Elk / Beaver Lake Regional Park is the District of Saanich, one of thirteen areas that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a friendly family area where you can walk around the entire lake and explore its shoreline and forest trails. The peaceful lakeshore has picnic tables and picnic shelters for … Continue reading Elk / Beaver Lake Regional Park
Author: Healthy Naturalist
Hi! I'm Roberta, an avid walker, hiker and naturalist.
I'm a back yard hiker which means I hike the local area where I live on Vancouver Island. I share these urban parks and outdoor spaces with you. I want to encourage you to explore the neighborhoods in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia by foot. Immersing yourself in your natural world, on the southern end of Vancouver Island and elsewhere, helps you to find balance in life.
Caldecote Park
Caldecote Park is in the District of Saanich, one of thirteen areas that from the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A long narrow parkland about a quarter of a hectare, Caldecote Park provides a walk through the forest of rural Saanich. Enjoy the tranquil woodland trails and woodland birds in Caldecote Park. Ward Creek … Continue reading Caldecote Park
Bear Hill Regional Park
Bear Hill Regional Park lies within the area that forms the District of Saanich, one of the thirteen districts within the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Bear Hill Park is a Capital Regional District (CRD) park that is located near the border of Saanich and Central Saanich. The view from Bear Hill varies with … Continue reading Bear Hill Regional Park
Tod Inlet – Gowland Tod Provincial Park
Tod Inlet – Gowland Tod Provincial Park is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen, which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this park is charming and fun with a creek, estuary and developing forests. Fresh water flows into Tod Inlet from … Continue reading Tod Inlet – Gowland Tod Provincial Park
Amwell Park
Amwell Park is in the municipality of Central Sannich one of thirteen that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this park is a wonderful neighbourhood park with a awesome vista of Brentwood Bay and Saanich Inlet. The rocky outcrops have springtime wild flowers. Garry oak, … Continue reading Amwell Park
Oak Haven Park
Oak Haven Park is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this park has a road way access to water reservoir for the community. A small foot path continues to the summit. The view is … Continue reading Oak Haven Park
Gore Park
Gore Park is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of thirteen that form the Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this urban nature park is a Garry Oak woodland with small grass covered areas between the many rock outcrops and the Garry Oak trees. At just under … Continue reading Gore Park
Brentwood Heights Sea Drive Green Space
Brentwood Heights Sea Drive Green Space is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space hosts a asphalt pathway between the two roadways. The pedestrian pathway is series of stair cases that provide access from the ridge of about thirty feet. … Continue reading Brentwood Heights Sea Drive Green Space
Edwyn Green Space
Edwyn Green Space is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Edwyn Green Space has a rough pathway from Sea Drive provides access to a very small beach along the waterfront of Brentwood Bay. There are stairs along the pathway as well as … Continue reading Edwyn Green Space
Sea Drive Woodward Green Space
Stairs with a view on Sea Drive Green Space Sea Drive Woodward Green Space is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Sea Drive Woodward Green Space has a long concrete staircase with many many stairs that curve and wind down the hill … Continue reading Sea Drive Woodward Green Space
Walks in Your Backyard 