Glinz Lake Camp Thunderbird is in the seaside community of Sooke and Metchosin, two of the thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Ayum Creek drains the lake to Cooper Cove in Sooke Basin and Harbour. The ocean waters of Sooke Basin and Harbour connect to the Strait of Juan de … Continue reading Glinz Lake Camp Thunderbird
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Endurance Ridge Trail – East Sooke Park
Endurance Ridge Trail is in East Sooke Park, which is part of seaside community of East Sooke in the Juan de Fuca Electoral District. This park land is also part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and lies near Sooke and Metchosin. The Endurance Ridge Trail heads immediately uphill from the East Sooke … Continue reading Endurance Ridge Trail – East Sooke Park
Pike Road Trail – East Sooke Park
East Sooke Regional Park covers one thousand four hundred and thirty three hectares of Metchosin and East Sooke. Its south border is along the open ocean waters of the Juan de Fuca Strait. The park is in the communities of Metchosin, Sooke and East Sooke which makes it a park of the Capital Regional District … Continue reading Pike Road Trail – East Sooke 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
Matheson Lake Regional Park
Matheson Lake Regional Park is partly within the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Matheson Lake Regional Park is 1620 square km area that became a Capital Regional District park in 1993 when it was acquired from the province of British Columbia. The lake is surrounded by … Continue reading Matheson Lake Regional Park
Blaney Green Space
Blaney Green Space is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This easement between the acreages in the Duke/Albert Head neighborhood leads to a glorious view of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Mountains in Washington State, USA. Fences line both sides of … Continue reading Blaney Green Space
Walks in Your Backyard 