Outdoor Places to Walk, Hike, Run and Explore on Southern Vancouver Island with emphasis on flora and fauna
Copper Mine Park is in the seaside Juan de Fuca Electoral Area and 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. Copper Mine Park … Continue reading Copper Mine Park
Roche Cove Regional Park is partly within the community of Sooke, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park also lies with the District of Metchosin. It includes the northwestern slope of Mount Matheson and borders on the Juan de Fuca Electoral District area of East Sooke. Roche Cove Regional Park … Continue reading Roche Cove Regional Park
Built in eighteen eighty nine, the Royal Jubilee Hospital has a several terrific places to explore nature and the outdoors. The landscaping of the grounds has created isolated and discrete open spaces that are connect by a maze of paved walkways and sidewalks. As you are likely to get lost exploring the outdoor spaces at … Continue reading Royal Jubilee Hospital Green Space Courtyard Garden
Hazlitt Creek is in the communities of Highlands, one of thirteen communities in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. With a creek flowing through the ravine and a splendid hilltop wildflower meadow covered with moss, Garry Oak and Arbutus trees, Hazlitt Creek Park is a wonderful small nature park. Hazlitt Creek flows though the … Continue reading Hazitt Creek Park
Kinsmen Gorge Park is in the seaside community of Esquimalt, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Nestled on the south side of the Gorge Waterway, there are eleven and half hectares of landscaped play lands. As you stroll into this park … Continue reading Kinsmen Gorge Park
Bowker Creek Park is in the seaside community of Oak Bay, one of thirteen communities that compose the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Bowker Creek originates near Cedar Hill Golf Course and Shelborne Street; its watershed encompasses over one thousand hectares including waters that drain from Mount Tolmie and parts of the University of … Continue reading Bowker Creek Park
Glen Forest Green Space is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Marked by a historical view point marker, Glen Forest Green Space hosts a bridge over Bilston Creek. A historical marker indicates that the bridge across the creek was initially composed of logs and poles … Continue reading Glen Forest Green Space
Valley View Pond Park is located in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The footpath in this path is along a small creek that flows from the Olympic View Golf Course. A series of small ponds and small earth dams makes the parkland unique. There are cottonwood and cedar trees in the park as … Continue reading Valley View Pond Park
Ernhill Park is in the Braemar Heights neighborhood of Langford. B.C. This eighth of a hectare parkland has a swing set and climbing equipment for children. The playground is set in a pea gravel base. A partial fence lines the east and south sides of the parkland. A small stream flows in the southern side … Continue reading Ernhill Park
Raven View Park is in the Goldstream neighborhood of Langford, B.C. About a hectare in size, Raven View Park is roughly an L-shaped parkland with a small ephemeral creek. This park borders on private acreages and Mount Well Regional Park. This nature park has several large cedar, Douglas fir and big leaf maple trees and … Continue reading Ravenview Park
