Crofton is located off the Trans-Canada Highway 1, on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island, 5 miles (8 km) north of Maple Bay, and 7 miles (11 km) south of Chemainus. Crofton can be reached by taking the scenic drive from Maple Bay Road to Herd Road, and Herd Road to Osborne Bay Road.Crofton is located off the Trans-Canada Highway 1, on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island, 5 miles (8 km) north of Maple Bay, and 7 miles (11 km) south of Chemainus.

Some of the main attractions of Crofton are:

• The Old School House Museum, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1905 and used as a school until 1948. It now serves as a museum and gift gallery.
• BC Ferry Terminal for car and passenger ferries to Vesuvius Bay on Saltspring Island.
• Stroll along the new seawalk that starts from the lower parking lot at the fishing docks.
• Pack a picnic lunch and explore Osborne Bay Regional Park, or hike the trails on nearby Maple Mountain (Maple Mountain Centennial Park), Mt. Richards and Mt. Prevost.
• Fishing is good at Osborne Bay Park and many of the lakes in the area, including Quamichan Lake, Somenos Lake, and Fuller Lake just south of Chemainus. Saltwater fishing is excellent in Sansum Narrows, between Vancouver Island and Saltspring Island. Boat launch facilities are available in Crofton and Maple Bay.
• Golf at Cowichan Golf and Country Club in Duncan (20 minutes from Crofton), Duncan Meadows Golf Course (15 minutes from Crofton), Mount Brenton Golf Course in Chemainus (10 minutes from Crofton), and Arbutus Ridge Golf Club in nearby Cobble Hill.
• Take a tour of Crofton's pulp mill and paper making facility. Watching giant paper machines make newsprint at 80 km per hour is a highlight of the summer walking tour.
• You can clam on the beach at Osborne Bay, home to a herd of barking sea lions, and you might see a pod of killer whales swim by during the salmon runs.
• Just to the west of Crofton, approximately 15 Km south of Chemainus on the Island Highway, is the B.C. Forestry Museum. An extensive display covering several acres of wooded land and boasts its own working logging road. The main power for this operation is a refurbished Shay locomotive.