Outdoor Places to Walk, Hike, Run and Explore on Southern Vancouver Island with emphasis on flora and fauna
Murray Road 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 water front walkway along Sooke Harbour that connects with Ed Macgregor Park. Park in the parking and stroll over to see the statue of the … Continue reading Murray Road Park
Cains Family Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A wooden staircase leads down the steep slope the rock and mud shoreline of Sooke Harbor. Richard Cain, senior, settled in Sooke in the eighteen hundred and ninety. He raised a family … Continue reading Cains Family Park
Sunriver Nature Trail Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Bordering on the Sooke River, the eleven hectare Sunriver Nature Trail Park hosts a couple of kilometers of trail through the tall cedar, fir and hemlock forest. Incredibly, a few … Continue reading Sunriver Nature Trail Park
Shambrook Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. There is a hundred meter long gravel pathway that connects to Sunriver Nature Trail Park from Shambrook Drive. A second trail from the end of Shambrook Drive also leads into the parkland. … Continue reading Shambrook Green Space
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
Kapoor Regional Park Reserve is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The twelve and half hectare nature parkland was rehabilitated from the remnants of the mining and logging in the early nineteen hundreds. The town site of Leechtown lies nearby. This parkland … Continue reading Kapoor Regional Park Reserve
Sooke Potholes Provincial and Regional Parks are in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the southern end of Vancouver Island, the two parks are side-by-side and provide protection and access to the popular summer swimming destination. The provincial park is … Continue reading Sooke Potholes Parks
Charters River - Sea to Sea Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Charters River is a tributary of the Sooke River, located on the southern end of Vancouver Island. Shield, Crabapple and Grass lakes flow into Charters River. Lands in … Continue reading Charters River – Sea to Sea Park
Sooke River Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The park hosts the Sooke Horseshoe Pitch with its fenced and secured pitches and grounds. The Sooke River Park includes a limited access area of the Sooke River tidal area. This estuary … Continue reading Sooke River Park
Hansen Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a small wetland area in the Thetis Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The western side of the park has steep slopes while a small shallow aerated lake, Hansen Lake, takes up … Continue reading Hansen Park
