Parks & Natural Spaces
Partial Closure: Tonquin Trail
Please be advised that the section of the Tonquin Trail leading from Tofino Community Hall to Tonquin Beach is temporarily closed.
Read MoreNow Open: Tonquin Trail Connector
The District of Tofino is pleased to inform the public that the Tonquin Trail Connector has officially reopened for public use as of December 21, 2023.
Read MoreLocal Traffic Only: Lynn Road & Chesterman Beach Road – November 15, 2023
Due to ongoing maintenance work on the sewer leak at the middle Chesterman beach access, Lynn Road & Chesterman Beach Road are closed to local traffic only. Click for further details.
Read MoreGibson Trail Continued Closure
The continued closure of the Gibson Trail from Gibson St to First St is to allow for Waste Water Treatment Plant Conveyance works.
Read MoreGibson Trail Temporary Closure
The Gibson Trail closure is in effect all day Monday March 20th and Tuesday March 21st.
Read MoreTonquin Connector Temporary Closure
The Tonquin Connector will be temporarily closed from Monday, September 26, until Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
Read MoreCommunity Hall Tonquin Trail Access Closure
The Tonquin Trail will be closed from the trail access at the Community Hall to the turn-off to Third Beach.
Read MoreMulti-Use Path Upgrades: Olsen Road to Gibson Street
Upgrades to Tofino’s Multi-Use Path (MUP) between Olsen Road and Gibson Street will begin in mid-April 2022. The upgrades are anticipated to be complete within an 8-week construction period.
Read MoreBat Boxes Installed at Tonquin Park
Bat Boxes Installed at Tonquin Park January 28, 2022 Earlier this week, Parks staff worked with the Raincoast Education Society and a class from Wickaninnish Elementary to install bat boxes that the students created in Tonquin Park. Bats are an essential part of a functioning ecosystem. Making a bat-house supports the ecologically vital role bats…
Read MorePeterson Drive Tonquin Trail Access Closure
Access to Tonquin Trail via Peterson Drive is due to close on Monday, October 25, 2021.
The trail closure is necessary to allow construction of the first Headwaters affordable rental housing building at District Lot 114 to commence.
Tonquin Trail will remain open and accessible from the trailhead at the Community Hall, via the Tonquin Connector and Tonquin Park Road.