Sand-Between-Your-Toes at Willows Beach, Willows Beach, Oak Bay, Victoria BC

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Sand-Between-Your-Toes at Willows Beach

Pale sand, shallow water, Mount Baker across the strait, and a volunteer-run 1950s soft-serve hut nearby for when you've earned it.

Willows Beach, Oak Bay

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Willows Beach is Oak Bay quietly being better than it lets on, a crescent of soft, pale sand with shallow, swimmable water and Mount Baker looking implausibly scenic across the strait. Roll out a blanket, wade in, comb for shells, and dry off on a log as the ferries slide past. When you've earned a treat, the volunteer-run Kiwanis tea room nearby does 1950s soft-serve for a couple of loonies.

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Duration
1½-2 hours
Best time
Daytime
Per person
Free
setting
Outdoor
neighbourhood
Willows Beach, Oak Bay
best season
Spring, Summer, Fall

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