Upper Avatar Grove

Rough road and rough trail

The road leading to the trail was very treacherous and full of potholes. The sign for the trail was small and we passed right by without realizing, but no one else had arrived yet so no parked cars to...

Out 25 Aug 21

Couple of guys had a roadblock just past the Tee intersection, said the Avatar Grive was closed as two bridges were washed out on Pacific Marine Road. Thanked them and turned around but looked dubiou...

Easy hike & beautiful scenery

Definitely worth the walk (and we had to walk in 2.5 km because of the blockade)! My kids loved the gnarly tree :)

Visit this place if you have a chance - no problem getting there with your vehicle

We visited this place in early August. From Port Renfrew, you can easily get there with any vehicle. There is a stretch of gravel road with pot holes but you do not need any special 4 wheel drive veh...

Avatar Grove off limits!

We made the round trip from Victoria, to Port Renfrew, Lake Cowichan, Duncan and back to Victoria. I had hoped to see the Avatar Grove however we missed the turn-off but it didn't matter as I later fo...