Scenic & Romantic
Wander Beacon Hill Park to the Sea
Free-roaming peacocks, ornamental ponds, stone bridges and a hilltop view of the Olympics, five minutes from downtown Victoria.
Beacon Hill Park, edge of Cook Street Village
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Free-roaming peacocks, ornamental ponds, stone bridges and a hilltop view of the Olympics, five minutes from downtown Victoria.
Beacon Hill Park, edge of Cook Street Village
More infoBeacon Hill Park looks you in the eye and asks why you go anywhere else. Two hundred free acres tumble from a duck pond and stone bridges past free-roaming peacocks up to a hilltop lookout where the Olympic Mountains arrange themselves with obvious intent, then roll down to Dallas Road where the Salish Sea takes over. Five minutes from downtown, it costs nothing. Bring a blanket and stay longer.
Take the slow loop from the duck pond up to the hilltop lookout for the Olympics, past free-roaming peacocks and stone bridges, then drift down to Dallas Road where the land just stops at the sea. Budget anywhere from a quick amble to a lazy 90 minutes with a coffee. Bring a blanket, you'll want to stay; downtown's five minutes off.
There's no obligation to walk the whole park-to-sea route; a shorter loop past the play areas works just as well for anyone under four feet tall. Keep everyone back from ponds and coastline edges. The sea extension is a nice bonus, not a requirement you need to defend later.
Park with play areas and paths. Keep route short and supervise near ponds and coastline. Optional sea extension, no requirement to walk whole route.
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