west of Fossil Bay Resort:
Parking lot on the left side of the road, no signs. A 10 min. walk through the rain forest leads to a sand and pebble beach with waterfalls and sandstone rock
A pebble beach right along the highway. Popular with surfers and kayakers.
A 15 min. walk through lush West Coast rain forest gives access to a beautiful sandy beach. On the west end of the beach is a hidden waterfall. The
starts also from this parking lot. The 47 km hiking trail along the Pacific coast line ends at Botanical beach and offers rugged beauty and wildlife viewing.
2 km past China Beach, just before the second bridge, parking on the roadside or on a small parking lot on the other side of the bridge, no signs. A steep 30 min. forest trail ends on an attractive sand beach with sandstone cliffs, shallow caves and waterfall. This beach is also accessible via the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail.
This beach is popular with surfers taking advantage of the huge breakers coming in from the ocean. A winding gravel road (1.7 km) leads to a parking lot and a 10 min. walk to a sand and pebble beach.
Access road (3.8 km)to the Juan de Fuca Marine Trailhead.
Follow the road to the very end, turn left past the Lighthouse Pub - 3 km ahead is the parking lot. A 15 min. walk from the parking area leads to a fascinating beach with tidal pools rich in marine life, which can be viewed at low tide.
Stay on Highway 14 for 43 km (3 km before Port Renfrew - just before the Welcome sign), turn right and stay for 17 km on this very rough gravel road. A 10 minute walk through ancient forest brings you to the largest Douglas Fir in Canada - 241 feet high, 14 feet in diameter and 700 to 1,000 years old.
east of Fossil Bay Resort:
Easy access and pebble beach. Wonderful breakers from the Pacific Ocean, tide pools, picnic tables. Favorite feeding spot for migrating grey whales.
Turn right to the parking lot before the Muir Creek bridge. Interesting fossils are found on this pebble beach.
Coming into Sooke turn right on Whiffin Spit Road. The natural break water between the Juan de Fuca Strait and the Sooke basin offers nice views of the harbor and the Olympic Mountains.
A former railway lane which starts in Victoria and stretches over 60 km to Leetchtown. It is great for hiking, cycling and horseback riding. There are access points from Sooke River Road and close to the Stone Pipe Landing Restaurant.
Turn left after the Sooke River bridge and go to the end of Sooke River Road. The natural pools of the Sooke River are popular for swimming. In the fall spawning salmons can be watched.
At the end of East Sooke Road turn left into Pike Road. Hikers find many trails in the East Sooke Regional Park (3,512 acres). Abundant wild life, beaches, coves, a petroglyph and an abandoned copper mine offer much to watch and to explore.