¢ mu¢yis (moothmoothyis) ‡icÿii (Tsits-ee) Creek Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre Schooner SchoonerCove Cove 10 10 Radar RadarHill Hill Pacific Rim National Park Reserve hill Wickaninnish Beach 99 Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve First Nation Word Nuu-chah-nulth-aht Hahulthi PARKS CANADA: CONNECTING THE LAND, THE WATER, THE PAST AND THE PEOPLE Radar Hill 5 ïa’winÿis (chu-win-is) tiæama (tiNumu) Creek 4 Pacific Rim Visitor Centre Florencia Bay Quisitis Pt. Florencia I. Parks Canada and the Nuu-chah-nulth-aht cooperate in the protection, preservation and presentation of these lands. The Long Beach Unit lies within the traditional territory of the Ucluelet and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations. Many places on this map have Nuu-chah-nulth names. In January 2000, UNESCO designated Clayoquot Sound as a World Biosphere reserve. Pacific Rim is a core protected area of the biosphere reserve. The entire park is within the traditional territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth-aht who have lived on this coast for countless generations. The Nuu-chah-nulth-aht are comprised of many individual nations. 1 Wya Pt. 2 Port Alberni 105 km Meaning English Translation people along the mountains The Nuu-chah-nulth people A Chief’s traditional territory: the land, the ocean the people and everything living and non-living within. Other side of the beach Quisitis IR 9 Place for gutting fish Kootowis IR 4 Protected area Oo-oolth IR 8 Safe place Wya Point / Wya IR 7 Land marks lined up Wickaninnish Beach A place for fishing Anchorage Schooner Cove Passing through / camping On Indian Island IR 30 over Waves / tide on shore Florencia Beach Creek flows there Beach with island midway File beach LEGEND IR e Willowbrae Road H Park Info Centre Indian Reserve Exhibit/Signs Camping Picnic Area Telephone Restaurant Hospital Trail Beach Rocky Headlands N 0 1 2 3 4 kilometres Aussi disponible en français Lost Shoe and Sandhill Creek Green Point area Cox Point area Ucluelet Warden Office Park Administration Indoor Theatre Viewpoint Accessible Boat Launch Airport Golf Course Police Lighthouse © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada Catalogue No: R63-289/2006E ISBN: 0-662-43635-0