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| Featured Vacation Spot: Victoria, British Columbia |
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 Victoria
is British Columbia's capital city, and is known worldwide for its temperate
climate, stunning setting and outstanding visitor attractions. Among these are
the Butchart Gardens, Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Queen Elizabeth Park, and the
Royal British Columbia Museum. Cultural venues include the Victoria Symphony
Orchestra, The Pacific Opera Society, and top name rock groups and other
performers. The Inner Harbor hosts open-air musical stage shows during the
summer months.
Located at
the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is just a short ferry ride from
the city of Vancouver and is easily accessible from the other Gulf Islands.
Victoria’s
climate is the mildest in Canada and, as a result, outdoor activities are
offered year round. Golfing and gardening are a way of life, as are walking,
hiking, cycling and bird watching. World class attractions, museums, arts and
entertainment, shopping, gourmet food and spas also delight visitors to the
Garden City.
Winters
are always temperate in Victoria, with snow falling mainly in the mountains and
northern regions of the Island. Almost all outdoor activities can be enjoyed at
any time of the year. Skiing, snowboarding and other snow-based activities are
most popular at Mount Washington, but can be found at many other locations on
the Island as well.
The winter season also brings
the traditional Victorian Christmas of lights, trees, and holiday music.
The ocean
is integral to life on Vancouver Island and, to truly experience Victoria,
boating, sailing, fishing, canoeing, diving and whale-watching adventures are
suggested. Exploring the island on foot, bicycle, horseback, scooter,
motorcycle, bus, rail, plane, ferry or specialty car tours are all
possibilities.
Victoria has been consistently ranked as one of the top 10 cities in the world to visit
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Population: 74,125
Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time
Language:
English
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Average
Temperatures:
Month |
High |
Low |
January |
41F |
32F |
February |
44F |
34F |
March |
50F |
37F |
April |
58F |
40F |
May |
64F |
46F |
June |
69F |
52F |
July |
74F |
54F |
August |
73F |
54F |
September |
65F |
49F |
October |
57F |
44F |
November |
48F |
39F |
December |
43F |
35F |
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What to
Pack
Take
lightweight clothing and a rain jacket for summer travel. For fall and winter,
select clothing that can be layered. Also pack an umbrella, waterproof shoes or
boots, and a waterproof jacket. Clothing is casual: jeans are the norm even in
expensive restaurants.
National Holidays:
New Years Day January 1, Good Friday Varies Easter Monday Varies, Victoria Day Monday preceding May 25, Canada Day July 1 (The Holidays Act provides that July 2 is Canada Day when July 1 Is a Sunday), Labour Day First Monday in September, Thanksgiving Day Second Monday of October, Remembrance Day November 11, Christmas Day December 25, Boxing Day December 26
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Getting There
By Air
Victoria International Airport
is located 30 minutes from downtown Victoria and serves daily flights from
Vancouver International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma Airport, as well as direct
flights from points throughout Canada and the US. Charter flights for
sightseeing, wildlife viewing, hiking and fishing excursions, and to more remote
Vancouver Island locations are also available.
By Sea
Victoria is connected to
mainland British Columbia and Washington State by vehicle and passenger ferries
and high-speed catamarans. These provide breathtaking views of the rocky
coastline, forested islands, inlets and often of marine wildlife.
Washington State Ferry
Scheduled ferry service
(passenger and vehicles) between Anacortes, WA. and Sidney, BC.
By Ground
Scheduled bus service is
available for travel from Vancouver and Seattle to Victoria, as well as to and
from other Vancouver Island destinations via the ferry.
Rail service is offered between
Victoria and Courtenay (north of Victoria), with several stops along the way.
Travel options around Greater
Victoria and surrounding areas include taxi and limousine service, airporter bus
and public bus transportation. Car, RV, bicycle, motorcycle and scooter rentals
are also offered at various locations in the Victoria area.
Quick Shuttle
Frequent daily service
year-round to Sea-Tac Airport, downtown Seattle, Bellingham Airport and
Vancouver International Airport.
Getting Around Victoria
Buses are an excellent way
to get around the area and it will take you just about anywhere you want to go
around Greater Victoria, Sidney and Sooke. They run frequently so you don't have
to worry about wasting time waiting for one to arrive. Also the buses include
bicycle racks and handicap-friendly features to make it even easier to get
around. So, strap your bike on to the rack on the front of a bus and head out to
the country to cycle. Transit service operates seven days a week, 365 days a
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Early January:
Pacific Cup Hockey:
Get away from the snow and enjoy a round of golf, some deep-sea fishing, whale
watching or simply enjoy the scenic view of the Harbour area. Chinese New Year Dance
Lion dance performance in front of the Gates of Harmonious Interest on Fisgard
Street in Chinatown. Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival Starts at the end of January
Tenth annual ten day celebration of film, featuring more than 160 films, a
family day, art exhibition, new media event, and a film forum. For more
information contact: 250-389- 0444
February
Flower Count
Victoria residents count flowers in their gardens and in City Parks. Results are published throughout Canada.
Mid- February
Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival
March
Annual Elk Lake Spring Regatta
A monster two day rowing event.
Mid-March or April
TerrifVic Jazz Party
5 day Jazz
Festival, 5 venues throughout Victoria; 15 red hot bands from around the world.
dance floors at all venues.
May
Victoria Literary Arts Festival
A springtime celebration of nationally and internationally acclaimed writers.
Victoria Harbour Festival
Location: Inner Harbour,
Celebrate the beauty of Victoria with parades, cultural events, and more.
Victoria Highland Games
Location: Bullen Park, Esquimalt,
Annual gathering of the clans. Featuring traditional Scottish games like the
caber toss as well as pipes, dancing, vendors and Celtic food. Fun for the whole family. Call (250) 598-1531.
Victoria Festival of Wine, Music, & Food
Experience the extravagance of Victoria’s finest festival for the senses.
Swiftsure
International Yacht Race
World renowned sailing race from Victoria to Swiftsure Bank off the West Coast
of Vancouver Island. Call (250) 592-2441 for more information.
June
Uno
Festival at Belfry Arts Centre
International annual festival of solo theatrical performance.
22nd
Annual Victoria Conservatory of Music Garden Tour
Wander the magnificent gardens at the most beautiful time of the year.
For more information call toll free 1: 866: 386: 5311
June - July 4
Jazzfest International
Location: Venues throughout Victoria,
This growing annual festival, (over 20 years) , attracts over 30,000 spectators
and 300 musicians from all over the world. Free concerts, workshops and spectacular performances at some of Victoria’s best venues are featured. Call for info and tickets (250) 388- 4423.
June- September
Summer in the Square
At Centennial Square,
Free entertainment throughout the summer every day of the week
July
July 1 Celebrate Canada!
Legislature Grounds, Victoria,
Celebrate Canada’s birthday at this family picnic. Face painting, food kiosks
and more. Entertainment during the day is followed by spectacular fireworks over the Inner Harbour.
July- Early
August
First Peoples Festival
At Royal British Columbia Museum,
This festival presents over 350 Aboriginal artists, musicians, storytellers and
entertainers making it one of the largest Aboriginal cultural events in the
country.
End of July
Luminara
At Beacon Hill Park,
Experience the magic of this festival of lights with a walk through Beacon Hill
Park at night.
August
Symphony Splash
Location: Inner Harbour,
The Victoria Symphony Orchestra performs a full two: hour concert of light classical orchestral music from a barge anchored in the Inner Harbor, also bell ringing and fireworks.
Victoria Latin Caribbean Festival
Throughout Victoria,
Featuring music, dance and parades in the true Carnival spirit. Walking With Our Ancestors : A Cultural Celebration
Royal British Columbia Museum & surrounding grounds at 675 Belleville Street
A celebration of friendship and understanding, this event provides visitors, a first: hand experience with First Nations’ time honored traditions. (250) 384: 3211 ext.311
Victoria Dragon Boat Festival
Location: Inner Harbour,
A fun filled 2: day festival focusing around the exciting sport of Dragon Boat racing, in which teams of paddlers compete against other teams. The 500: m course will host a record 80 boats, making for a thrilling weekend of racing.
(250) 472: 2628.
Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival
Don’t miss out on Victoria’s zaniest theatrical performances at the annual
Fringe Festival. Performances take place at various locations throughout the
city.
September
(Labour
Day Weekend) : Saanich Fall Fair
Location: Saanich Peninsula,
The oldest agricultural fair in Canada is much like a country fair including
entertainment, arts & crafts, fairgrounds and prize- winning livestock.
October
Royal Victoria Marathon
Voted one of the top ten marathon destinations by "Runner’s World Magazine". The half marathon proved to be immensely popular and will return. For info or registration (250) 658- 0951.
November
Out of Hand Crafts Fair
Vancouver Island’s premier juried craft fair brings in exhibitors from across
the country. Don’t miss out on this Victoria tradition!
Santa Claus Light Parade
Children of all ages fill the streets to greet Santa and celebrate in the
holiday atmosphere. A collection for the Food Bank enhances the generous spirit
of the season. Call (250) 382- 3111.
December
Christmas at Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens
comes to life with a dazzling display of Christmas Lights that will fill you
with joy throughout the month.
Christmas at Craigdarroch
Experience Christmas circa 1910 as antique toys and period costumes come
together to portray Christmas in a simpler time.
Arts and
Entertainment
The Belfry Theatre
1291 Gladstone Avenue,
Victoria
385-6815
Housed
in an old church, The Belfry Theatre building was restored in recent years,
inside and out. The Belfry is known for its outstanding productions of new
comedies, dramas, and musicals. It produces nine shows each year in its intimate
setting and also hosts a number of jazz and pop concerts.
McPherson Playhouse
3 Centennial Square,
Victoria
386-6121
Opened in 1914, the 825-seat
former Pantages Theatre is at the heart of Victoria’s community arts scene and
also hosts many professional theatre and concert performances. The McPherson
lobby is home to The Gallery at the MAC, a showcase for local and regional
visual art.
The Chemainus Theatre
9737 Chemainus Road,
246-9800
The Chemainus Theatre offers professional live theatre. Producing year-round, this regional theatre company stages a wide range of world classics, musicals and new plays featuring professional guest artists from across North America. Browse in The Gallery, a showcase of over 100 British Columbia artisans.
Langham Court Theatre
805 Langham Court,
Victoria
384-2142
This Victoria landmark is described as a quaint and intimate neighborhood theatre.
Royal Theatre
Known as Victoria’s "home of the stars", the 1,445-seat Royal Theatre opened in 1913 and is a heritage jewel.
The Royal is host to the Victoria Symphony, Pacific Opera Victoria, as well as
being a showcase for a diverse selection of cultural events.
The Port Theatre
Located on Nanaimo’s waterfront
at 125 Front Street, next to the Coast Bastion Inn, The Port Theatre is designed
as a multipurpose facility that brings in a variety of local and touring
performing arts groups, including acoustic and amplified music, drama, comedy,
symphony, musical theatre, children’s entertainers as well as conferences and
symposia.
Victoria Conservatory of
Music
(Alix Goolden Performance
Hall)
The Conservatory now has a
student body of 2,000 and a faculty of over 100. It offers classes and programs
in many musical instruments as well as voice, theory, music therapy, orchestras
and ensembles. The Conservatory is located in a magnificent heritage building
which includes the 800-seat Alix Goolden Performance Hall.
Christ Church Cathedral
In 1856, the Hudson’s Bay
Company built a small wooden church, not far from the present site. The ground
was broken for the present Cathedral in 1926 and today the impressive Christ
Church Cathedral is a popular venue for choral music performances.
Phillip T. Young Recital
Hall
(University of Victoria)
The University of Victoria
School of Music hosts the Victoria Summer Music Festival, a chamber music
concert series, through July and August, featuring international performers.
Victoria Symphony
The Victoria Symphony is
Vancouver Island’s largest and most active performing arts organization. Each
season the orchestra gives more than 50 main series performances, as well as a 2
week long summer festival, children’s concerts and educational.
Pacific Opera Victoria
Pacific Opera Victoria (POV)
has earned a reputation for fostering young Canadian artists, presenting a blend
of repertoire and building original new sets for most productions. The company
has developed working partnerships with other arts institutions and enjoys the
country’s highest subscriber renewal rate.
Royal Theatre
The 1,445-seat Royal Theatre
opened in 1913. The Royal is host to the Victoria Symphony and Pacific Opera
Victoria.
Art Gallery of Greater
Victoria
The Art Gallery of Greater
Victoria is one of Canada’s most respected art museums, with a permanent
collection of 15,000 objets d’art. The collection features art from Asia, Europe
and North America, with primary emphasis placed on Canada and Japan.
