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Places near Tofino by type
All 239 places by distance →One day from Tofino
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:30 pm
70 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Tofino
- Lone Coneviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Meares Islandisland · 1 hrs
- Wanetta Lakelake · 45 min
- Pacific Rim National Park Reserve - Long Beach Unitnational park · 1.5 hrs
- Chesterman Beachbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Tofino
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Tofino?
Morpheus Island (island, about 3 km), Chesterman Beach (beach, about 5 km), Meares Island (island, about 7 km), Lone Cone (viewpoint, about 8 km), Pacific Rim National Park Reserve - Long Beach Unit (national park, about 20 km), Della Falls (waterfall, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Tofino?
96 places on Spotwander: 12 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 15 hill stations & viewpoints, 26 rivers, islands & mangroves, 17 beaches & coast, 18 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest lake to Tofino?
Mallard Lake, about 10 km by road; Wanetta Lake (25 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Tofino?
Lone Cone, about 8 km by road; Vargas Cone (9 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Tofino?
Start in Tofino, visit Lone Cone, then Meares Island, then Wanetta Lake, then Pacific Rim National Park Reserve - Long Beach Unit, then Chesterman Beach, and drive back — about 70 km by road in all.