View of Botanical Beach – Botanical Beach Tide Pools loop from Hammond Rocks

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View of Botanical Beach – Botanical Beach Tide Pools loop from Hammond Rocks

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View of Botanical Beach – Botanical Beach Tide Pools loop from Hammond Rocks

00:53

3.14km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Juan de Fuca Provincial Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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45 m

Start of Botanical Loop Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Botanical Loop Trail connects Botanical Beach and Botany Bay. This is an easy hike of approximately 3 kilometers with little elevation gain. The descent to the shore and tide …

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769 m

View of Botanical Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Botanical Beach is located on the Juan de Fuca Strait opposite the Olympic Mountains in Washington State. Botanical Beach Park was designated a nature reserve in 1989 and merged with …

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846 m

View of the Pacific Ocean from Juan de Fuca Provincial Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

1.19 km

View of Botany Bay and Natural Bonsai Trees

Highlight • Viewpoint

You’ll find natural bonsai trees and a great spot for a longer stop to relax and just enjoy the scenic view.

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1.47 km

Rocky Shoreline and Cliffs at Vancouver Island

Highlight • Natural

At low tide, we continue west along the shoreline. After scrambling over the sharp-edged rocks, we find ourselves below the cliff edge of the rock formation, which is gradually being pushed back by the tides and storm surges.

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2.05 km

Botanical Beach Tide Pools

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Botanical Beach is famous for its diverse and colorful sandstone tide pools, home to numerous marine creatures and plants. The beach is the western terminus of the Juan de Fuca …

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3.11 km

Juan de Fuca Marine Trailhead (Port Renfrew)

Highlight • Trail

The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail ends at Botanical Beach. Several sections of the trail are closed in the summer of 2025 due to storm damage.
bcparks.ca/juan-de-fuca-park/#know-before-you-go

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3.14 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.85 km

1.29 km

Surfaces

1.64 km

1.06 km

376 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (60 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 7 November

13°C

9°C

95 %

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Comments

August 16, 2026,🇨🇦 Vancouver Island - Botanical Loop Trail

We didn't run into a black bear (but we had seen one on the roadside in the morning!)
It was a beautiful little loop today, first it went down through a forest draped with mosses into the bay, there were beautiful rocks with golden-yellow grain, interesting shells and a beautiful trail along the coast with gnarled deadwood.
Very nice recommendable …

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