Outdoor Places to Walk, Hike, Run and Explore on Southern Vancouver Island with emphasis on flora and fauna
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
Kestrel Rason Green Space is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A ninety meter long pedestrian pathway connects Kestrel Ridge to Rason Road in Langford , B.C. The sloped pathway is bordered by a black chain-link fence and a simple rock wall as … Continue reading Kestrel Rason Green Space
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
Ayum Creek Regional Park Reserve is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Formed in nineteen ninety eight through a partnership between ten parties (a denary group), Ayum Creek Park is about six hectares and includes the flood plain of the creek where … Continue reading Ayum Creek Regional Park Reserve
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
Peacock Place Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A rough dirt foot path heads north to Thetis Lake Park from the cul-de-sac on Peacock Place. The dirt trail passes between two arbutus trees and onto a ridge trail. This narrow pathway … Continue reading Peacock Place 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
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
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
