Canso Bomber Crash Site
Private (BC-owned) · Activity / ExperienceThe Canso Bomber Crash Site preserves the remarkably intact wreckage of RCAF Canso 11007, a WWII-era flying boat that crashed on a hillside shortly after takeoff on February 12, 1945. The 5km return trail from Radar Hill passes through a notoriously muddy bog, a creepy abandoned wartime building, and a bomb-crater pond before reaching the fuselage, which visitors can climb into and inspect. It is one of the most unusual and historically evocative hikes on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
What's here for you
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Bike parkingWater bottle refillWashroomsShowers (drop-in or fee)Café or food on siteWater without admissionLuggage / bag storageVending machinesBike rack visible from insideCovered bike parkingPublic rack nearbyBike allowed inside/on patioDevice chargingWi-FiE-bike chargingPumpDiscount for arriving by bike
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Good to know
Time to allow: Short visit
Planning: Walk-up, no booking needed
Best season: Summer
Indigenous
This place is in the traditional territory of the ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht) and nuučaan̓uuɫɁatḥ nism̓a (Nuu-chah-nulth).
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.
Around here
The closest options for the things touring cyclists actually look for.
🔧 Fix & supply
- Beaches Grocery7.5 km
- Visitor Centre8.1 km
- Tofino Electric Bikes10.2 km
🍽 Eat nearby
🛏 Sleep nearby
- Long Beach Lodge Resort4.7 km
- Cox Bay Beach Resort4.7 km
🎭 While you're here
- Naa'Waya'Sum Coastal Indigenous Gardens7.8 km
- Surf Sister9.6 km
- Jeremy KoreskiWelcoming10.2 km
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Data: Public data, AI sources with manual review