Roger Creek flows east to west through Port Alberni, dividing the city in two. There are multiple access points and trails to the creek along its meandering course. Perhaps the most scenic is the Roger Creek Nature Trail, in the northeast part of the city.
The avifauna consists mainly of forest birds such as Barred Owl, various woodpeckers (Red-breasted Sapsucker, Downy, Hairy, Pileated, Northern Flicker), Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Pacific Wren and Spotted Towhee, but also American Dipper and Common Merganser have been seen on the creek. This location is not listed as an eBird hotspot.
Bears are common in spring, summer and fall.
From the Visitor Info Centre (2533 Port Alberni Hwy, at the Y-junction with Hwy 4), turn R onto Port Alberni Hwy and travel ~1.5 km. After crossing the new Roger Creek road bridge, the small unpaved parking lot at the trailhead is on the left side of the highway, just past Victoria Drive N (which is on the right side of the highway). The Roger Creek Nature Trail has many twists and turns and ups and downs. About 800 m in, the trail intersects the Log Train Tail (see Burde Street Ponds). Here, a railway trestle nearly 290 m in length once spanned this ravine and Roger Creek.