Museum at Campbell River
A local museum showing Indigenous masks and the history of early logging and salmon fishing. Its outdoor garden overlooks Discovery Passage.
The Museum at Campbell River sits on the coastal hillside south of town. Its permanent exhibits begin with masks and canoes of the Kwakwaka'wakw and Coast Salish peoples. They then cover 19th-century exploration, logging, the salmon cannery and salmon angling at the Tyee Club. Video footage shows the 1958 blasting of Ripple Rock, a reef in the shipping channel. Reconstructed logging camp cabins are also on display. A visit takes about 1 to 1.5 hours, and adult admission is about CAD 10. The native plant garden outside overlooks Discovery Passage and Quadra Island.
Opening hours
Summer daily 10:00–17:00; winter closed Mon; check official website
Nearby sights
- Discovery Pier
- Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre
- Cape Mudge Lighthouse
- Elk Falls Provincial Park & Suspension Bridge
- Rebecca Spit Marine Provincial Park
- Quadra Island
- Ripple Rock Trail & Seymour Narrows
- Miracle Beach Provincial Park