Hopefully…You hit the nail on the head :-).
Great post on the best beaches there!
People also love to kayak here.The main beach can be a bit crowded for our taste.
(It’s also the site for the lakefront Shawnigan Lake School, one of Canada’s best boarding schools.) The potholes sound like a lot of fun.
Except for occasional powerboats and waterskiiers whooshing by in the distance, you’ll almost have the forest park to yourself.There’s no real “beach” as the huge expanse of lawn, with some trees for shade, slopes down almost to the lake edge.
Teens who listen to music and party-goers tend to hang out at the other end of the beach.Occasional stand-up paddleboarders and kayakers dot the bay. I’m lucky to live by the water tooThe Sooke Potholes are definitely fun – and even more fun if you don’t mind a bit of a scramble :-).Wow, you seem to have so many beaches in Victoria, Janice. I wonder how warm the water is though. There is an indoor lap “Priced as one could expect on the island.
The water is typically glassy calm, and it’s shallow for a long way out.The beach is long enough to accommodate a mixed crowd.Families congregate on one half of the beach – wee ones love making sand castles and moats in the sand.
Guidelines for Reopening BC’s Swimming Pools and Waterfronts 1 . When we lived in Calgary, Alberta, there were no decent lakes or warm rivers nearby we could go to in summer (to be by the water was one of the reasons why we moved to the west coast).Hey, is Shawnigan Lake Boarding School still operating? One kayaker (who paddles out four times a week) told us Gonzales Bay and the adjacent scalloped coastline has everything you’d want to see when paddling – sea otters, seals, giant jellyfish in the water, jumping fish, seabirds overhead, starfish on the coastal rocks and more.Several small parking lots are strung along the Sooke River, so you can access the potholes at different points.We like to hike along the accessible 2-mile stretch of river trail – making detours from the forest trail to the riverbank for different views.In some places, the riverbank is low, and you can relax on little pebble beaches by pools of water. Very pretty lake I remember and I would do a lot of kayaking. $15 gets you turned loose on the equipment for the whole day. Thanks in advance…You live in a beautiful place surrounded by water and beaches, how lucky you are. :-) Any suggestions on a hotel/condo/apt or which area to look into to stay would be greatly appreciated. Soon!
(He also intrigued a new bride, who padded barefoot on the sand, trailing her long white wedding dress, to have a peek at the huge crab he’d caught.
These are some awesome summer places in Victoria, Janice and George. Premier Pools & Spas.
I went there for a year as a kid.
Find useful information, the address and the phone number of the local business you are looking for. Encircled by holiday cabins and fancy homes, Shawnigan Lake is a pretty summer vacation spot about a 45-minute drive from Victoria. Ended up in a lot of fights. Sorry your experience wasn’t all that good. )Hey Janice and George. Swimming Pools, Spas & Hot Tubs. We sell and service high quality but affordable swimming pools and hot tubs throughout Victoria and the surrounding area.
But there are great spots further away which are quieter.Picture-perfect is the word – it really doesn’t get any prettier than Cordova Bay Beach.Cordova Bay is a small community just north of Victoria (about a 15-minute drive from downtown Victoria) with a long, expansive sand-and-pebble beach. Reviews on Swimming Pool in Victoria, BC - Saanich Commonwealth Place, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, Panorama Recreation, Juan De Fuca Recreation Centre, Victoria Athletic Club, CA Pools…
Canada waters are kind of cold even in summer, aren’t they?Oh, yes, even though it’s the Pacific, it’s not like Hawaii and the ocean is cold.
We’re hoping to spend a few weeks in Victoria next summer and like the idea of staying near town and near a beach area where I can continue my daily walks.