The most famous example of Port Renfrew's coastal bounty is Botanical Beach, located at the western terminus of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail. There, dozens of tidal pools carved into the sandstone bedrock by rolling stones teem with star fish, sea urchins, and anemones. The waters are cruised by Orca, gray and humpback whales.

Botanical Beach affords visitors with access to uniquely rich tide pools and shoreline trails with fantastic geological features. The extensive variety of marine flora and fauna in this colourful intertidal zone includes red, purple and orange starfish and sea urchins, white gooseneck barnacles, blue mussels and green sea anemones and sea cucumbers - a veritable natural aquarium. A low tide of 1.2 meters or less is best for viewing the tide pools.

The Botanical Beach day-use area offers parking, pit toilets, visitor information and picnic areas. There is no camping or fires are allowed in this section of the park. While hiking on the trail, cars can be left overnight in the Botanical Beach parking lot.

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