Sturdee Park is in the seaside community of Esquimalt, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. With a view over Royal Roads Bay, this beach park is a pleasant place to pause and smell the wild roses the line the walkway. The multi- terraced concrete staircase has over forty … Continue reading Sturdee Park
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Kinsmen Gorge Park
Kinsmen Gorge Park is in the seaside community of Esquimalt, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Nestled on the south side of the Gorge Waterway, there are eleven and half hectares of landscaped play lands. As you stroll into this park … Continue reading Kinsmen Gorge Park
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
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
Blinkhorn Park
Blinkhorn Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Blinkhorn Lake forms the center of this parkland while the Mount Blinkhorn lies to the east. Mount Blinkhorn is surrounded by private property thus is not available to the public. These features recognizes the English man … Continue reading Blinkhorn 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
Ed Nixon Trail – Langford Lake Park
The Ed Nixon Trail lies along the southern half of Langford Lake in Langford, B.C. This trail is within Langford Lake Park and is about two kilometers in lenght. The trail is extended by including pathways that parallel Goldstream Avenue and Leigh Road to create a four and half kilometer circle route. This footpath is … Continue reading Ed Nixon Trail – Langford Lake Park
Langford Lake Park
Langford Lake Park is in Langford, B.C. It is also known as Leigh Beach Park as it can be accessed near the end of Leigh Road. This large waterfront park has a walking trail, washrooms, playground, picnic tables, benches, fishing wharves and several sections with boardwalks. The park is hosts most of the four and … Continue reading Langford Lake Park
Leigh Beach Park
Leigh Beach Park is in the Langford Lake area of Langford, B.C. This small waterfront park has washrooms, playground, picnic tables and benches. The playground has rubber matting under the climbing and swinging apparatus. A small grass covered area is on a low plateau overlooking the beach and playground where a few Douglas fir, arbutus … Continue reading Leigh Beach Park
Le Quesne Park
Le Quesne Park is in the Langford Lake area of Langford, B.C. This small waterfront park has a sign and a wooden arch that marks the gravel pathway. Strolling along the one hundred and thirty meter long pathway brings you to a twenty meter wide section of the lake shore. This area of the lake … Continue reading Le Quesne Park
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