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The Great Circle Tour Minimize
Start & Finish: Vancouver
Duration: 18 + days
Distance: 2500 km

 

This Tour will take you through the Island, the Northern Coast of British Columbia, the Rocky Mountains, the Cariboo, the Kootenays and the Okanagan – see the grandest of what British Columbia has to offer. This tour brings travelers in touch with the mystique of the provinces’ rugged and mysterious landscape. Experience daunting mountain ranges, wildlife and isolated communities as you explore the pristine wilderness, the colour cultures and the unique history of this province. Beautiful and unlike any place else on earth – British Columbia beckons to travelers eager for journeys of discovery and adventure.

 

Your trip begins here:

 

Ferry:  Tsawwassen to Schwarz Bay (www.bcferries.com)

 

Victoria
  • Approximately 30 minutes from Ferry Terminal
Westbay RV Park & Marina
  • Reservable Campsites:
    1 866 937 8229 or www.westbay.bc.ca/rv_park.html
  • Open all year

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Downtown Victoria
  • Parliament Building
  • Royal B.C. Museum
  • Victoria City Harbour
  • Whale Watching
  • Many, many more!
Lake Cowichan (Cowichan River Provincial Park)
  • Along Highway 18; turn off Highway 1 at Duncan

Stoltz Pool Provincial Campground

Lakeview Park Campsite

  • Reservable Campsites:(www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/camping.html)
  • Open All year 

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Hiking (Cowichan R. Footpath)
  • Skutz Falls
  • Variety of water sports
  • Horseback Riding
  • Totem Poles, Quw'utsun' Culture Centre in Duncan
Possible Detour: Port Alberni & Tofino & Pacific Rim National Park
  • Along Highway 4 travelling westward

Port Alberni

Sproat Lake Provincial Park

Green Point Campground

  • Open May – October

Bella Pacifica Campground

Crystal Cove Campground

  • Open March – October

Points of Interest & Activities:

City of Port Alberni

Sport Fishing

Alberni Harbor

Mc Lean Mill Historic Site

Variety of water sports: Windsurfing, Scuba Diving, Water Skiing.

  • Whale Watching
  • Surfing
  • Hiking
  • Hot Springs Cove
  • Open Ocean Fishing
  • Storm Watching

 

Storm Watching

Tofino is a pretty fishing village at the tip of Esowista Peninsula near the entrance to Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Once a timber and fishing town, Tofino has become a favored destination for travelers from around the world. Local environmentalists and artists have banded together to suspend destruction of one of the last virgin timberlands on the west coast of Vancouver Island and halt the rapid development for which the area is ripe. Tofino boasts miles of sandy beaches to the south, islands of old-growth cedar, migrating grey whales, Hot Springs, sea lions, and a temperate climate. Tofino's docks bustle with local fishermen and act as launching points for numerous sea kayaking-, whale watching-, wildlife- and cultural tours.

Qualicum Beach
  • Along Highway 19A, approximately 12 km north of Parksville.

Qualicum Bay Resort: RV Park & Campground

  • Reservable Campsites: 1.800.663.6899
  • Open all year

Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park

  • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
  • Open April – October

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Sea-side village
  • Vancouver Island Paleontology Museum
  • Heritage Forest
  • Fishing
  • Golf
  • Kayaking & Canoeing

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    • Campbell River
    • Along Highway 19 or 19A.

    Elk Falls Provincial Campground

    • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
    • Open all year

    Loveland Bay Provincial Campground

    • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
    • Open May – October

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Sea-side village
    • Sport-Fishing
    • Golf
    • a variety of outdoor activities including swimming, hiking, horseback riding etc.

    Port Hardy
    • Along Highway 19 or 19A.

    Quatse River Campground

    • 10mins from Ferry Terminal
    • Reservable Campsites: 250.949.2395
    • Open all year

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Sea-side village
    • Sport-Fishing
    • Golf

     

    Ferry:  Port Hardy to Prince Rupert RESERVATIONS REQUIRED (www.bcferries.com)

     

    Smithers
    • Along Highway 16

    Lakelse Lake Provincial Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca
    • Open May – September

    Tyee Lake Provincial Park

    • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca
    • Open May – October

    Beaumont Provincial Park

    • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca
    • Open May – October

     

     

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Boating: canoeing, kayaking
    • Wildlife watching
    • Hiking
    • Fishing
    • Museums & Heritage Sites
    • a variety of recreational activities
    Prince George
    • On Hwy 16

    The Log House Campground

    • Reservable Campsites: 250.963.9515
    • Open all year

    Blue Spruce RV Park & Campground

    • Reservable Campsites: 1.877.964.7272
    • Open April – October

     

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Shopping
    • Restaurants
    • Golf
    • a variety of other in-town activities
    		Possible Detour: Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House to Vancouver.
    • Along Highway 97 and 99, travelling southward.

    Quesnel & Barkerville:

    10 Mile Lake Provincial Campground
    Barkerville Provincial Campground
    Bowron Provincial Campground

    • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
    • Open May – September

    Lac La Hache:

    Lac La Hache Provincial Campground

    • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
    • Open May – September

    100 Mile House:

    Canim Lake Resort

    Green Lake Provincial Campground

    Lillooet:

    Cayoosh Creek Campground

    Fraser Cove Campground

    Pemberton:

    Nairn Falls Provincial Campground

    Whistler:

    Brandywine Provincial Campground

    Squamish:

    Alice Lake Provincial Campground

    Stawamus Chief Provincial Park

    Porteau Cove Provincial park

     

    Points of Interest & Activities:

     

    • Historic Town of Barkerville
    • Bowron Lakes Canoeing
    • Horseback riding
    • Guest Ranches
    • Fishing
    • Hiking
    • Swimming, kayaking, canoeing
    Along the Fraser River
    • Along Hwy 16

    Purden Lake Provincial Park

    • No reservations available
    • Open April – September

     

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Hiking
    • Wildlife watching
    • Swimming
    • a variety of recreational activities
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    • Jasper & Area
    • On Hwy 1

    Pocahontas Campground
    Whistlers Campground
    Wapiti Campground
    Wabasso Campground

    • Reservable Campsites: 1.877.737.3783 or
    • (www.pccamping.ca)
    • Closed during off Season
    • 6 additional campgrounds are all first come, first serve.

