PKOLS (Mount Douglas) Parking Lot — Local services in Saanich

Lots of room and a sweet short stroll down to the beach. Watch lower steps as winter rain dislodged them, and they need readjusting. Careful over the rocks, slippery in the morning, and singing a walking stick may assist. A lovely beach with outstretched sands welcome you. Unfortunately, the clam bed had been robbed and it has not been replenished as yet as Asian couple dug them ALL out several years ago in spite of my pleas to leave some in nature. "Take only half," I pleaded, "No English" was the lying response (they own a restaurant in town). And they finished by taking 5 5-gal pails up to their late model car. In the low tide you can walk for miles...

All the reviews stating a lack of parking, there is a massive parking lot at the beach, just 300 metres away. It adds to make a nice hike through the woods to Mt Doug itself, and adds just 5 or 6 minutes to your walk or 3 minutes to a jog.

Would be nicer if folks would use the beach parking when the parking at the base of the hill is full, instead of parking up Churchill, past the gates, where no...

Park here but do not walk the paved road up to the top!!!! Take the "Irvine Trail" - it is an easy walk and starts a few metres behind the parking lot on the left. When we walked it, no one was there and you have amazing views of the ocean all to yourself. I would say the way up was even more beautiful than the summit itself where everyone is...