Botanical Beach: To "Fool's Pool"

Park: Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Port Renfrew

Terrain: Moderately smooth

Approximate Elevations (in meters)

Start End Minimum Maximum Gain

30 30 0 30 30

Botanical Beach Trailhead: (110 km from Saanich Hall, 2k on logging roads). Drive west from Victoria on highway #1 to the Colwood exit. Take this exit and continue to where the road becomes BC#14 to Port Renfrew, take Cerantes Road to trailhead.

Facilities available at the trailhead include:

Toilets and/or outhouses

Uses

Dayhike	2 boot (easy to moderate).		Suitable all year.

Features

This trail features beaches, For best viewing the tide should be 1.0 meter or less., birds (Bald eagle) and marine mammals (Grey whale, Orca).

Hazards

rouge waves (waves of unusual height that can occur even on calm days - be cautious when wading or fishing, don’t stand too close to the water while taking photos). Be extremely cautious on the beach, people have lost their lives due to these unpredictable monster waves.

Comments

Check tides before going. Best time to go is at low tide to view the tide pools.

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