    Mount Robson Provincial Park

    • Robson Meadows Campground
    • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
    • Open May – September

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Icefield Parkways Visitors Centre
    • Mt Robson
    • Town of Jasper
    • Wildlife viewing
    • A variety of recreational activities
    Banff & Area
    • On Hwy 1
    Tunnel Mountain Campground 
    • 2.4 km from Banff
    • no reservations available; first come, first serve
    • Open May - October

    2 Jack Main Campground

    • 12 km from Banff
    • no reservations available; first come, first serve
    • Open May - September

    2 Jack Lakeside Campground

    • 12 km from Banff
    • no reservations available; first come, first serve
    • Open May - September

    Castle Mountain Campground

    • 34 km from Banff
    • no reservations available; first come, first serve
    • Open May - September

    Protection Mountain Campground

    • 48 km from Banff
    • no reservations available; first come, first serve
    • Open June - September

    Johnston Canyon Campground

    • 25 km from Banff
    • no reservations available; first come, first serve
    • Open June - September

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Town of Banff
    • Sulfur Mountain
    • Bow Falls
    • Banff Park Museum
    • A variety of recreational activities
    Golden
    • On Hwy 1

    Golden Municipal Campground

    • Open May - October

    Whispering Spruce RV Park & Campground

    Open April - October

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • River rafting
    • Hang gliding
    • Horseback riding
    • Wildlife watching
    • Hiking, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and a variety of recreational activities.
    Lake Louise
    • On Hwy 1

    Lake Louise Campground

    • No reservations available
    • Open all year

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Chateau Lake Louise
    • Hiking, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and a variety of recreational activities.
    Glacier National Park
    • On Hwy 1

    St. Mary Campground

    • Reservable Campsites: 1.800.365.2267
    • Open April-September

    Fishcreek Campground

    • Reservable Campsites: 1.800.365.2267
    • Open April-September

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Hiking, canoeing, kayaking, water-skiing, horseback riding, swimming and a variety of recreational activities.
    • Town of Nakusp
    • Hot Springs
    Nakusp
    • On Hwy 6

    McDonald Creek Provincial Park

    • 10km south of Naksup (Hwy 6)
    • No reservations available
    • Open April-September

    Summit Lake Provincial Park

    • 18km southeast of Naksup (Hwy 6)
    • No reservations available
    • Open May-September

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Hiking, canoeing, kayaking, water-skiing, horseback riding, swimming and a variety of recreational activities.
    • Town of Nakusp
    • Hot Springs
    Nelson
    • On Hwy 3A, 19 km east of Nelson

    Sandspit & Redfish Provincial Campgrounds

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Hiking, canoeing, kayaking, water-skiing, horseback riding, swimming and a variety of recreational activities.
    • Town of Nelson
    • Ainsworts Hot Springs
    Gladstone Provincial Park & Christina Lake
    • Approximately 20 km northeast of Grand Forks on Hwy 3

    Texas Creek Campground

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Hiking, canoeing, kayaking, water-skiing, horseback riding, swimming and a variety of recreational activities
    • Trans Canada Trail


    		Stop by the Columbia Brewery in Creston, B.C., where Kokanee Beer is brewed in the shadow of the Kokanee Glacier. It’s a small mountain brewery that offers tours of the brewery during the summer months.  For more information, check out www.kokaneebeer.com. Kokanee – it’s the beer out here!
    Osoyoos
    • Located 2km South of Osoyoos off Hwy 97

    Hayes Point Provincial Campground

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Spotted lake
    • Hiking, canoeing, swimming, and a variety of other recreational activities.
    		The east side of Osoyoos Lake is home to a sand desert that extends 48 kilometers north to Skaha Lake, and forms Canada’s only "pocket desert." The climate and terrain here is similar to Spain’s, leading to the adoption of Spanish building styles. The town’s name comes from the native word for "narrowing of the waters" because of its location at a narrowing of Osoyoos Lake. The town has 19 kilometers of sandy beach lining one of Canada’s warmest freshwater lakes.
    Possible Detour: Summerland & Peachland
    • Travel north along Hwy 97

    Okanagan Lake Provincial Park

    • Reservable Sites (www.discovercamping.ca)
    • Open April - October

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Hiking, canoeing, kayaking,
      horseback riding, swimming,
      and a variety of other
      recreational activities.
    • Golf
    • Wildlife watching
     
    		 Manning Provincial Park
    • 40km east of Hope along Highway 3

    Cold Spring Campground
    Hampton Campground
    Mule Deer Campground
    Lightning Lake Campground

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Hiking, canoeing, kayaking,
      horseback riding, swimming,
      and a variety of other
      recreational activities.
    Coquitlam
    • Located along Highway 1

    Capilano RV Park (under the Lion’s Gate Bridge)

    Burnaby Cariboo RV Park

    • Reservable Sites: 1-800-667-9901 (www.bcrv.com)
    • Open all year

    Points of Interest & Activities:

    • Grouse Mountain
    • Capilano Suspension Bridge
    • Lynn Canyon
    • Deep Cove
    • Downtown Vancouver

    Campground is highly recommended by Go West guests.

     

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