Centennial Park is in the downtown area of Langford, B.C. This park is also known as Carlow as well as Kinsmen and Langford Fastball Park. Presumably it was established for the centennial celebration of the formation of the Colony of British Columbia in eighteen fifty-eight. Centennial Park is about three hectares in size. The park … Continue reading Centennial Park – Langford
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Knotty Pine Park
Knotty Pine Park is in the Langford Lake downtown area of Langford, B.C. Labeled as Crandall Avenue by some cartographers, the linear park contains a gravel pathway that is eighty-five meters long. The pathway connects Rita Road with Knotty Pine Road. An arbutus tree grows along the pathway which is lined with grasses. Centennial Park, … Continue reading Knotty Pine Park
Spencer Middle School Green Space
Spencer Middle School Green Space is in the Langford Lake area of Langford, B.C. As part of the Sooke School District number 62, the grounds of the school host a couple of sports fields and a small play area. The school grounds are available outside of school hours. The grass fields are large enough for … Continue reading Spencer Middle School Green Space
Danbrook Park
Danbrook Park is in the downtown area of Langford, BC. This landscaped inner city park has a few trees and open grass covered areas surrounded by private homes, housing complexes and commercial buildings. The three thousand square meter parkland has a sixty meter gravel pathway under the tall Douglas fir and Garry oak trees. Cedar … Continue reading Danbrook Park
Veteran’s Memorial Park
Veteran’s Memorial Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of downtown Langford, B.C. Located on the corner of Goldstream Ave and Veteran’s Memorial Parkway, this three thousand four hundred and eighty square meter park has amenities for everyone. The playground has unique climbing hexagons and stands near the play set that has stairs, ladders and … Continue reading Veteran’s Memorial Park
Windman Park
Windman Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The playground in this park is set on pea-gravel and has several climbable ways to reach a platform with a slide. There are also monkey bars to swing across. The park has a couple of tall Douglas fir trees to the southeast and is … Continue reading Windman Park
Savory Elementary School Green Space
Savory Elementary School Green Space is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Built in nineteen sixty six, Savory School is named after Lillian Savory, a business woman, teacher and volunteer for education in Langford. The green space has several unique areas to explore as well as an excellent playground and a couple of … Continue reading Savory Elementary School Green Space
Great (Trans Canada) Trail – Langford
The Great Trail, originally called the Trans Canada Trail, is a multi-use recreational pathway that connects the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic Oceans. Twenty three thousand kilometers of walkways connect all the provinces and territories in Canada. This is a community based project and the portion of the route within and maintained by … Continue reading Great (Trans Canada) Trail – Langford
Galloping Goose Trail – Langford
The Galloping Goose Regional Trail is a multi-use trail that connects Victoria to Sooke, approximately fifty five kilometers distance. This old rail bed was initially used during the nineteen twenties for a passenger train. Although it is never far from busy streets, walking, hiking and cycling, as well as sections that include use by equestrians, … Continue reading Galloping Goose Trail – Langford
Ruby Court Park
Ruby Court Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The park borders along Mill Hill Regional Park and Crystalview Elementary School Green Space. There is a steep ravine, which is bordered by a black chain link fence, so there are no footpaths to connect the parks. A small grass covered area lies … Continue reading Ruby Court Park
Walks in Your Backyard 