Broom Hill Park is on Crown Lands is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This parkland has several nature trails that are used for hiking, running, biking and equestrians. The main trails are maintained by volunteers and lead to the summit of … Continue reading Broom Hill Park
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John Phillips Memorial Park
John Phillips Memorial Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This seven hectare parkland along Otter Point Road features a pond, landscaped fairways and over a kilometer of gravel walking trails. The Douglas fir, hemlock and cedar forest once hosted a … Continue reading John Phillips Memorial Park
Gatewood Green Space
Gatewood Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This gravel pedestrian pathway connects the West Coast Road to Gatewood Road and Grant Road. The pathway meanders through blackberry and broom bushes over six hundred and seventy five meters. The pathway … Continue reading Gatewood Green Space
Church Hill Meadows Park
Church Hill Meadows Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The quarter of an hectare parkland is a landscaped storm water pond. A pond, well enclosed with small shrubs and bushes is surrounded by a grass covered area with landscape trees … Continue reading Church Hill Meadows Park
Ponds Park Corridor
Ponds Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This linear park is a series of footpaths that form a corridor from Townsend Road and John Philips Memorial Park to Journey Middle School. The pathway is mostly permeable gravel bordered by grass … Continue reading Ponds Park Corridor
Caffery Place Green Space
Caffery Place Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The footpath in this green space is a concrete and asphalt walkway bordered a few deciduous trees. There is a black chain link fence on the Caffery Place section and wooden … Continue reading Caffery Place Green Space
Arranwood Park
Arranwood Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park has a walkway that connects with both Felderhof Park and with the parks along Callumwood Lane. The name of the park commemorates, perhaps, the Isle of Arran, Scotland. The footpath … Continue reading Arranwood Park
Felderhof Park
Felderhof Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This parkland hosts a walkway from Felderhof Road to Caffery Place near the junction with Arranwood Road. The name of Felderhof Road commemorates a mine surveyor from the nineteen hundred and sixties named … Continue reading Felderhof Park
Helgesen Park
Helgesen Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This small park has a rough walkway to Felderhof Road. The park is mostly grass covered with a few trees. Both the road and parkland are named for Christian Helgesen, an entrepreneur … Continue reading Helgesen Park
Ecole Poirier Elementary School Green Space
Ecole Poirier Elementary School Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is part of the 14 hectare school yards of School District #62 – Sooke. The school grounds are available outside of school hours. There is an … Continue reading Ecole Poirier Elementary School Green Space
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