The best hotels Vancouver Island

Himwitsa Lodge is a comfortable hotel just steps from Clayoquot Sound and the Co-op Food Store. Rooms feature TVs with satellite channels, patios and flat-screen TVs. Beds feature down pillows and quality linens. The bathroom features a bathtub and shower. The hotel also offers free parking, a Jacuzzi and a veranda for sunbathing. Guests can take advantage of the sun terrace and the kitchen equipped with a kettle and cooking utensils. The hotel does not allow pets. Check-in times are from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm and check-out times are from 5:00 am to 10:00 am. Tofino-Long Beach airport is 20 km from the hotel.

Elk Falls Provincial Park, located in Campbell River on Vancouver Island, is one of the island's most popular provincial parks. It boasts a thundering waterfall and some of the best year-round salmon fishing in Canada. There are many forest trails to discover the surrounding nature. Nearby is the Quinsam salmon farm, where you can watch salmon spawning in the Quinsam and Campbell rivers in autumn. This park is considered one of the best campsites in the "Salmon Capital of the World". It's ideally located just 2 kilometers from downtown Campbell River, offering peaceful riverside camping in an area renowned for its fishing. Fishing enthusiasts can find fish all year round, whether in the Quinsam River, the surrounding lakes, or the maritime waters for Chinook or Coho salmon. The park is also home to a 25-metre-high waterfall, accessible from the Elk Falls picnic area, just 3 kilometers from the campground. Hiking trails also lead to other parts of the park, which is home to the only significant old-growth Douglas-fir forest north of MacMillan Park. Elk Falls Park Campground is an ideal base camp for exploring the surrounding area, including Gold River, Sayward Forest, Kelsey Bay, Rock Bay and Quadra and Cortes Island Parks.