Port McNeill is surrounded by beautiful waters and lush forests which provide plenty of recreational activities such as fishing, hiking, sailing, windsurfing, whale watching, diving, golfing and kayaking.

A BC Ferry connector service to Alert Bay situated on Cormorant Island, and Sointula on Malcolm Island - both worthy destinations for day-tripping foot passengers.

Alert Bay is known to be the oldest community in BC. There is a healthy preservation of the tradition of Kwakuitl culture. Sointula, which means "a place of harmony" in Finnish, was settled at the turn of the century by Finnish immigrants who set out to make a Utopian society.

See the two Largest Burls in the World in Port McNeill. The first burl to be called the world's biggest burl was cut from the base of a 351-year-old Sitka Spruce tree in 1976. The burl weighs an estimated 22 tons and measures 45 feet in circumference. The new contender for the title was carved off a tall Sitka Spruce tree near Holberg on northern Vancouver Island in winter 2005. At 6 metres tall, 6 metres in diameter, and weighing an estimated 30 tons, the burl is located in a waterfront park next to downtown Port McNeill. Burls are naturally occurring abnormal formations that develop when extra cells grow on a tree. Small burls are used to make attractive table tops and clocks.