Long Beach (Tofino) camping.
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Sat May 25, 2019 11:39 am
Anyone know if I can get away with camping at the long beach airport (CYAZ)
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From a Facebook post:
“I just spoke to Tofino airport manager - beach gate (east side of apron 3) is now operational (10 min walk to beach), camping under wing is permissible and tie-down fees $7.50 after 6 hrs.”
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There's miles of people free beaches up there, suggest to land on one and camp there.
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Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:09 am
Somebody told me once years ago that some Vancouver coastal area(s) near Tofino are tribal / first nations land.
Dunno about Canada, but tribal authorities in the US are known to be prickly about unauthorized use.
I'd suggest a little more "official" research, just in case.
Years ago a C170 Assn member who ran or at least worked for Tofino Air wrote a couple pieces about beach ops.
He might be a good source for local info.
And/or the local RCMP offices.
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We can land on many of the beaches on the west coast but we cannot land on the beaches within FEDERAL PARKS and much of the Tofino area is federal park. We are allowed to land on most beaches that are listed as Provincial Parks. If you are thinking about landing or camping on beaches pay close attention to tides and be aware that the fog on the west coast can roll in very quickly. If the weather and tides are favorable landing on the beach and watching whales so close you can smell their breath when they feed 20' off the beach is spectacular.
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