East Sooke Regional Park - Pike Road Parking Lot

Nice little hike, pretty little beach.

Great place to go with a small child. From the parking lot is a flat path that goes almost all the way to the beach. The final bit isn't flat but it's pretty tame. Picture included. The beach is great fun to explore during low tide. The hike around to Pike's Peak is about the tops of what we like to do with a two year old on our back. But if you get going that way and feel like you're not comfortable you can just turn back without feeling like you've missed much. Went at the end of February so it was a little muddy but didn't feel like we were going to slide off into the sea.

Great park for hiking. It has a 10km (very rugged) trail around the coastline and a number of places to loop back through the forest so you can go anywhere from 2km to 20km. Great ocean views on a rocky coastline with some small gravel and sand inlets. It was very quiet when we visited in late April 2013. Didn't expect to find such nice semi-wilderness hiking so close to Victoria.

The beach has an almost “deserted island” quality particularly on a weekday morning. During low tide it’s a fantastic photoshoot location as the beach opens right up.

Great hiking in East Sooke! This end of the park is a bit more technical than Aylard Farm entrance