Pacific Opera Victoria 1316B Government Street,
Victoria 385-0222
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Pacific Undersea Gardens
(250) 382-5717
490 Belleville Street (Located
in the Inner Harbor of Downtown Victoria)
Victoria, BC
Canada V8V 1W9. The Pacific Undersea Gardens
are reached by a gently sloping stairway that leads down to this unique marine
observatory's glass-enclosed viewing area, where visitors can observe the the
underwater world of the Pacific Northwest. Some 5,000 creatures reside in these
protected waters. Sharks, wolf eels, poisonous stonefish, sea anemones,
starfish, sturgeon, and salmon are just a few of the organisms that make their
homes here. Every hour there is an underwater show in which a diver-naturalist
explains a variety of the undersea dwellers. Injured seals and orphaned seal
pups are cared for in holding pens alongside the observatory as part of a
provincial marine-mammal rescue program
Centre of the Universe
(250) 363-8262
5071 West Saanich Road
Victoria, BC
Canada V9E 2E7.
The Centre of the Universe is
the new interpretive centre at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory offering
spectacular views of Victoria and the sky. It features interactive exhibits that
contribute toward an understanding of the world of astronomy. The Centre of the
Universe is part of the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, the scientific
institute within the National Research Council of Canada.
British Columbia Forest
Discovery Centre
(250) 715-1113
2892 Drinkwater Road
Duncan, BC
Canada V9L 6C2
Museum and interpretive center
focus on the history and development of a positive relationship with the
forest. The BC Forest Discovery Centre offers interactive and educational
activities for the whole family. Ride a 1920s steam train. Explore 100 acres of
indoor and outdoor exhibits and walk the forest and nature trails. Spend a day
of discovery.
Beacon Hill Park and Children's Farm
The city's showpiece garden
dating from the 1890's features formal gardens and wildflower meadows, a
bandshell, a wildfowl sanctuary, picnic tables, tennis courts, playgrounds, a
100-year-old cricket pitch, and a children's petting zoo.
Victoria Bug Zoo
(250) 384-2847
631 Courtney Street
Victoria, BC
Canada V8W 1B8
The Victoria Bug Zoo is home to
arachnids scorpions, tarantulas, mantids, centipedes, Giant stick insects,
beetles, huge grasshoppers Tour guides provide interesting facts and
commentary.
Point Ellice House
(250) 380-6506
2616 Pleasant Street, Point Ellice was the 19th
century home of Peter and Caroline O'Reilly and their 4 children. The house
became a provincial historic site in 1974. Point Ellice is considered to have
Western Canada's finest collection of Victorian homes in their original setting.
High Tea Service daily. Reconstructed Victorian Style gardens dating back to the
1850's, Ferry Service is available from the Inner Harbor.
Helmcken House
(250) 361-0021
10 Elliot Street
Victoria, BC
Canada V8V 2P8
The oldest historic house in
the Province of British Columbia. Built in 1852, Helmcken House belonged to Dr.
Helmcken, pioneer doctor and Legislator. The house rests on its original
building site and is the oldest house in the province. Audio tours take visitors
back in time, traveling through the originally furnished rooms.
Anne Hathaway's Thatched
Cottage
(250) 388-4353
1- (866) 388-4353 (toll free)
429 Lampson Street
Victoria, BC
Canada V9A 5Y9
William Shakespeare’s wife’s
birthplace, located on 5 acres of the English Inn & Resort country garden
estate. and authentically furnished with period pieces. The Enhanced Cottage
Tour Experience is a theatrical production, which incorporates the cottage tour
with live vignettes of Shakespeare’s most popular literary works.
Fort Rodd Hill National
Historic Site
(250) 478-5849
603 Fort Rodd Hill Road
Victoria, BC
Canada V9C 2W8, A working lighthouse - Canada's
oldest west coast lighthouse original guns, underground bunkers, and camouflaged
searchlight emplacements
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Ltd.
(604) 985-7474
3735 Capilano Road
North Vancouver, BC
Canada V7R 4J1 This historic theme park is
Vancouver's oldest visitor attraction.
450 feet across and 230 feet
above Capilano River is the world’s greatest suspension footbridge. It is
available for crossing.
