Vargas Island Park
49.1751° N, 126.0394° W
Vargas Island Park, British Columbia. 49.1751° N, 126.0394° W
Provincial park, 58.1 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/vargas-island-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
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Vargas Island Park is a 58.1 km² provincial park beside Yarksis, in British Columbia. It was established in 1995.
- Area
- 58.1 km²
- Established
- 1995
Conditions today
12.7 °C
Observed at Tofino, as of 3:00 a.m. PDT
Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle this evening. Rain beginning late this evening. Fog patches near the coast this evening. Amount 30 mm near Zeballos and Tahsis. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 this evening then west 40 gusting to 60 near midnight. Low 12.
Weather: Tofino (local forecast), as of 3:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:04 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:36 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:45 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:17 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:36 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:06 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Things to do
Activities
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Kayaking
- Swimming
- Wildlife viewing
Camping
- Wilderness camping
- Winter camping
Facilities
- Campfires
- Pit or flush toilets
As listed by the park’s official page.
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- Park class
- Class A
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca