Outdoor Places to Walk, Hike, Run and Explore on Southern Vancouver Island with emphasis on flora and fauna
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
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
Seagirt Park is in the seaside Juan de Fuca Electoral Area; this area is bordered by Sooke and lies in East Sooke; thus the park is included in the section about Sooke. Both Sooke and the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area are part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Seagrit Park is … Continue reading Seagrit Park
Cains Trail – Matheson Lake Park is in the seaside Juan de Fuca Electoral Area and is bordered by Sooke and lies in East Sooke. This trail is part of the Matheson Lake Park yet it is included in the section about Sooke. Both Sooke and the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area are part of … Continue reading Cains Trail – Matheson Lake Park
Anderson Cove Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is part of the East Sooke Regional Park and lies on the western side of the park. The parkland includes the about three hundred meters of the high bank … Continue reading Anderson Cove Park
Kellett Point Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is close to Roche Cove Regional Park and is along the shores of Sooke Harbour on Southern Vancouver Island. The harbour is part of the Strait of Juan … Continue reading Kellett Point Green Space
