Luxton Park in in the Langford, B.C. This fourteen hectare privately owned property hosts community events like the Luxton Fair and seasonal Farmers Markets. This private park area is owned by the Metchosin Farmers Institute since the early nineteen hundreds. Many of the buildings in the fairground were built during the nineteen twenties. The park … Continue reading Luxton Park
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Young Green Space
Young Green Space is in Luxton neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This green space is a rough trail that leads along the proposed road easement for Parkdale Road and past Reginald Park. The green space follows the ravine of a small tributary of Firehall Creek and lies on the southern slope a one hundred and thirty … Continue reading Young Green Space
Reginald Park
Reginald Park is in the Luxton neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This park is about nine tenths of a hectare and lies on the slopes a one hundred and thirty two meter hill. The parkland is steep yet covered with Douglas fir and cedar trees. It borders along single family homes and the proposed road easement … Continue reading Reginald Park
Chan Hillside Park
Chan Hillside Park is in the Luxton neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This park is about three quarters of a hectare and lies on the slopes a one hundred and thirty-two meter hill. The parkland is very steep which makes the Douglas fir and cedar forest rather inaccessible. The parkland borders along single family homes. Irwin … Continue reading Chan Hillside Park
Fisher’s Pond Park
Fisher’s Pond Park is a wetlands area near Glen Lake in Langford, B.C. This park is also referred to as Fisher’s Field. The eleven and half hectare parkland is on the eastern side of Mt Wells Regional Park and is mostly surrounded by private single family homes. There is a proposal to create a … Continue reading Fisher’s Pond Park
Cy Jenkins Trail
Cy Jenkins Trail is near the east side of Glen Lake in Langford, BC. The one hundred and eighty five meter long trail connects southward from Glennan Road to the Galloping Goose Trail-Langford. It passes across the eighty five meter long boardwalk over Glen Lake and though a small section of Glen Cove Park. Glen … Continue reading Cy Jenkins Trail
Glen Cove Park
Glen Cove Park is in Langford, B.C. This park lies on the south side of Glen Lake. This nature park has the wetlands and outlet of Glen Lake which flows toward Colwood Creek and can only be accessed from trails that lead into the park. A feature in this parkland is the boardwalk that connects … Continue reading Glen Cove Park
Glen Lake Park
Glen Lake Park is along the west shore of Glen Lake in Langford, B.C. This park hosts lake front sandy beach access to the water, a short wharf, a spray play area and a playground. The waterpark and playground are separated by a low concrete wall. The grass covered area has a pathway from the … Continue reading Glen Lake Park
Belmont Secondary School Green Space
Belmont Secondary School Green Space is near the northwest shore of Glen Lake in Langford, B.C. It lies upslope from the Goudy Sports Field in the City Center Park and Langford Lake. This green space was once the school grounds of Glen Lake Elementary School, the Sooke School District #62, that was built in nineteen … Continue reading Belmont Secondary School Green Space
Shoreview Park
Shoreview Park is along the northwest shore of Glen Lake in Langford, B.C. This small park has a gravel and wood chip pathway that leads towards the lake along a wetlands area. Another pathway leads toward Glen Lake Road and connects with Hulls Trail. Douglas fir and cedars trees line the pathway with salal, ferns … Continue reading Shoreview Park
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