Bonilla Creek campsite sits at the 48-kilometre mark on the West Coast Trail in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Vancouver Island.

Easy to miss from the beach, the site opens up into a surprisingly varied camp with multiple tent clearings stretching toward the shoreline and an outhouse at the far end.

A hammock fashioned from old fishing nets and rope adds a quirky, almost surreal touch to this remote setting. The highlight is Bonilla Falls, tucked against a small cliff at the edge of a deep forest.

The falls feed a clear pool ideal for washing off trail grime, and sunlight filtering through the canopy turns the water a brilliant green.

Wildlife is common in the area, with bears frequently spotted walking the shoreline between Bonilla Point and Carmanah Creek in the early morning hours.