Guidebook for Jordan River
Sightseeing
Great trail through the trees down to a beautiful sandy beach.
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China Beach Day Use Trail
China Beach Day Use TrailGreat trail through the trees down to a beautiful sandy beach.
Everything Else
Amazing food with an incredible view. Dinner from $28-35, but well worth it! Making reservations is recommended.
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Point No Point Resort
10829 W Coast RdAmazing food with an incredible view. Dinner from $28-35, but well worth it! Making reservations is recommended.
Beautiful beach to explore
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Il-Park Provintziali tal-Plażża Franċiża
Beautiful beach to explore
Parks & Nature
The trail inlcudes a short suspension bridge through the forest, with a stunning Beach at the end of your 2.2 km hike. If it has rained recently there is a great waterfall at the beach.
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Mystic Beach
The trail inlcudes a short suspension bridge through the forest, with a stunning Beach at the end of your 2.2 km hike. If it has rained recently there is a great waterfall at the beach.
This is a favorite for families with young children. It is a short 2 minute walk down to a protected beach with sand! It is a 7 minute drive towards Sooke, and even on some foggy windy days it is sunny! Low tide is best for playing at the beach.
Fishboat Bay Road
Fishboat Bay RoadThis is a favorite for families with young children. It is a short 2 minute walk down to a protected beach with sand! It is a 7 minute drive towards Sooke, and even on some foggy windy days it is sunny! Low tide is best for playing at the beach.
20 km's towards Port Renfrew is another beautiful beach. A short 10-minute walk from the parking lot, Sombrio Beach is known for its surfing.
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Sombrio Beach Trailhead
20 km's towards Port Renfrew is another beautiful beach. A short 10-minute walk from the parking lot, Sombrio Beach is known for its surfing.
Botanical Beach is just past Port Renfrew, about 45-1 hr drive from our place. But it is well worth the drive. A 15 minute walk from the main parking lot you will find amazing beaches to explore.
Low tide, about 4 feet or less, offers the best viewing opportunities of the many organisms that inhabit the shoreline and tide pools at Botanical Beach. You’ll come across sea urchins, starfish, chitons and anemones, as well as mussels, barnacles, and snails of all sorts.
Botanical Beach also features many geological marvels, producing some of the most picturesque terrain. You’ll want to bring the camera on this excursion.
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Botanical Beach
Botanical Beach is just past Port Renfrew, about 45-1 hr drive from our place. But it is well worth the drive. A 15 minute walk from the main parking lot you will find amazing beaches to explore.
Low tide, about 4 feet or less, offers the best viewing opportunities of the many organisms that inhabit the shoreline and tide pools at Botanical Beach. You’ll come across sea urchins, starfish, chitons and anemones, as well as mussels, barnacles, and snails of all sorts.
Botanical Beach also features many geological marvels, producing some of the most picturesque terrain. You’ll want to bring the camera on this excursion.
Avatar Grove is just past Port Renfrew. It is known for
“Canada's Gnarliest Tree”, Red Creek Fir - the world's largest Douglas-fir, Big Lonely Doug - Canada's second largest Douglas-fir tree , Harris Creek Spruce and the San Juan Sitka Spruce - Canada's largest spruce tree.
To find out more about these huge trees go to: https://www.ancientforestalliance.org/biggest-trees-map.php
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Avatar Grove
Avatar Grove is just past Port Renfrew. It is known for
“Canada's Gnarliest Tree”, Red Creek Fir - the world's largest Douglas-fir, Big Lonely Doug - Canada's second largest Douglas-fir tree , Harris Creek Spruce and the San Juan Sitka Spruce - Canada's largest spruce tree.
To find out more about these huge trees go to: https://www.ancientforestalliance.org/biggest-trees-map.php
A short 5 minute walk down to the beach. Turn left at the bottom of the trail and walk 5 minutes to an amazing waterfall. It is best if its been raining the days before this hike.
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Sandcut Beach
11033 West Coast RoadA short 5 minute walk down to the beach. Turn left at the bottom of the trail and walk 5 minutes to an amazing waterfall. It is best if its been raining the days before this hike.
The Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, about 1 1/2 hour drive from here, and is very close to the ferries. The gardens receive close to a million visitors each year. Not only Spring and Summer are the time to go, as over Christmas there are mamzing Christmas lights, holiday wreaths, carollers, ice skating, and festive dining!
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Butchart Gardens
The Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, about 1 1/2 hour drive from here, and is very close to the ferries. The gardens receive close to a million visitors each year. Not only Spring and Summer are the time to go, as over Christmas there are mamzing Christmas lights, holiday wreaths, carollers, ice skating, and festive dining!
Food Scene
This little gem is a 15 minute drive towards Sooke. Everything is home made, with many gluten free options. They serve a great coffee, baking, soups and sandwiches. They are closed by 5pm. It is a fun place to stop for a hot drink and treat and go explore french beach.
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Shirley Delicious
2794 Sheringham Point RdThis little gem is a 15 minute drive towards Sooke. Everything is home made, with many gluten free options. They serve a great coffee, baking, soups and sandwiches. They are closed by 5pm. It is a fun place to stop for a hot drink and treat and go explore french beach.
Just down the hill from us is our favorite little Cafe: The Cold Shoulder. The local owners make all their own baking, and serve a great coffee. They also serve a great chili of soup to warm up with. My favorite are their sausage roll, but pretty much everything is great there! They are open from 10 am-5:00pm most days, Closed on Tuesdays.
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Cold Shoulder Cafe
11950 W Coast RdJust down the hill from us is our favorite little Cafe: The Cold Shoulder. The local owners make all their own baking, and serve a great coffee. They also serve a great chili of soup to warm up with. My favorite are their sausage roll, but pretty much everything is great there! They are open from 10 am-5:00pm most days, Closed on Tuesdays.
Arts & Culture
Mużew Reali BC
675 Belleville StGreat Museum!
Entertainment & Activities
Only if you are not squeemish with bugs! They are very hands on in this small bug Zoo, letting kids hold certain bugs along the way.
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Victoria Bug Zoo
631 Courtney StOnly if you are not squeemish with bugs! They are very hands on in this small bug Zoo, letting kids hold certain bugs along the way.