Bamfield Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
About Bamfield
Bamfield was populated by Huu-ay-aht of the Nuu-chah-nulth, the local indigenous people. Europeans founded a small fishing community sometime in the late 1800s. Most of the indigenous people now live in the neighbouring village of Anacla about 5 km from Bamfield. Bamfield was named after the first government agent of the area, William Eddy Banfield. The name "Bamfield" with an "m" is said to be either due to how the local First Nations people had trouble pronouncing the letter "n" in his name, or a mistake made by the post office. In 1902, the Bamfield cable station was constructed as the western terminus of a worldwide undersea telegraph cable called by some the All Red Line as it passed only through countries and territories controlled by the British Empire, which were coloured red on th
Top Attractions in Bamfield
Explore the best things to see and do in Bamfield:
- ★Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
- ★Brady's Beach
Where to Stay in Bamfield
- 🏨Hacas Inn
- 🏨McKay Bay Lodge
- 🏨Pachena Bay Campground
- 🏨Upnit Lodge and Marina
Bamfield Travel Guide Sections
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