Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
The best place to absorb some of the local atmosphere is
Discovery Pier.
The 180-meter
(590-foot) pier is fun to walk on whether you're into fishing or not. Its benches and pro-
tected shelters allow proper appreciation of the marina, strait, mainland mountains, and
fishing action, even on wet and windy days.
The
Museum at Campbell River
(470 Island Hwy., 250/287-3103, 10am-5pm daily
mid-May to Sept., noon-5pm Tues.-Sun. the rest of the year, adult $8, senior $7, student
$5)sitson4hectares(10acres)overlookingDiscoveryPassage.Firstcheckoutthephotos
and interesting written snippets that provide a look at Campbell River's early beginnings.
Then feast your eyes on mystical artifacts, a huge collection of masks, exciting artwork,
baskets, woven articles, carved-wood boxes, colorful button blankets, petroglyphs, and to-
tem poles in the
First Nations
gallery. Other displays center on sportfishing and local pi-
oneers. Worth watching in the museum's theater is
Devil Beneath the Sea,
a documentary