Victoria Butterfly Gardens
(250) 652-3822
Toll Free: (877) 722-0272
1461 Benvenuto Avenue
Brentwood Bay, BC
Canada V8M 1R3
Hundreds of exotic butterflies
fly free in a 12,000 square-foot indoor tropical rainforest. Witness the entire
life cycle. Spectacular flowering plants and foliage, fascinating birds,
waterfalls and a stream with fish all contribute to make this a truly memorable
experience.
Galey Farms
(250) 477-5713
4150 Blenkinsop Road
Victoria, BC
Canada V8X 2C4
This third generation family
farm grows over 50 varieties of vegetables and berries. Scarecrow Country Maze,
now one of Canada's leading mazes, is in place with more exhibits planned. The
maze opens in July and runs through summer.
British Columbia Forest
Discovery Centre
(250) 715-1113
2892 Drinkwater Road
Duncan, BC
Canada V9L 6C2
Museum and interpretive center
on the history and development of our relationship with the forest offers
interactive and educational activities for the whole family. Ride a 1920s steam
train. Explore 100 acres of indoor and outdoor exhibits and walk the forest and
nature trails.
Art Gallery of Greater
Victoria
(250) 384-4101
1040 Moss Street
Victoria, BC
Canada V8V 4P1
The AGGV, Victoria's public
gallery, is a keeper of treasures with over 15,000 works in the permanent
gallery. Six contemporary wings feature more than 30 exhibitors a year with
associated programs and special events. See the work of Emily Carr on permanent
display, a king-sized doll house, North America's only Shinto Shrine which
complements the finest collection of Japanese art in Canada, and an impressive
range of contemporary art.
Horticulture Centre of the
Pacific
(250) 479-6162
505 Quayle Road
Victoria, BC
Canada V9E 2J7
Includes over five acres of
gardens set in a conservation park setting with nature trails, wetlands and bird
watching sites. Victoria's mild winters allow for year round gardening. Tour the
Winter Garden, Japanese style Takata Garden, Zen Garden, rhododendron garden,
heather garden and trail dahlia garden.
National Geographic IMAX
Theatre
(250) 480-4887
675 Belleville Street
Victoria, BC
Canada V8W 1A1. The most powerful and involving
film experience: six story tall screen with 12,000 watts of surround sound. Call
250-953-IMAX for showtimes. Open daily from 10-8 (9pm June-September).
Vancouver Aquarium Marine
Science Centre
(604) 659-3474
Avison Way, Stanley Park
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6B 3X8
Join more than 60,000 aquatic
creatures at the Vancouver Aquarium and find out why it was voted BC's
best-loved attraction. Arctic beluga whales, giant Amazon arapaimas, tropical
reef sharks and the fascinating dolphins, sea lions and otters of Canada's wild
west coast.
Miniature World (250) 385-9731
649 Humboldt Street
Victoria, BC
Canada V8W 1A7
Miniature World is billed as
the greatest little show on earth! Over 85 great little attractions that include
the world’s smallest operational sawmill, two of the largest doll houses, and
one of the longest model railways.
Gabriola Museum
Gabriola Island
(247-9987)
This community museum tells the
story of life on a small island in the Strait of Georgia, the Northwest Coast of
North America its climate, plants and animals; its significance to its original
Salish inhabitants; its discovery by Spanish explorers; and its later settlement
by those who believed that small is beautiful.
Helmcken House
675 Belleville Street
(387-4697)
Former home of J.S. Helmcken,
pioneer doctor and contains one of Canada's finest nineteenth century medical
collections.
Kaatza Station Museum
Lake Cowichan
(749-6142)
Community museum, housed in a
1913 Esquimalt and Nanaimo railway station. Features include pioneer life
display highlighted by a 12' high mural at the "foot" of Cowichan Lake. Displays
include a store, post office, mining tunnel and a tribute to the area’s logging
heritage. Outdoor display includes a 1918 CN wooden caboose, a 1916 CN wooden
boxcar and a 1927 Shay locomotive. Extensive archives for research available in
the museum.
Kwagiulth Museum & Cultural
Centre
Quathiaski Cove
(285-3733)
Kwagiulth potlatch artifacts
and sacred ceremonial regalia; 19th Century photographs of native life,
"Touchable" collection. Masks, coppers, whistles, rattles, headdresses, neck
rings, costumes, ceremonial props, totem poles and house posts.
