SOUTH BEACH PARK
Pacific Rim National Park (Long Beach section)

The beauty about South Beach is that it is accessed by, either, a short well groomed walking trail or by a longer rainforest boardwalk hike over some headlands. This beach reward takes some exercise.

The sandy beach is backed by thick rainforest while fronted by spectacular marine views. The fine sand attracts people of all ages for relaxation and activity including building sand castles, swimming, beach exploring, frisbee, bocce ball and everything else that you can have fun with while on a sandy beach. South Beach holds its own very well when it comes to beautiful, secluded sandy beaches.

At high tide, especially in storm watching season, the ocean waves erupt and transform into crashing forces of nature, sometimes throwing logs and developing into crazy tidal currents. It is always good to be aware of your ocean tides when exploring the Pacific Rim National Park.

The peak seasons, especially low tides, bring many people to this sandy piece of paradise.. which seems so far from civilization, but yet it is so close. When conditions are right, the repetitive waves also play by rolling rocks up and down creating music.

South Beach is one of our favorite destinations because of the 2.5 kilometre Nuu-chah-nulth rainforest hiking boardwalk trail over Quisitis Point linking Florencia Bay to South Beach and Wickaninnish Beach.

All visitors to the park must have a Park Use Permit.

How to get to South Beach from Wickaninnish Beach: From the Pacific Rim Hwy look for the road signs indicating the Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre. Turn on Wickaninnish Road towards the centre. Pass the centre and continue to the very end. Turn left and park. A short 1 kilometre well groomed trail leads to some stairs down to South Beach.

How to get to South Beach from Florencia Bay Beach: From the Pacific Rim Hwy look for the road signs indicating the Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre. Turn on Wickaninnish Road towards the centre. On your left will be a sign indicating the parking lot for Florencia Beach. Follow the 2.5 kilometre well groomed, mostly boardwalk, Nuu-chah-nulth Trail through wilderness rainforests and explore the interpretive signs outlining some of the local First Nation People history. The trail eventually hooks into the short South Beach Walking Trail leading to some stairs down to South Beach.