Coastal Hikes - links
Coastal Hikes
A Guide to West Coast Hiking Trails in British Columbia and Washington State
by Philip Stone
Links to Featured Hikes
• Olympic National Park Service
• Juan de Fuca Marine Trail
• Parks Canada West Coast Trail
• Hesquiat Peninsula
• Cape Scott
• Sunshine Coast Trail
• North Coast Trail Society
• Naikoon, Haida Gwaii
Canada
• East Coast Trail - Newfoundland
International
• South Coast, Tasmania, Australia
• Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Coastal Hiking Transportation Directory
Ahousaht Pride - water taxi service to Ahousaht, Flores Island Wild Side Trail
250-670-9531
Air Nootka - to Nootka Trail, Hesquiat Peninsula, Rugged Point, Tatchu and other destinations
Toll Free 1-877-795-2255 or 250-283-2255 <www.airnootka.com>
Alberni Marine Transport - passenger ferry, Port Alberni to Bamfield, West Coast Trail
Toll Free 1-800-663-7192 or 250-723-8313 <www.ladyrosemarine.com>
Atleo River Air Service - flights to and from Hesquiat Peninsula and Ahousaht
Toll Free 1-866-662-8536 or 250-725-2205 <www.atleoair.com>
BC Ferries - vehicle and passenger ferry between mainland BC and Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Islands and routes across coastal BC <www.bcferries.com>
Black Ball Transport - vehicle and passenger ferry between Victoria, BC and Port Angeles, WA.
Port Angeles: 360-457-4491 Victoria: 250-386-2202 <www.cohoferry.com>
Butch Jack Hiker Ferry Service - passenger ferry across Gordon River, West Coast Trail
250-647-5517
Cougar Island Water Taxi - to Ahousaht, Flores Island Wild Side Trail
Toll Free 1-888-726-8427 or 250-670-9692
Eagle Transit - taxi service on Graham Island, Haida Gwaii for Tlell River and Tow Hill - Naikoon Park Toll Free 1-877-747-4461
J.P.'s Parking - parking at Port Renfrew for the West Coast Trail. eMail jonesj1@unbc.ca
Juan de Fuca Shuttle Bus - shuttle bus service (May 1st to Sept. 30th) from Victoria, Nanaimo and Port Alberni, to Port Renfrew, Jordan River, China Beach, Sombrio Beach, Parkinson Creek and Botanical Beach.
Toll Free 1-888-999-2288 or 250-477-8700 <www.trailbus.com>
Lund Water Taxi - water taxi service from Lund to Sarah Point, Sunshine Coast Trail
604-483-9749
M.V. Uchuck lll - passenger ferry to Friendly Cove, Nootka Trail & Port Eliza - Tatchu Peninsula
office 250-283-2515 or M.V. Uchuck III: 250-283-2325 <www.getwest.ca>
Malei Island Resort - water taxi service from Port Hardy to North Coast Trail
250-949-8006 or cell 250-949-1208 <www.malei-island.com>
Maxi’s Water Taxi - water taxi serving Yuquot/Friendly Cove and Nootka Sound
250-283-2282 <www.yuquot.ca/maxiswatertaxi.html>
Nitinat Lake Water Taxi - passenger ferry across Nitinat Narrows and to Nitinat Village, WCT
250-745-3509
Ocean Outfitters Ltd. - once a week seasonal tours to Boat Basin, Hesquiat Peninsula. Call for info.
Toll free- 1-877-906-2326 or 250-725-2866 <www.oceanoutfitters.bc.ca>
Powell River Taxi - taxi cab service from Powell River to Lund & other points on Sunshine Coast Trail
604-483-3666
Rocky Pass - water taxi service to Ahousaht, Flores Island Wild Side Trail
250-670-9587 or cell: 1-250-720-1026
Savary Shuttle Water Taxi - water taxi service from Lund to Sarah Point, Sunshine Coast Trail
604-483-9906
Sea Legend Charters - water taxi service from Port Hardy to North Coast Trail
Toll Free 1-800-246-0093 or 250-949-6541 <www.sealegend.com>
Seaway Express - passenger ferry from Bamfield to Ucluelet
Toll Free 1-877-726-7002 or 250-726-5353 <www.barkleysoundmarine.com>
Tofino Air - serves Clayoquot Sound including Flores Island and Hesquiat Peninsula
Toll Free 1-866-486-3247 or 250-725-4454 <www.tofinoair.ca>
Victoria Clipper - passenger ferry service from Seattle to Victoria
Toll Free 1-800-888-2535 or 250-382-8100 <www.victoriaclipper.com>
Voyager Water Taxi - water taxi from Fair Harbour to Rugged Point, Tatchu Peninsula
250-332-5301 or 250-830-2231 <www.voyagerwatertaxi.com>
Washington State Ferries - car and passenger only ferry service from Anacortes, Washington to Sidney, British Columbia (near Victoria) Seattle: 206-464-6400
Statewide: 1-888-808-7977 Out of State: 206-464-6400 <www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries>
West Coast Trail Express - shuttle bus service (May 1st to Sept. 30th) from Victoria, Nanaimo and Port Alberni, to all trail heads and between trail heads of the West Coast and
Juan de Fuca trails, including Port Renfrew, Gordon River, Nitinat, Pachena Bay, and Bamfield
Toll Free 1-888-999-2288 or 250-477-8700 <www.trailbus.com>
Zeballos Expeditions - water taxi from Zeballos to and from Nootka Trail
Toll Free 1-866-222-2235 or 250-761-4137 <www.zeballoskayaks.com>
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