Vancouver International Airport 2 hr 53
Mount Prevost (31 min) 2,585-ft. mountain with 2 rock bluffs, with a war memorial, hiking trails & hang gliders. Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre (16 min) Montague Harbour Marine Provincial Park (2 hr 40) Park, marina, camping, and beach Ganges Harbour (58 min) Destination for recreational boating with several marinas, plus shops & restaurants along the shore. Salt Spring Saturday Market (57 min) Stalls piled high with seasonal produce, alongside food carts & artisans selling pottery & jewelry. Mount Tzouhalem (13 min) Mountain & ecological forest reserve with rugged hiking & mountain biking trails & valley views. Blue Grouse Estate Winery (17 min) Winery, wine tasting, and wine BC Forest Discovery Centre (13 min) Open-air museum offering train rides, trails & exhibits on the forestry industry & other topics. Kinsol Trestle (35 min) Historic train trestle, 1 of the tallest in the world, used for biking, cycling & horseback riding. Cowichan Valley Museum (11 min) Penelakut Island (1 hr 5) Around 300 members of the Penalakut band live on the reserve island with a Roman Catholic church. Ruckle Provincial Park (1 hr 18) Expansive wildlife viewing area made up of forests, rocky headlands, tiny coves & bays. Wallace Island (2 hr 51) Pacific Northwest Raptors (7 min) Eagle, owls, hawk, and bald eagle Mount Maxwell Provincial Park (1 hr 20) Nature reserve with old-growth Douglas fir, salmon-bearing creeks & island views from Baynes Peak. |