Trip 302 - September 12, 2023 (Tuesday).

Botanical Loop Trail Hike

Juan De Fuca Provincial Park

Near Port Renfrew, BC (West of Victoria)

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Botanical Loop Trailhead Location: In Port Renfrew, at the end of BC Highway 14, in Juan De Fuca Provincial Park.

Liked: Tidal pools, crashing waves, shoreline views (especially at Botany Bay), several fine forest scenes, shade in the forest, no bugs, numerous educational information signs.

Of Note: The trail is popular, no shade on the beach, uneven ground, rocks and roots, slippery rocks on the beach, crashing waves. Hiking poles and boots are recommended, especially on the beach.

Vancouver Island, Victoria & Gulf Islands Backroad Mapbook (9th edition) Coordinates: Page 3 (Port Renfrew) C3.

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Botanical Loop Trail is a 2.5 km-long hike located in Juan De Fuca Provincial Park near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island. It shares the parking lot with Juan De Fuca Marine Trail, which is 47 km-long and takes several days to hike. There are two trailheads for Botanical Loop Trail, both are at the parking lot and are in near proximity to each other. The one on the left side is a shared trailhead with Juan De Fuca Trail. The latter goes its own way eastbound about one kilometer later, while Botanical Loop Trail goes by Botanical Beach and Botany Bay prior to returning back to the parking lot.

The main attraction of Botanical Loop Trail are tidal pools, which are numerous and quite interesting. The shoreline is quite attractive as well, especially at Botany Bay. Beware of slippery stones and crashing waves. Please, do not touch tidal pools to avoid contamination, and do not remove contents and inhabitants.

* All trail distances are based on a GPS odometer and are approximate.

31. We then returned to Botanical Loop Trail. It appears that this trail goes along Botanical Beach, but, perhaps, high tide prevented us from going along the beach all the way, so the trail proved useful.