Posts Tagged ‘hiking’

Mount Douglas Park

At 450 acres, Mount Douglas (or Mt. Doug to the locals) is the largest park in Saanich.  Saanich is a municipality located just north of Victoria.  This municipal park features [...]

Port Alberni’s Hole in the Wall

There are many beautiful scenes to be found across Vancouver Island. The Island’s rainforests, rivers, and streams commonly set the backdrop for this natural beauty, but in Port Alberni, the [...]

Goldstream Provincial Park

Goldstream Provincial Park is a popular location just outside of Victoria. It gets particularly busy during in the fall when the salmon spawn and, of course, in the summer [...]

Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park

Lac le Jeune Provincial Park is located between interior towns Merritt and Kamloops. It is home to a variety of wildlife that includes Mule Deer, moose, beaver, songbirds and waterfowl. [...]

French Beach Provincial Park

French Beach Provincial Park lies about an hour away from Victoria along the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. It boasts a stunning 1.6-kilometre of beach on the scenic Straight [...]

Sandcut Beach

Sandcut Beach lies about six kilometers east of Jordan River along West Coast Road. It is not marked in any way, so it can be difficult to find for [...]

Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park

Little Qualicum Falls is a popular park located on Vancouver Island between Parksville and Port Alberni.  The 440 hectare park was created in 1940 as part of an effort to [...]