Canada Trail or route

A WALK IN THE FOREST TRAIL (Lost Shoe)

Near Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Who runs this site

Operated by Redd Fish Restoration Society under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.

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About A WALK IN THE FOREST TRAIL (Lost Shoe)

Trail offers two short loops under a mainly cedar canopy. Some boardwalks and bridges have been constructed to cross over a babbling creek. This is a rainforest and one should use caution while navigating the trail's slippery sections.

Type: Trail or route
Upkeep: User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
Access: Road: 2 Wheel Drive
Nearest town: Tofino, British Columbia
District: Sunshine Coast/South Island (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
Established: 1997
Location: 49.00359, -125.57826
Site ID: REC5600

Activities

Viewing
Hiking
Nature Study

Facilities

Signs
Sign - Directional (Facility)
Shelter - Wheelchair Accessible
Bench
Boardwalk
Viewing Platform
Trail

Getting there

Follow Highway 4 from Port Alberni to Tofino. The Lost Shoe Trail parking area is approx. 5 km past Kennedy Lake on the right hand side of the road.

Directions in Google Maps

Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Host jobs

Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. Ask the operator through their website.

Host jobs near A WALK IN THE FOREST TRAIL (Lost Shoe):

Nismaqin Guardian & On-Site Park Operator (2 positions) Ahous Business Corporation / Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society (Wahous Wilderness Lodge), 65 km away
Park Host, North Vancouver Island Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 100 km away
Campground Host, Gordon Bay Provincial Park K2 Cowichan Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 103 km away

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Nearby recreation sites

Clayoquot Arm Beach 10 km
Canoe Creek 23 km
Snow Creek 42 km, 30 campsites
Blackies Beach 42 km, 6 campsites
Blackies Beach 42 km, 6 campsites
Nahmint Lake 43 km, 12 campsites

Information from Recreation Sites and Trails BC open data (BC Data Catalogue, Open Government Licence – British Columbia), retrieved 2026-10-09. Conditions change: check the official page before you travel. CampHostJobs is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia.