Alder Street Green Space is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space connects Alder Street with Finlayson Street with a short fifteen meter concrete path. The pathway is bordered by a hand rails on both sides. The path slopes to … Continue reading Alder Street Green Space
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Jackson Street Park
Jackson Street Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This Hillside/Quadra neighborhood playground park is on a grassy half hectare. The park is a good place to toss a ball or frisbee. Swings and climbing apparatus make up the play equipment. … Continue reading Jackson Street Park
Highview Mars Green Space
Highview Mars Green Space is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A sixteen meter wide grass covered area with a rough thirty-five meter footpath connects Mars Street to Highview Street. This is an excellent site for a possible community garden. Highview Park … Continue reading Highview Mars Green Space
Summit Park
This Garry oak meadow parkland is slightly larger than four and a half hectares. Native to the west coast of North America, Garry oak trees (Quercus garryana) form in unique habitat that is found on southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and a few areas of the Fraser River valley. Their understory is composed of … Continue reading Summit Park
Blackwood Park
Blackwood Park is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a lovely two part green space with a rose garden and a playlot. Blackwood Park is a good place for an outing and include in a longer stroll in this Victoria … Continue reading Blackwood Park
Wesley Park
Wesley Park is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. About the size of a couple of residential lots in Victoria, Wesley Park is a grass covered quarter of a hectare with a terrific playground. This is small yet wonderful area includes a … Continue reading Wesley Park
Shelbourne Street Green Space
Shelbourne Street Green Space is in the city of Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Planted as a memorial to British Columbia war veterans in 1921 along Shelbourne Street are many large deciduous trees. At that time Shelbourne Street was a major road leading of Victoria … Continue reading Shelbourne Street Green Space
Oaklands Green
Oaklands Green is in the City of Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. At the junctions of Hamilton Road, Belmont Avenue and Holly Street is a grassy triangular area with native plant garden beds called Oaklands Green. The woodchip footpath leads around the arbutus and Douglas … Continue reading Oaklands Green
Ivy Place Knoll
Ivy Place Knoll is in the seaside community of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This discrete natural footpath is a connector trail between the end of Ivy Place to Hamilton Street. The rough trail is steep and sometimes slippery over the granite rocks and covers a … Continue reading Ivy Place Knoll
Hillside Park
Hillside Park is in Victoria, B.C., one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. On first glance Hillside Park is not on a hillside nor is there any slopes to this park. It is a great baseball park though. The ball diamond is complete with outfield fences, score board, batting … Continue reading Hillside Park
Walks in Your Backyard 