Mount Work Regional Park is in the Highlands community of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on southern Vancouver Island, this very popular recreation area offers a variety of landscapes and activities in its 562 hectares. With lowlands of ferns and salal to the dry rocky conditions of hilltops where manzanita, arbutus trees … Continue reading Mount Work Regional Park
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Gowlland – Tod Provincial Park
The 1219-hectare parkland in the Highlands was created from the 1994 Commonwealth Nature Legacy to protect these natural areas of the CRD. The Gowlland - Tod Provincial Park shelters a significant part of the Gowlland Range with the rare, dry, coastal Douglas Fir habitat and areas of old-growth forest, wildflowers, and stands of arbutus and … Continue reading Gowlland – Tod Provincial Park
Willis Point Parks and Playgrounds
Willis Point borders along the Highland District, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula and not part of the actual Highlands District, it is included here. The Willis Point Community, located in the Capital Regional District Juan de Fuca Electoral Area, is clustered on … Continue reading Willis Point Parks and Playgrounds
Maryland Park
Maryland Park is in the seaside community of Sidney, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a small grass covered parkland in Sidney’s waterfront neighborhood. It is surrounded by the homes in the neighborhood. This park can be accessed from pedestrian pathways from Webster Place and Captains … Continue reading Maryland Park
Peter Grant Park
Peter Grant Park is in the seaside community of Sidney, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Peter Grant Park is a large natural park near Reay Creek. It borders the Pat Bay Highway yet is buffered by the cottonwood forest. This park is frequented by dog walkers and … Continue reading Peter Grant Park
Reay Creek Park
Reay Creek Park is in the seaside community of Sidney, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This creekside park is a tranquil oasis in Sidney since its formation in nineteen eighty. Reay Creek is small creek that flows from the southeastern part of the airport property into the … Continue reading Reay Creek Park
Greenglade Green Space
Greenglade Green Space is in the seaside community of Sidney, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The Greenglade Community Center Green Space is a gem. This former elementary school yard hosts a terrific playground and large grass covered sport field within a lovely residential neighborhood. Rigby, football, soccer, … Continue reading Greenglade Green Space
Sidney Elementary Green Space
Sidney Elementary Green Space in the seaside community of Sidney, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is part of School District of Saanich and surrounds the building of the Sidney Elementary School. The school yard has a fabulous playground that is available for use outside … Continue reading Sidney Elementary Green Space
Melville Park
Melville Park is in the seaside community of Sidney, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The park is lies behind the homes along Resthaven and Courser drives. The easement access and paved pedestrian access to the park is a long pathway between the fences of the neighboring … Continue reading Melville Park
Foster Park
Foster Park is in the seaside community of Esquimalt, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. With a view over Royal Roads Bay and the Olympic Mountains across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, this pebble beach can be access through a concrete staircase. There might be logs to … Continue reading Foster Park
Walks in Your Backyard 