Vargas Island Provincial Park

Vargas Island Provincial Park protects the west side of Vargas Island in Clayoquot Sound off Vancouver Island’s west coast, within a prominent Pacific coastal landscape near Meares Island and Tofino. Established on July 13, 1995, through the Clayoquot Land-Use Decision, it spans 5,805 hectares, with much of its area in foreshore shaped by the meeting of land and sea. Wildlife includes black bear, cougar, and wolf. Concerns about wolves became acute after a sleeping camper was attacked on July 2, 2000, leading to two wolves being killed and reinforcing safety rules about securing food and avoiding contact with wildlife.

British Columbia