Layritz Park lies in the District of Saanich one of thirteen areas that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The property for the parkland, about 6.5 hectares, was formed by the donation from Mr. Richard Layritz, in 1953. His greenhouse and horticultural business, Layritz Nurseries Ltd., provided a lot of the initial shrubs … Continue reading Layritz Park
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Quick’s Bottom Park Arboretum
Quick’s Bottom Park Arboretum lies in the District of Saanich one of thirteen areas that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This wetlands park is almost twenty hectares of green space with a couple of creeks flowing through it. Colquitz River flows from Beaver Lake with the Beaverdale Creek tributary connecting from the … Continue reading Quick’s Bottom Park Arboretum
Thomas Francis/ Freeman King Regional Park
Thomas S. Francis and Freeman King Regional Park lies in the District of Saanich one of thirteen areas that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is one for the seasons as the plant life is continually changing. Springtime blooms include white fawn lily and shoot stars. Summer bring more leaves from … Continue reading Thomas Francis/ Freeman King Regional Park
Sooke Bluffs Park
Sooke Bluffs Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is on the ridge about 19 meters above the shoreline. A short rough gravel pathway with benches that leads to Eakin Park. There is plenty of salal and tall fir … Continue reading Sooke Bluffs Park
Maple Ave N Park
Maple Ave N Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is along Maple Avenue North and can be reach from French Road South. There is a tirty meter long gravel pathway along that connects the north end and … Continue reading Maple Ave N Park
John Phillips Memorial Park
John Phillips Memorial Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This seven hectare parkland along Otter Point Road features a pond, landscaped fairways and over a kilometer of gravel walking trails. The Douglas fir, hemlock and cedar forest once hosted a … Continue reading John Phillips Memorial Park
Gatewood Green Space
Gatewood Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This gravel pedestrian pathway connects the West Coast Road to Gatewood Road and Grant Road. The pathway meanders through blackberry and broom bushes over six hundred and seventy five meters. The pathway … Continue reading Gatewood Green Space
Church Hill Meadows Park
Church Hill Meadows Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The quarter of an hectare parkland is a landscaped storm water pond. A pond, well enclosed with small shrubs and bushes is surrounded by a grass covered area with landscape trees … Continue reading Church Hill Meadows Park
Ponds Park Corridor
Ponds Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This linear park is a series of footpaths that form a corridor from Townsend Road and John Philips Memorial Park to Journey Middle School. The pathway is mostly permeable gravel bordered by grass … Continue reading Ponds Park Corridor
Caffery Place Green Space
Caffery Place Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The footpath in this green space is a concrete and asphalt walkway bordered a few deciduous trees. There is a black chain link fence on the Caffery Place section and wooden … Continue reading Caffery Place Green Space
Walks in Your Backyard 