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Location of Port Renfrew, British Columbia

Port Renfrew is a town on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 2 hours' drive west of Victoria, British Columbia.

Port Renfrew is the western terminus of the Juan de Fuca Trail.

Port Renfrew is also the southern end of the West Coast Trail, a world famous hiking trail built in 1907 along the west coast of Vancouver Island to save shipwrecked sailors.

Originally named Port San Juan, the settlers changed the name to honour Lord Renfrew who planned to settle crofters here. The name was changed due to mail being sent to the San Juan Islands instead of Port San Juan. Port Renfrew's bay is still called Port San Juan. Like many coastal Vancouver Island communities, Port Renfrew has a rich history in forestry and fishing. In recent years, Port Renfrew has become increasingly reliant on tourism; local natural attractions include the West Coast Trail, Juan de Fuca Trail and Botanical Beach. Port Renfrew is considered some of the best salmon and halibut fishing in North America. There is also excellent Kayaking and Birding

See also

• West Coast Trail

Nearby communities

• River Jordan
• Sooke
• Victoria

Trivia

• Port Renfrew often surprises tourists as it appears on maps as a much more substantial town than it actually is, since it's the only town within its vicinity: BC-14 is a dead end street ending at a federal government pier (although the road does continue for several kilometres past the town centre, ending at Botanical Beach, the north-west point of Juan de Fuca Provincial Park).

External links

• Port Renfrew Online
• Community Site
• Port Renfrew fishing information

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Coordinates: 48°33′31″N 124°23′57″W / 48.55861°N 124.39917°W / 48.55861; -124.39917 (Port Renfrew)

From Wikitravel

Port Renfrew is on Vancouver Island in British Colombia on the west coast of Canada.

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