- Sooke, Jordan River and Port Renfrew
-2 hours by car ...French beach, Mystic beach, Botanical beach or the
Sooke pot holes or hike
East Sooke Regional Park. See our special Sooke B.C. page for more information.
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Metchosin
-1 hours by car ...a small agricultural community on the way to
Sooke nature lovers first trails, parks & beaches
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Cordova Bay
and
Oak Bay
-20 minutes by car ...nicked named the "Tween Curtain" attractive residential community
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Butchart Gardens
-35 minutes by car
...the world famous lime pits 50 acres of perfectly groomed gardens on a 1904 estate
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Duncan and the Cowichan Valley
- 1 hours by car ...City of Totems
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Chemanius
...1.5 hours by car City of Murals the little town that did
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Sidney by the Sea
- 30 mins by car...idle little town just north of the Vancouver Island ferry terminal,
visit Sidney Spite by boat
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Goldstream Provincial Park
Just 17 kilometers from downtown Victoria amid the splendour of an old-growth
temperate rain forest
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Esquimalt Lagoon
Avid bird lovers will discover a feast for the eyes at this saltwater lagoon and
migratory bird sanctuary located at the base of the Royal Roads property, next to the
Fort Rodd Hill
Fisgard Lighthouse
National Historic Sites and offering an excellent view across Esquimalt Harbour
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Juan De Fuca Marine Trail a 47 kilometer hiking trail stretching along the western shoreline of southern Vancouver Island, Canada, from China Beach, just west of the community of Jordan River and extending to Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew
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The West Coast Trail
the third unit of the Pacific Rim National Park,
which includes the section of coast southeast of Barkley
Sound between the villages of Bamfield and Port Renfrew, is world
re-knowned for hiking
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Witty's Lagoon Regional Park
is a harmonious blend of protected natural environments adjacent to the Strait of Juan de Fuca,
in the Bilston Creek Watershed
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Hatley Castle
and
Hatley Gardens
The Castle was completed in 1908. From 1941 until 1943 when Grant
Block was completed, the Castle served as dormitory and mess hall
for cadets and staff officers at Royal Roads Military College.
The gardens include a world-class Japanese garden, a Rose garden
and the Italian gardens
If you feel the urge to travel further afield, there are some wonderful day trips that will give you memories to cherish for years to come.
