With some great day trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to enjoy everything that Ucluelet, 35 miles away, has to offer. Ucluelet Big Beach, Amphitrite Point Lighthouse and Ucluelet Aquarium alone make the drive out worth it. Locals will also likely point you in the direction of Bamfield, 55 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, let it be Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre. (But we’re also huge fans of Pachena Point Lighthouse and Pachena Campground.)