By Car:-
for your convenience here is a representative road map of the journey to Ucluelet. And here are aerial maps of Ucluelet to help you find your destination, the Inn.
By Air:-
- Sound Flight - Seattle Tel: 1-800-825-0722
- Northwest Seaplanes Tel: 1-800-690-0086
- North Vancouver Air - 1-800-228-6608
By Boat:-
The Barkley Sound Ferry MV Lady Rose or MV Frances Barkley Tel:1-800-663-7192 or (250)723-831 (Does NOT Carry Cars)
The more interesting directions to
Route #4 connects the East & West Coast of Vancouver Island. Coming from Victoria or Nanaimo you will travel North on Island Highway #19 to the junction of Route #4. From Campbell River you'll come south on #19 to join with route #4.
Turn toward Port Alberni on Rt. #4. At 2.7 km from the centre of the off ramp you'll come to a traffic light. BE SURE to set your odometer back to zero as you pass under this light. At 11.9 km from this zero point you will begin to see trees along the shore of Cameron Lake that were just snapped off like twigs during the huge New Years eve storm of 1996-7. Worse is yet to come.
16.3 km is the start of Cathedral Grove, one of the last stands of virgin forest in North America. The trees here are HUGE, many thousands of years old. Some were young when the Magna Carta was signed & fully grown when Columbus crossed the Atlantic. An impressive place. At what I believe is exactly 20.1 km you will pass on the left a brief area where probably more than 50% of these giants were blown down or broken off in what must have been one incredible puff of wind during that same New Years storm. It is estimated that it was more than a 200 km per hour wind. If you see the spot just try to imagine the fury and the noise. A real life moment ... not a Hollywood production.
When you come down the long hill into the business area of Port Alberni there will be a 7-11 on your left. A good place to fill up and grab a cold drink. Also a good place to again zero your odometer.
Heading West again on Rt. #4 you'll pass a small marina to the left. Thought provoking to know this marina and the entire Port Alberni waterfront was wiped out during the Tsunami following the 1964 Alaska earthquake. In spite of being miles from the open sea the water funneled through the narrow channel ending in devastation along the little town's waterfront.
At 14.4 km you'll pass the last building until the West Coast and at 19.0 you'll catch your first glimpse of Sproat Lake. If travelling between April and early November keep an eye out for black bears. They are generally seen feeding on berries in the fifty or so cleared meters either side of the highway. They are hard to spot but are VERY black. Another thing to look for is cars parked along the road in places where you wouldn't expect them, they are often watching a bear. Be smart though, DO NOT get out of your car and DO NOT feed them.
At about 26 km you'll start to see fire damage. It happened nearly 26 years ago when the road was under construction and a cook fire at a campsite got out of control burning 25 square miles of timber.
At 44.7 you'll go over Sutton Pass and at 50.25 km you are exactly half-way to A Snug Harbour Inn from Port Alberni 7/11 store. By now the drive should be exceptionally beautiful. At 53.7 comes a spot where folks enjoy stopping to watch the river. It's spectacular but a better one awaits you at 54.7 km.
Some folks enjoy a photo or picnic lunch stop at 68.7 km on the edge of Upper Kennedy Lake. From here the mountains will gradually disappear and at 91.3 km you'll be at the West Coast Junction. Turn left and go through the village of Ucluelet. At 100 km take a right on Marine Drive and go half a km to A Snug Harbour Inn, on your left.
We will be there to greet you ... Drive safely and enjoy the many views.
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