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Guided Tours, Sightseeing, and Walking

Experience of a Lifetime

To get the most of your visit to our area, take one of the many sport fishing, nature, heritage or eco-tours that are available. Accompanied by a knowledgeable local guide, you'll journey by vehicle, kayak, boat or foot to see and learn about things that sometimes don't even make it into the guide books! Prime fishing spots, Nootka Sound, the grizzly bear grounds in British Columbia's remote Mainland inlets, Mitlenatch Island bird sanctuary, and Johnstone Strait's whale-watching area are some of the region's most popular guided tour destinations. But it doesn't stop there! You'll find many others that offer the holiday experience of a lifetime.

Sightseeing

A scenic drive along the Oceanside Route Highway 19A leads you to Campbell River. From here, there are several popular local routes with destinations that are close by. One option leads north to the Seymour Narrows-Ripple Rock lookout, then winds through the trees to Brown's Bay where you might stop in at a floating dockside caf� for lunch. The scenic Oceanside Route Highway 19A south takes you to Campbell River's beachside communities. Oyster Bay Shoreline Park is an excellent spot for observing water and shoreline birds ... there are even purple martin nesting boxes on pilings out in the bay. Before meandering back to Campbell River, stop for an ice cream or visit one of the other many attractions in this resort district.

Stroll Our Seawalk

Stroll, jog, or rollerblade along the picturesque Rotary Seawalk (located on the Oceanside Route Highway 19A), and feel Campbell River's oceanside ambiance. The Seawalk offers sweeping vistas of Discovery Passage and British Columbia's Mainland mountain ranges. You'll see boats and wildlife, too, including Alaska-bound cruise ships that seem so close it feels like you can reach out and touch them.

Or listen for the cries of bald eagles, and see if you can spot them in craggy treetops. You'll also find driftwood carvings and benches along the way, and friendly locals enjoying the fresh sea air. This level, paved walkway is about 3.5 miles (6 kilometres) long-though you don't have to walk the entire distance-and is suitable for wheelchairs and strollers.

The wood carvings you see along the seawalk and various locations throughout Campbell River, are the result of the Shoreline Arts annual Transformation of the Shore event held every July 1st long weekend at Frank James Park, in Willow Point. For three days watch wood artisans as they take up the challenge of transforming recycled wood into these beautiful art carvings.

Nature Walks

In Campbell River, enjoy a nature walk while observing fish throughout their life cycle at various locations in the area. Visit the Quinsam River Hatchery for interpretive displays detailing hatchery techniques and the life cycle of various species of salmon. Built in 1974, the hatchery is open seven days a week from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and is an ideal family outing with riverside trails and a picnic site.

There's another easy walk, suitable for all ages, along the banks of the Campbell River. It runs from the end of Maple Street in Campbellton (a north Campbell River neighbourhood) downstream to the river's estuary. Every year, large numbers of salmon journey up the river to spawn. In the fall, you can witness this seasonal struggle as giant Tyee salmon thrust their heavy bodies right out of the water in their efforts to move upstream.

The Campbell River estuary is one of the area's current salmon enhancement projects. Explore the streamside trails and see recently constructed spawning channels. You may see fish, and more ... birds, wildflowers and seals are also common sights along the river.