Sunriver Stormwater Pond and Trail Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a linear park with a small manmade rock lined pond for water draining. During the rainy periods in this west coast parkland the pond collects the … Continue reading Sunriver Stormwater Pond and Trail Park
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Painter Pond Park
Painter Pond Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A nature trail and a small pond surrounded by trees from Painter Pond Park. There are two footpaths in to this park. The main trail lead to Sunriver Place while a shorter … Continue reading Painter Pond Park
Rivers Edge Green Space
Rivers Edge Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. An asphalt pedestrian walkway allows access from this quiet Sunriver neighborhood to Phillips Road. The one hundred meter trail access from Philips Road near the parking area for the Sunriver Nature … Continue reading Rivers Edge Green Space
Setchfield Park
Setchfield Park is nature park with walking trails in the Bear Mountain and Florence Lake neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Tall cedar, big leaf maple and Douglas fir trees are found in this second growth forest. Several old stumps that support large trees can be seen along the four hundred meter long loop trail. Salal and … Continue reading Setchfield Park
DeMamiel Creek Park
DeMamiel Creek Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Stretched over two kilometers along the creek sides the DeMamiel Creek, this park hosts a series of pleasant urban trails in the Sunriver neighborhood. DeMamiel Creek is named after an adventurous … Continue reading DeMamiel Creek Park
Blue Grouse Plateau Park
Blue Grouse Plateau Park is in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, BC. The park is about one and half hectares in size with steep terrain. The trail into the park is accessed along the gravel trail near the storm water collection ponds. The trail continues into the park which is formed and protects part … Continue reading Blue Grouse Plateau Park
Players Drive Park
The two and half hectares of Players Drive Park is stretched over a long area in Langford, B.C. A concrete walkway leads into the parkland from the sidewalk along Players Drive. The walkway is near the postal boxes. A gravel trail continues up into the second growth forest composed of Douglas fir, cedar and arbutus … Continue reading Players Drive Park
Timber View Green Space
Timber View Green Space is in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. A forty meter long concrete pathway leads to a gravel footpath into Spirit Ridge Park. Frequented by hikers, walkers and dog walkers, the view from Spirit Ridge Park is to the east toward Mount Baker in Washington State, USA with San Juan … Continue reading Timber View Green Space
Spirit Ridge Park
Spirit Ridge Park is in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. This park has two sections that are separated by Spirit Ridge Drive. The east section is about two hectares in size with mostly steep inaccessible slopes. This area lies behind the homes along the eastside of Spirit Ridge Drive. The west section is … Continue reading Spirit Ridge Park
Quail’s Run Park
Quail’s Run Park is a nature park in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The exposed metamorphic rock shows signs of drilling along the bluff that runs the length of the east side of the park. There is a rough dirt pathway into the park from along Spirit Ridge Road. This park borders along … Continue reading Quail’s Run Park
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