What is there to see in British Columbia?

Question

I decided to visit British Columbia since I am taking my vacation in Washington. I was wondering if anybody can tell me a couple of nice places to go and visit. I should warn you though that I am not much into visiting cities, no matter how old they are. i want to have the chance to experience natural landscape, hiking trails. Either am i interested in very popular sites, that are well known to everybody.

I would love to experience what Canada has to offer, but not the commercial side. i am open to all kind of suggestions as long as they come from people who experienced it first hand. Oh, and if there are any reservations worth visiting and open, i would love to get a glimpse of that. I am fascinated with the Native American traditions. Thanks a lot!

Emma

Answer 1

Vancouver Island might have what you want. Victoria is a city, yes, but a small very walkable one with lots of access to parks and beaches. It also has the Royal BC Museum which has an excellent native culture section as well as natural and human history. If you go west from Victoria towards Port Renfrew, it's not long before you're on some west coast beaches, and there are trails around. I know of no reservations in the south that are worth visiting, but you might consider Alert Bay, up near Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island. Something I did last year and enjoyed very much was a trip on the Lady Rose, a freight and passenger boat from Port Alberni out to Bamfield/Ucluelet. In summer there may be kayakers and tourists on board, but it's the only way for some residents to get their supplies or to get home so it's kind of neat, and Bamfield itself is a very cool little place. There are other similar boat trips to a couple of other west coast communities such as Zeballos. You aren't going to find any place truly crowded except around Tofino, especially near the end of summer. If you're inclined, you might go up towards Cape Scott. The hike out to Cape Scott itself is a whole day and when you get there you're pretty much on your own. It's one of the better places I've been. If you aren't equipped for that sort of hike, there are shorter trails in the area.

Answer 2

Go to hellobc  They have guides to mail you

Answer 3

Make up your mind.  The natives here are not on (commercial)display.  If you want something in the way of groomed hiking trails, hang around Vancouver Island.    If you want it even more rustic and undeveloped head in to the interior.  Wells Gray Park is nice if you like canoing challenges.  The Rocky Mtn area for mountain climbing, hang gliding, exploring, hunting the Kokanee sasquatch.   Lots of stuff.    I stopped off in wine country and havn't found the door out yet.

Answer 4

If it's natural beauty you are looking for, try the Kootenay region - the scenery capital of BC.  The hot springs located in the kootenays are absolutely heaven!  Radium Hot Springs.....Invermere...Fairmont Hot Springs.....Whiteswan Provincial park (the hot springs at Whiteswan come right out of the rock....and fill 4 pools beside a river).  This area is located on the western side of the Rocky Mountains.  You may also want to try Ainsworth Hot Springs, Nakusp area.  You will NEVER regret this trip.  Enjoy!

Answer 5

this should help.................

British Columbia (IPA: /ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə/) (BC) ((listen) (French: la Colombie-Britannique, C.-B.) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without Sunset (Diminishment)"). It was the sixth province to join the Canadian Confederation.

The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, the 15th largest metropolitan region in Canada. The largest city is Vancouver, Canada's third-largest metropolitan area and the second-largest in the Pacific Northwest.