With a mountain, several hills and three lakes connected by a couple of creeks all united by several kilometers of trails, Thetis Lake Regional Park has amenities for those who enjoy exploring outdoors. Continued protection from development since the early eighteen hundreds makes about one hundred and sixty hectares of Thetis Lake Regional Park a … Continue reading Thetis Lake Regional Park – Langford
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Goldstream River Provincial Park
With four hundred and seventy seven hectares to explore, Goldstream River Provincial Park of British Columbia lies within the City of Langford, B.C. The park is about sixteen kilometers north of Victoria, B.C., along the Trans Canada Highway (Hwy1). The highway bisects the park, north to south, as it follows the river bed. As a … Continue reading Goldstream River Provincial Park
Seagrit Park
Seagirt Park is in the seaside Juan de Fuca Electoral Area; this area is bordered by Sooke and lies in East Sooke; thus the park is included in the section about Sooke. Both Sooke and the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area are part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Seagrit Park is … Continue reading Seagrit Park
Anderson Cove Park
Anderson Cove Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is part of the East Sooke Regional Park and lies on the western side of the park. The parkland includes the about three hundred meters of the high bank … Continue reading Anderson Cove Park
Galloping Goose Trail – Sooke
The Galloping Goose Regional Trail is a multi-use trail that connects Victoria to Sooke, approximately fifty five kilometers distance. This old rail bed was built during the nineteen twenties for a passenger train. Although it is never far from busy streets, walking, hiking and cycling, as well as sections that include use by equestrians, along … Continue reading Galloping Goose Trail – Sooke
Royal British Columbia Museum Sunken Garden
The Royal British Columbia Museum Sunken Garden is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The sunken garden below the Royal British Columbia Museum is a great place to explore a unique area in the City of Victoria, B.C. Particularly since this garden, … Continue reading Royal British Columbia Museum Sunken Garden
Elliot Square
Elliot Square is in the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green square is also called Helmcken House. It is located immediately south of Thunderbird Park and east of the Royal British Columbia Museum. It contains the historical eighteen fifty-two home of the … Continue reading Elliot Square
Thunderbird Park
Thunderbird Park is in the downtown area of the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Take a stroll among the Pacific Northwest monuments created from red cedar trees. The totem poles, cedar and Garry oak trees in Thunderbird Park provide glimpse to the Northwest art … Continue reading Thunderbird Park
Victoria Harbour Green
Victoria Harbour Green Space is in the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The causeway that forms the Victoria Harbour Green along the James Bay shore of the Inner Harbour of Victoria, B.C. is a twinned pathway. It passes around the Tourist Information Building, … Continue reading Victoria Harbour Green
Rotary International Welcome Garden
Rotary International Welcome Garden is in the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. In celebration of its centennial anniversary in Victoria, B.C., the Rotary Club developed a welcome garden near Odgen Point Park and Breakwater. There is a brick walkway and viewpoint with several … Continue reading Rotary International Welcome Garden
Walks in Your Backyard 