6 places · 3 with rooms, 1 camping, 1 with meals on the Pachena Bay (trailhead) section of the West Coast Trail, in Bamfield, Pachena Bay (Bamfield). Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Ocean-view rooms with Flora's café and restaurant at 75 Bamfield Boardwalk in West Bamfield. The west side has no road, so you cross the inlet by water taxi; it is about 5 km from the trailhead.
Ḥačas Inn
Bamfield's only motel, on the east side of the village, about 4 km by road from the Pachena Bay trailhead. Owned by the Huu-ay-aht First Nations; standard, twin, kitchenette rooms and suites, open all year.
Waterfront lodge at 211 Nuthatch Road on Bamfield's east side, about 4 km by road from the trailhead, also run by the Huu-ay-aht First Nations. Rooms for 2 to 10 people, some with kitchenette or sauna; open all year.
Huu-ay-aht-area campground on the beach at Pachena Bay, about 0.5 km from the trailhead, with beach, forest and RV sites (unserviced tent sites from $46–68 a night plus tax in 2026). Book online; reservations for 2026 opened on 28 January.
Daily shuttle bus 1 May – 30 Sep between Victoria, Nanaimo, Port Renfrew, Gordon River, Nitinaht and Pachena Bay (Victoria to Pachena Bay $120, Gordon River to Pachena Bay $95 one way in 2026, plus GST and a 5% fuel surcharge). Reservations strongly recommended; cancellations need 10 days' notice.
Parks Canada office at the northern trailhead, 5 km from Bamfield, where you check in, collect your permit and map and attend the briefing at 10 am or 2 pm. Open daily 9 am – 4 pm in season (1 May – 5 Oct); there is no mobile signal here.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "not confirmed by the operator" are on the official trail map, OpenStreetMap or in guides but could not be checked on an official page. The campsites on the West Coast Trail are designated camping areas in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve: free with your overnight permit, first come, first served, with outhouses and, at most sites, metal food lockers, but no shelters, showers or shops. Small driftwood fires are allowed only on the beach below the high-tide line, unless a fire ban is in force.
The West Coast Trail route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.