Sooke Potholes Provincial and Regional Parks are in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the southern end of Vancouver Island, the two parks are side-by-side and provide protection and access to the popular summer swimming destination. The provincial park is the … Continue reading Sooke Potholes Parks
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. Spending time in the woods, called forest bathing, has health benefits such as calmness, relaxing and recentering.
Sunshine Park
Sunshine Park is small play area along Sunshine Terrace in Langford, B.C. Sunshine Terrace is a street with seventeen residential homes that were developed in nineteen ninety nine. Located beside the Millstream Shopping Center, Sunshine Park has a large asphalt area with portable hockey goals. A three meter rock wall forms the south border . … Continue reading Sunshine Park
Selwyn Green Space
Selwyn Green Space is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This green space has an unique feature of a waterfall and pond that is well established with wetland plants. Selwyn Falls Park is further up the hill while Leckfield Park, Cedarvale Park, Mill Hill Regional Park and Jeanine Park are nearby. Geographic location … Continue reading Selwyn Green Space
Charters River – Sea to Sea Park
Charters River - Sea to Sea Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Charters River is a tributary of the Sooke River, located on the southern end of Vancouver Island. Shield, Crabapple and Grass lakes flow into Charters River. Lands in … Continue reading Charters River – Sea to Sea Park
Sooke River Regional Park Reserve
Sooke River Regional Park Reserve is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This limited access park reserve was a private property until twenty thousand and sixteen. The Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society has been able to cross the park reserve in order to … Continue reading Sooke River Regional Park Reserve
Kirby Park
Illustration by DL MacPhail Kirby Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The linear park has a three hundred and eight five meter trail along Kirby Road in the Milnes Landing area of Sooke. The multi-user pathway … Continue reading Kirby Park
McCallum Road Park
McCallum Road Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A large Wark gneiss knoll lies along the eastern end of McCallum Road Park near the Millstream Shopping Center in Langford, B.C. Covered with mosses and several small oak and arbutus trees, this … Continue reading McCallum Road Park
Sooke River Road Park
Illustration by D.L. MacPhail Sooke River Road Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The linear park has an eight hundred and twenty three meter trail along Sooke River Road in the Milnes Landing area of Sooke. This trail is the … Continue reading Sooke River Road Park
McCallum Road Green Space
McCallum Road Green Space is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia on Vancouver Island. is along the emergency access road between Selwyn Road and McCallum Road in Langford, B.C. The green space has a paved roadway with large rocks forming walls that support … Continue reading McCallum Road Green Space
Sooke River Park
Sooke River Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The park hosts the Sooke Horseshoe Pitch with its fenced and secured pitches and grounds. The Sooke River Park includes a limited access area of the Sooke River tidal area. This estuary … Continue reading Sooke River Park
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