Malaspina University College
Museum
900 5th Street, Nanaimo
(753-3245 local 2315)
Nonvascular and vascular
pressed plants of Pacific Northwest; invertebrate and vertebrate animals with
special emphasis on seashells of world; Birds and Mammals of Vancouver Island.
Open display area. Reference collection available for student, community and
inter-institutional use.
Royal British Columbia
Museum
675 Belleville Street,
(387-3701) One of the world's best regional
museums, the Royal B.C. 's mandate is to present the land and the people of
coastal British Columbia. The Natural History Gallery shows the coastal
flora, fauna, and geography from the Ice Age to the present; it includes
dioramas of a temperate rainforest, a seacoast, an underground ecology of giant
bugs, and (particularly appealing to children) a live tidal pool with sea stars
and anemones. The museum also has an I-Max theater showing an
ever-changing variety of large-screen movies. In Thunderbird Park (beside the
museum) is a cedar longhouse which houses a workshop where Native carvers work
on new totem poles.
Saanich Historical Artifacts
Society
7321 Lochside Drive (652-5522)
A fascinating Museum/Farm on 20
acres demonstrating artifacts from the region’s Pioneer past.Gardens
Butchart Gardens
800 Benvenuto Avenue, Victoria Bus
75, Driving: Take Blanshard St. (Hwy. 17) north toward the ferry terminal in
Saanich, then turn left on Keating Crossroads, which leads directly to the
gardens -- about 20 min. from downtown Victoria
(250)652-4422
These internationally
acclaimed gardens came into being after Robert Butchart exhausted the limestone
quarry near his Tod Inlet home. His wife, Jenny, gradually landscaped the
resulting eyesore into the Sunken Garden, opening it for public display
in 1904.
A Rose Garden, Italian Garden, and Japanese Garden were
then added. The Butchart family gardens now display more than a million plants
throughout the year. Musical entertainment and occasional fireworks displays
illuminate some evenings in the summer.
Victorian Garden Tours
Ltd.
(250) 380-2797
2-145 Niagara Street
Victoria, BC
Canada V8V 1G1
Year round small group,
customized interpretive tours of beautiful and unique private and public
gardens.
Friends of Government House
Gardens Society
(250) 356-5139
1401 Rockland Avenue
Victoria, BC
Canada V8S 1V9
April through September
Open dawn to dusk daily.
Guided, adult-oriented tours (fee charged) include areas not normally open to
the public. The English style estate garden of Government House showcases a
variety of plants, shrubs and trees that will grow in Victoria's Zone 8
Mediterranean climate.
A Japanese Garden
Set next to the ocean shore on
Victoria's Outer Harbor, the Laurel Point Inn's Japanese garden contains an acre
of trees, flowers, rocks and water, representative of the esthetics of Japanese
garden design. Just as the famous Japanese technique of garden design, called
shakkei (borrowed scenery), involves the incorporation of adjacent and distant
landscapes, the Laurel Point Inn's garden features panoramic views of Victoria's
Outer Harbor and Sooke Hills.
Willows Beach
Located off Beach Avenue at
Dalhousie in Victoria. Sheltered, sandy beach with concession stand and a play
area for children.
Cadboro Bay Beach
Located at the foot of Sinclair
Avenue in Victoria, a favorite with families because of the playground
facilities at Gyro Park. Popular with windsurfers and small sail boats.
Goldstream Provincial Park
Contains an extensive network
of hiking trails winding through old-growth temperate rain forests, majestic
waterfalls and a fascinating diversity of plant and animal life. The park is
also famous for the run of spawning salmon in the fall. You can walk along the
river to view the salmon At the height of the run in mid-November, eagles arrive
to sample the salmon, and more than 250 can be present in a single day.
Matheson Lake Regional Park
Located at Matheson Lake Park
Road in Sooke and Metchosin. Activities include hiking, swimming, fishing, horse
riding, and cycling. Facilities include parking, trails and pit toilets.
East Sooke Regional Park
Located off East Sooke Road in
East Sooke. Features hiking, birdwatching, nature study, photography,
beachcombing, picnicking, and scuba diving. Facilities include parking and
picnic tables.
French Beach Provincial Park
Provincial campground and
picnic area an hour's drive west of Victoria. Search the horizon for gray whales
or the forest for black-tailed deer. Free interpretive programs provided
throughout the summer.
China Beach
15-minute walk to a magnificent
beach and a spectacular spot for family outings and day trips.
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