Regional Parks and Trails

Your hosts are avid hikers who were drawn to this region by the stunning beauty of its hiking and cycling trails.

The Coastal Trail in East Sooke Regional Park, for example, is possibly one of the most scenic coastal day hikes in British Columbia. The Juan de Fuca Trail on the other hand is generally a multi-day hike with varying eco-systems from old growth forest to estuaries and tide pools.

The Galloping Goose Trail is a spectacular cycling/walking trail that connects with the Lochside Trail and allows cyclists to peddle from the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal or the Victoria International Airport all the way to Sooke while meandering through beautiful woodlands and coastal scenery.

If you are planning to hike, walk or cycle on your vacation, visit the following park sites for ideas and more information:

• Vancouver Island Parks
• Galloping Goose Regional Trail
• Sooke Potholes Regional Park
• East Sooke Regional Park
• West Coast Trail
• Juan de Fuca Marine Trail
• Roche Cove Regional Park
• Matheson Lake Regional Park
• Botanical Beach Provincial Park
• Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park
• French Beach Provincial Park
• Whiffin Spit Park
• Sandcut Beach
• China Beach Provincial Park
• Sombrio Beach

Ecotourism

• Ecotourism Vancouver Island
• Sooke Coastal Explorations

Spas

• Le Sooke Spa
• From the Garden...at French Beach
• Pure Elements Hair Design and Body Works

Arts

• Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra
• Stage West Players

Museums

• Sooke Region Museum

Golf

Interested in golf? Close by are the championship golf courses of Olympic View Golf Course and the newly opened Bear Mountain courses.