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[ 6 records ]
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Bright Angel Park
Duncan , BC
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On the Banks of the Koksilah River in the Cowichan Valley is a tiny refuge called Bright Angel Provincial Park. Trails wind through the forest and cross a suspension bridge high above the river. Huge, old Red Cedar and Douglas-fir lean over the river. Bright Angel lies within the Coastal Douglas-fir ecological zone where, in the lee of the Vancouver Island Mountains, summers are warm and dry and winters mild and wet. The Park is located south of Duncan at Cowichan Station.
Coverdale Watson Park
Cowichan Bay , B.C.
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Coverdale Watson Park is a one-acre park located off Wilmot Road in Cowichan Bay. It is named after the Reverend Coverdale Watson, first Minister of the Cowichan Bench Methodist Church which was built in this location in 1883. It became a park in 1971. This multi-sport and playground park with picnic area and washrooms is ideal for a family picnic or a competitive game of basketball. The Park features a full size Basketball/Roller Hockey court, adventure playground equipment, and a barbecue pit.
Hecate Park & Theik Trail
Cowichan Bay , BC
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Hecate Park is located on Cowichan Bay Road next to the stilt houses and serves as a popular picnic/ beach or bird watching area and boat launch for day fishing or cruising on pristine Cowichan Bay.
Kinsol Trestle
Cobble Hill , BC
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The Kinsol Trestle is possibly the world’s largest wooden structure of its kind. Built in 1911, it was a train trestle for the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway and in use until 1979. Now out of commission, one cannot drive or walk over it, but it’s a wonderful sight to see...To get to the Kinsol Trestle from Victoria, take Highway #1 up the Malahat to Shawnigan Lake. Access is off Glen Eagles Road, on the right of Renfrew Road, west of Shawnigan Lake.
Robert Service Memorial Park
Cowichan Bay Road near Tennis Courts
Cowichan Bay
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These memorials can be found on Cowichan Bay Road near the South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Courts and the Koksilah River. In the middle is a cairn dedicated to Robert Service, "Bard of the Yukon". Robert Service lived in the Cowichan during the late 1890's and worked a dairy farm and general store during his years here. The bench on the left is a memorial to The Pioneer Women of Cowichan and to the right a memorial to commemorate the landing of the first group of settlers on the SS Hecate.
Trans Canada Trail Regional Park
Shawnigan Lake , BC
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Trans Canada Trail Regional Park follows the abandoned Canadian National Railway (CNR) right-of-way from Sooke Lake Road (at the south end of Shawnigan Lake) to the Holt Creek trestle in the Glenora area. It continues through to the Town of Lake Cowichan along the same ROW but under the jurisdiction of BC Parks. The trail will eventually connect with the Galloping Goose Trail in the Capital regional District and create a continuous national trail system from mile “0” at Douglas and Dallas Roads
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