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Goldstream Provincial
Park offers visitors to Victoria better
camping than provided in any other urban centre in British Columbia.
This is a showcase for provincial parks, and many visitors fortunate
enough to stay a day or two here end up wishing they could take up
permanent residence. The campsites are well spaced, close to all park
amenities, including hot showers, and within easy walking distance
of Goldstream River. The campsites are also separated from the day-use
area of the boot-shaped park by a network of hiking and walking trails
that provides a further degree of privacy, particularly in early fall
when thousands of day trippers converge on the north end of the park
to witness the annual salmon run.
McDonald Park is located beside the BC Ferries
terminal at Swartz Bay in
North Saanich. Although you'll
find a lot of marine traffic swirling around the area during the day,
in the evening the pulse slows to a sleep-inducing rhythm, especially
once the last ferries have sailed or docked for the night. The campground
is tucked in between the Pay Bay Highway and the shoreline of Canoe
Bay. Although this location doesn't guarantee complete privacy, it
admirably suits most traveller's purposes.
Sidney Spit Marine Park is located at the north end of Sidney Island, just
far enough offshore from the Saanich Peninsula to seem remote. You'll
share the park with thousands of shorebirds that populate the extensive
tide flats and salt marshes, which sustain an astonishing spectrum
of plant and animal life. You won't find a softer surface on which
to camp than the park's white sand. The island is accessible only
by boat, a 15-minute ride by ferry from Sidney.
Ferry service from Sidney to Princess Margaret Marine
Park on Portland Island, about 4 nautical kms from Sidney, is
also available for groups of 10 or more. You may find that the experience
of visiting Portland Island is well worth the cost of getting there.
Wilderness campsites are located at three places on the island. Freshwater
is available from a hand pump located at the old Youth Crew camp.
Note: Racoons are numerous of Portland Island; be sure to secure all
food supplies in containers (a tent is not a secure container!). |
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