Outdoor Places to Walk, Hike, Run and Explore on Southern Vancouver Island with emphasis on flora and fauna
Blythwood Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This nature park borders along the Galloping Goose Trail – Sooke. There are plenty of Himalayan blackberries and other small plants growing under the deciduous and conifers in this parkland. Mowich Park is … Continue reading Blythwood Park
Mowich Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This nature park borders along Saseenos Creek and parallels Woodlands Road. It is also referred as Woodland Park and is divided by Mowich Drive. This half a hectare parkland has some tall cedar … Continue reading Mowich Park
Sooke Mountain Provincial Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Formed in nineteen twenty nine, this wilderness recreation area can be accessed from the Harbourview trail named Sooke Mountain. This trail, located in the Sea to Sea Regional Park, is about … Continue reading Sooke Mountain Provincial Park
Sea to Sea Regional Park Reserve is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is about four thousand hectares with about thirty kilometers of hiking, mountain biking and equestrian trails. It borders along Ludlow Road Park, Allman Park, and Sooke Mountain … Continue reading Sea to Sea Regional Park Reserve
Humpback Sooke Flowline Green Space - Sooke is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space accessible from the Sooke Mountain Park Road in the Saseenos neighborhood of Sooke, B.C. The green space is a thirty meter wide right of … Continue reading Humpback Sooke Flowline Green Space – Sooke
Bellamy Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a small wetland park that lies adjacent to the western border of Thetis Lake Park in Langford, B.C. In this one tenth of a hectare are several alder trees and smaller shrubs. … Continue reading Bellamy Park
Allman Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This eleven hectare nature parkland borders on the Sea to Sea Regional Park and was donated by the Allman Family. Located in the Saseenos neighborhood, the park trails are rough and lead across … Continue reading Allman Park
Ludlow Road Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This nine and half hectare parkland borders on the Sea to Sea Regional Park. Located in the Saseenos neighborhood, Ludlow Park is a nature park that is relatively inaccessible. It protects a … Continue reading Ludlow Road Park
With a mountain, several hills and three lakes connected by a couple of creeks all united by several kilometers of trails, Thetis Lake Regional Park has amenities for those who enjoy exploring outdoors. Continued protection from development since the early eighteen hundreds makes about one hundred and sixty hectares of Thetis Lake Regional Park a … Continue reading Thetis Lake Regional Park – Langford
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
