Saanichton Bay Park is in the municipality of Central Saanich, one of the thirteen which form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island, this park borders along the shore of Saanichton Bay. Saanichton Bay is a small indentation of Cordova Channel formed by James Island and Bazan … Continue reading Saanichton Bay Park
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Gordon’s Beach Park
Gordon's Beach Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District Parkland. It is located just past Sooke on West Coast Road, with easy vehicle access. Marvel at spectacular sunsets from this pebble … Continue reading Gordon’s Beach Park
Millstream Creek Park
Millstream Creek Park is along the west bank of Mill Stream in the Thetis Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Langford is one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The park hosts several tall cedar trees that border a gravel pathway. Sword ferns, snowberries, Oregon grape and other small shrubs … Continue reading Millstream Creek Park
Glinz Lake Camp Thunderbird
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
Cooper Cove Park
Cooper Cove Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This small mud and rock bay is a good place to launch a personal watercraft to set off to explore the Sooke Basin. A historical society sign can be seen in this … Continue reading Cooper Cove Park
Goldstream River Provincial Park
With four hundred and seventy seven hectares to explore, Goldstream River Provincial Park of British Columbia lies within the City of Langford, B.C. The park is about sixteen kilometers north of Victoria, B.C., along the Trans Canada Highway (Hwy1). The highway bisects the park, north to south, as it follows the river bed. As a … Continue reading Goldstream River Provincial 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
Victoria Harbour Green
Victoria Harbour Green Space is in the seaside City of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The causeway that forms the Victoria Harbour Green along the James Bay shore of the Inner Harbour of Victoria, B.C. is a twinned pathway. It passes around the Tourist Information Building, … Continue reading Victoria Harbour Green
Point Ellice House Gardens
Point Ellice House and Gardens are in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A national heritage site, Point Ellice House and Gardens border on the tidal waterways of upper harbour area of the seaport of Victoria, BC, called the Selkirk Waters. The house … Continue reading Point Ellice House Gardens
Bowker Creek 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
Walks in Your Backyard 