VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 160

West of Downtown
CFB ESQUIMALT NAVAL AND MILITARY MUSEUM
The small CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum (250/363-4312, 10am-3:30pm
daily in summer, 10am-3:30pm Mon.-Fri. the rest of the year, adult $2, senior and child $1)
lies within the confines of CFB Esquimalt, on Esquimalt Harbour west of downtown. A
couple of buildings have been opened to the public and display naval, military, and gener-
al maritime memorabilia. To get there from downtown, take the Johnson Street Bridge and
follow Esquimalt Road to Admirals Road. Turn north, then take Naden Way, and you're on
the base; follow the museum signs.
HATLEY PARK NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
Hatley Park (2005 Sooke Rd., 250/391-2666, 10am-7pm daily, adult $9, senior $8, child
free) protects a sprawling estate established over 100 years ago by James Dunsmuir, the
then premier of British Columbia. The site has also been used as a military college and is
currently part of Royal Roads University. Visitors are invited to walk through the classic
Edwardian-style garden, a rose garden, and a Japanese garden, and to stroll through an old-
growth forest that extends to Esquimalt Lagoon. Dunsmuir's imposing 40-room mansion
is also open for guided tours (adult $18, senior $15.50, student $10.50) four times daily
Monday-Friday in summer.
FORT RODD HILL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
Clinging to a headland across the harbor entrance from CFB Esquimalt, the picturesque
Fort Rodd Hill (603 Fort Rodd Hill Rd., Colwood, 250/478-5849, 10am-5:30pm daily
mid-Feb.-Oct., 9am-4:30pm daily Nov.-mid-Feb., adult $4, senior $3.50, child $2) com-
prises Fort Rodd, built in 1898 to protect the fleets of ships in the harbor, and Fisgard
Lighthouse, which dates to 1873. The expansive grounds are an interesting place to ex-
plore; audio stations bring the sounds of the past alive, workrooms are furnished as they
were at the turn of the 20th century, and the lighthouse has been fully restored and is open
to visitors.
While you're in the vicinity, continue down the forested road beyond the historic site
turnoff to Esquimalt Lagoon, a haven for a great variety of birdlife. The lagoon is separ-
ated from the open water by a narrow 1.5-kilometer (0.9-mile) causeway.
MM Goldstream Provincial Park
Lying 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the heart of Victoria, the 390-hectare (960-acre) Gold-
stream Provincial Park straddles Highway 1 northwest of downtown. The park's main nat-
ural feature is the Goldstream River, which flows north into the Finlayson Arm of Saanich