Pacheedaht Campgrounds
Pachidah Rd
Gord Riv, BC
V0S 1N0
(250) 647-0090
Rating:
1 out of 5 stars
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1 reviews)
Reviews
Good for Drunks not Families: Upon check-in to this campground on a one night stay we were told to take site “#40 walk-in”. There were very few signs and only a very faded map at the office. We found #40 but there were already people there. Since it was a long walk back to the office we decided to pitch our tent on the beach about 60m infront with the agreement of the folks in #40. The manager came along later and agreed this location was fine as there were no signs for “40 Walk-in”. He said the people in site 40 were part of a larger group and all part of his extended family from other parts of Vancouver Island.<br/><br/>When we awoke the next morning at 06:30 we were welcomed by a calamitous volley of swear words and yelling along with loud chanting from the occupants of site 40 who we had met the previous day. We decided not to let it bother us and we carried on about our business of breakfast and packing up. Suddenly my 2 children and I were accused of making racial (native Indian) insults at our neighbours. This chorus of yelling was joined by at least 3 large (and clearly drunk) men and one adult woman. They apparently heard someone in the campsite telling them to shut-up at this early hour, and they now wanted to pick a fight with me and they actually insulted my adolescent daughter and brought her to tears. I was very angry at this hurried our departure preparations. The situation became very heated and ugly. There were no campsite staff anywhere nearby and when we departed at 0815 there was nobody at the office to report the incident to.<br/><br/>I have never had anything like this happen at any campsite in BC and I can only fault the owners/management staff who clearly did not vet their patrons (probably because they were family members) and did not supervise their raucous behavior. The whole episode was sad and dangerous and certainly not the kind of thing I expect when I go camping. I recommend to everyone to try one of the many other campgrounds in the area and avoid this one at all costs. Leave this one for the drunk hooligans.
Rated 1 stars by Steve
on July 03, 2013