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Juan de Fuca Provincial Park
Port Renfrew
This small seaside community clings to the rugged shoreline of Port San Juan, 104 kilo-
meters (65 miles) from Victoria. Follow the signs to Botanical Beach, a fascinating inter-
tidal pool area where low tide exposes hundreds of species of marine creatures at the foot
of scoured-out sandstone cliffs. The 2.7-kilometer (1.8-mile) loop trail from the end of the
road passes the beach as well as Botany Bay, which is more of a rocky outlook than a beach.
Accommodations are available at the Trailhead Resort (Parkinson Rd., 250/647-5468,
www.trailhead-resort.com ) . Its motel rooms are relatively new, basic but practical, with a
balcony out front ($125 s or d), or choose to stay in a fully self-contained two-bedroom cab-
in ($250). Beyond town, at the mouth of the San Juan River, Port Renfrew Marina and
RV Park (250/483-1878, www.portrenfrewmarina.com , May.-Oct., $20; cash only) has un-