Long Beach, Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Canada.

Long Beach is the largest and longest beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, on Wickaninnish Bay between Tofino and Ucluelet on Vancouver Island's west coast. Its broad greyish-tan sand holds scattered driftwood logs and, in the mid-tidal zone, rocky islands reachable only at low tide. Highway 4 runs parallel to the entire beach.

The area was home to the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations for thousands of years before European arrival. This long settlement shaped the coast for centuries before it later developed into a destination for tourism and sport.

The beach serves as a gathering place for the region's surfing community and shapes how people experience the coast. Visitors can see the daily rhythm of board riders using the waves, making it a living center for this water sport.

Access is available through parking areas at Green Point Campground with clear signs showing tide conditions and safety rules. Plan your visit around tide tables and arrive prepared, since conditions change significantly.

The rocky islands in the mid-tidal zone can only be reached at low tide; when the tide rises they are surrounded by water or hit by ocean swells. Rip currents form around the larger islands, and shorebound logs can shift unexpectedly when swells wash onto the higher beach.