Winter weekend in Tofino
Wintering in Tofino — cosy dinners, skating, holiday lights and the small rooms that feel right when it's freezing out.
Top spots in Tofino
Tofino Botanical Gardens
FamilyTofino
12 acres of rainforest gardens by Browning Pass.
Cox Bay
OutdoorsSouth Tofino
Best beginner-to-intermediate surf in town.
Hot Springs Cove
OutdoorsDay trip by boat
Boat or float-plane to remote oceanside hot pools.
Long Beach
OutdoorsPacific Rim
16 km of open Pacific sand — pinnacle BC surf spot.
Rainforest Trail
OutdoorsPacific Rim Park
Mossy boardwalk through 800-year-old cedars.
Storm Watching at Wickaninnish
OutdoorsChesterman
Massive winter Pacific swells crash the rocks.
Where to eat
Tacofino
$Mexican / Tacos · Industrial Park
Original orange food truck — fish tacos that started an empire.
Wolf in the Fog
$$$West Coast · Downtown
Foraged & sea-to-table — Canada's #1 new restaurant in 2014, still on top.
Picnic Charcuterie
$$Sandwiches / Picnic · Campbell St
Pre-beach lunch boxes packed to take to Long Beach.
Shelter Restaurant
$$$Modern Canadian · Campbell St
Cedar-walled mainstay, oysters and braised short ribs.
Frequently asked
- Standouts right now: Long Beach, Cox Bay, Rainforest Trail. The shortlist is curated by people who live in Tofino and refreshed regularly so it reflects what's actually open and worth your time.