Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Port Alberni waterfront
Della Falls
In the remote southern section of
Strathcona Provincial Park,
difficult-to-reach Della
Falls is accessible only from Port Alberni. The 440-meter (1,440-foot) waterfall northwest
of town is one of the highest in North America, and getting to it requires a lot of effort:
first by boat or canoe along Great Central Lake, then by a rough 16-kilometer (10-mile)
hike (eight hours each way) up the Drinkwater Creek watershed.
Fishing
Along with at least one other Vancouver Island town, Port Alberni claims to be the “Sal-
mon Capital of the World.” The fishing in Alberni Inlet is certainly world-class, but prob-
ably no better than a handful of other places on the island. The main salmon runs occur
in fall, when hundreds of thousands of salmon migrate up Alberni Inlet to their spawning
grounds.
To get the rundown on fishing charters, head down to the full-service
Harbour Quay
Marina
(5104 River Rd., 250/723-8022, dawn-dusk daily in summer, 9am-5pm daily in
winter). The owners, local fishing guides, have put together all kinds of printed informa-
