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Free Outdoor Activities

  • Botanical Beach (Juan de Fuca Park)

    Tide-pool wonderland near Port Renfrew — visit at low tide to see purple urchins, anemones and giant chitons in sandstone shelves.

  • Cathedral Grove (MacMillan Provincial Park)

    Walk among 800-year-old Douglas firs on an easy loop trail on the road between Parksville and Port Alberni.

  • Goldstream Provincial Park

    Old-growth cedars, a 47-metre waterfall, and the annual chum salmon run just 16 km from Victoria.

  • Mount Douglas Park Summit

    A short walk or drive to a 360° viewpoint over Greater Victoria, the Saanich Peninsula and the Olympic Mountains.

  • Mystic Beach

    A 2 km rainforest hike on the Juan de Fuca Trail ends at a sandy cove with a waterfall tumbling onto the beach.

  • Tow Hill / Long Beach (Pacific Rim)

    Sixteen kilometres of wide sandy beach in Pacific Rim National Park — surf, walk or storm-watch.

Best Restaurants

  • Hilary’s Cheese & Deli

    Cowichan Bay artisan cheesemaker and lunch spot — start a picnic here.

  • Pluvio Restaurant + Rooms

    Acclaimed multi-course tasting menu in Ucluelet by chef Warren Barr.

  • Red Fish Blue Fish

    Iconic dockside fish-and-chips from a converted shipping container on Victoria's Inner Harbour.

  • Stage Wine Bar

    Small-plates and an obsessive wine list in Victoria's Fernwood neighbourhood.

  • The Aerie (Malahat)

    A mountainside dining room overlooking the Finlayson Arm and the Gulf Islands.

  • The Pointe Restaurant (Wickaninnish Inn)

    Tofino fine dining with floor-to-ceiling Pacific views, focused on West Coast seafood and BC wines.

Just Restaurants

Best Restaurants

  • Hilary’s Cheese & Deli

    Cowichan Bay artisan cheesemaker and lunch spot — start a picnic here.

  • Pluvio Restaurant + Rooms

    Acclaimed multi-course tasting menu in Ucluelet by chef Warren Barr.

  • Red Fish Blue Fish

    Iconic dockside fish-and-chips from a converted shipping container on Victoria's Inner Harbour.

  • Stage Wine Bar

    Small-plates and an obsessive wine list in Victoria's Fernwood neighbourhood.

  • The Aerie (Malahat)

    A mountainside dining room overlooking the Finlayson Arm and the Gulf Islands.

  • The Pointe Restaurant (Wickaninnish Inn)

    Tofino fine dining with floor-to-ceiling Pacific views, focused on West Coast seafood and BC wines.