Weather and Tides
Fishing
- Port Renfrew Marina's Fishing Information
- Fishing Licenses: now ONLY available online -- get yours BEFORE you get to Port Renfrew
- Fishing recipes and fishing info at FishingPortRenfrew.ca
- St Jean's Cannery and Smokehouse: drop off your fish, they mail it back smoked and canned....yum. Depots in Sooke, Victoria, Nanaimo.
- Want to talk fishing? Brag about your catch? Try Sportfishingbc.com or fishingvancouverisland.org or Sharphooks.com
Things to Do
- Port Renfrew attractions
- Local hiking trails
- Big Tree Tours to Avatar Grove and more: Email info@bigtreetours.ca for more information
- Botanical Beach: great tidal pools at low tide, 20 minute drive from Marina; start of Juan de Fuca Marine Trail.
- West Coast Trail: serious hikers only
- Lizard Lake and Fairy Lake: fresh water swimming (often 5-10°C warmer than Port Renfrew),15-25 minute drive from Marina.
- Port Renfrew Pub: local wildlife of another kind.
- Coastal Kitchen Cafe
- Port Renfrew General Store: groceries, liquor store, in town. 250-647-5587
Port Renfrew Information sources
- Sooke to Port Renfrew -- "Wild by Nature"
- Port Renfrew Chamber Business Directory
- www.PortRenfrew.com
- Wikipedia: Port Renfrew
US Visitors
- Arrival information for US Visitors arriving by boat
“The scenery is beautiful along the waterway from the Port Renfew Marina out to the ocean. It is calm, still and there is so much wildlife to see along the way such as Bald Eagles, Black bears, Elks, Great Blue Herons, Pelicans, King Fishers, Yellow Wax Wings, Blue Jays, Crows Ravens, Finches, Seagulls, and many other sea birds, Orca, Grey and Humpback Whales, Porpoises, let alone all the fish and crab one can catch.”