The only accessible hot springs on Vancouver Island are found at Hot Springs Cove. While western British Columbia lies on the Juan de Fuca fault line, not many hot springs in our province are easily accessible. Nor would I consider those at Hot Springs Cove ‘easily’ accessible, but alas they are accessible. 

While advertised as Tofino hot springs, these springs are actually located on the end of a peninsula connected to Vancouver Island by way of Hesquiaht First Nation.

he small town of Ucluelet is dwarfed in notoriety by its northern neighbour, Tofino. However, not only is Ucluelet more affordable but shouldn’t be overlooked as a destination in its own right.

This entire area is a top draw for surfers and other adventure tourists from all over the world. Keep reading to find out how to spend five days in Ucluelet.

My hope is to inform the traveler to Canada. I want the traveler to Canada to know that their visit is enabled by Indigenous activism.

Now to the point, the issue at hand is and always has been land. Thomas King’s The Inconvenient Indian presented this conclusion to me, if I’m being truthful. He writes, “If you understand nothing else about the history of Indians in North America, you need to understand that the question that really matters is the question of land.”