“Rusticating Luxury” *
(*National Geographic Traveler magazine calls this resort "rusticating luxury")

Inspired by late 19th century Great Camps, the Wilderness Outpost at Bedwell River promises a delicious irony of indulgent luxury and remote, untamed wilderness. The quintessential marriage of soft adventure and soft beds — of childhood wishes and grown-up dreams come true. 

The Wilderness Outpost is located on Bedwell River, at the mouth of the Pacific Ocean, close to Strathcona Provincial Park, 9 km (5.5 miles) by boat from Quait Bay and about 45 minutes from Tofino. This 21^st century-safari style enclave offers ultra luxurious sleeping and dining tents for two to twenty explorers.  A windmill-powered generator provides air conditioning power and hot and cold running water to showers and sinks.

An enclave of 16 great white canvas explorer and suite tents, plus dining tents, spa tents, and lounge tents offers visitors a taste of how the fortunate spent their summers 'roughing it' some one hundred years ago.

Five-star food and beverage service, world-class amenities, sumptuous interiors, and super natural adventure, leave nothing wanting, no detail undone.   

 *National Geographic Traveler magazine calls this resort "rusticating luxury". We call it home and we know you will too.

 Explorer quarters are roomy prospector style canvas tents on raised wooden platforms with remote-controlled propane woodstoves, air conditioning power, handmade Adirondack furniture, queen size beds with down duvets, period accessories, oil lamps, opulent carpets, netting, and generous porches overlooking the river and Bedwell Sound. Cedar boardwalks link discreetly situated explorer tents – each with its own hitching post and firepit – to the large dining tent, kitchen tent, roundhouse, shower and washroom facilities. Plush robes and towels, aroma-therapeutic amenities and more, provide every comfort.

  Like all resort amenities, Outpost activities are custom made to order.

Guided activities promise state-of-the-art equipment, seasoned guides, and escorted passage through Canada's wilderness frontier. The sound is rich in natural and aboriginal history, and all guided activities include as much or as little narrative as suits explorer expectations. Guided activities include horseback riding, whale and bear watching, salt and fresh water fishing, kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, Flores Island day treks, Hot Springs Cove day treks, and naturalist hikes.

Unguided activities unfold at a self-guided pace. Equipped with state-of-the-art gear and expert instruction, un-escorted explorers find adventure in and around the Outpost. Unguided activities include kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, and wildlife viewing.

Conservancy activities revolve around the resorts' five-year $3 million dollar Environmental Legacy Program. The five stewardships - salmon habitat restoration, raptor rehab and release, bear mapping, whale acoustics, and marine inventory, invite explorer participation at any level.  

Re-trace history on a hike up along the Bedwell River bed - the same path that early explorers took en-route to discovering gold.   Still, explorers can pan for gold ore in the river's sandy shallows.