Macaulay Point Park

This is far better than the main tourist spots in downtown Victoria.
Lex B brought me here sometime last year, and again this year and I was completely amazed.
There are so many spots to explore here and my favourite parts are the bunkers and the tunnel. I’ve never seen anything like it!
At night it’s very quiet and great to sit on a bench and relax with a friend while you listen to the water crashing against the rocks as you chat and stare at the stars, or the lights off in the distance.
During the day it’s filled with locals walking their dogs and hanging out with their kids. You can climb down the small rocky cliffs and explore around the water.
This is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been in my entire life.

AKA Fleming Beach, this is my favorite park in Victoria, and my favorite place to go to explore and reflect. (I hesitate to review my secret getaway spot, but sharing isn’t so bad.)
What can I say that isn’t drenched with sentiment — I have been going here since I was a child. The rocky points, the cliffs (which frequently host climbers,) the bunkers and hidden tunnel, the lookout point it is all beautiful and decaying, rusting over as trees and grass gracefully take over.
At night you can watch the lighthouses diligently send out their beacons. The ocean in front of you stops to display distant city lights glittering from the US border, on your left is the bright yet sleepy Victoria, there are dimmed neighborhoods to your right, and it feels like you are outside of this and deep within it all at once perched atop an aging lookout point. I say this with absolute certainty, it is the best place in the world to share a bottle of wine and talk about everything.
There are tidal pools to explore during the day, places to jump from rock to rock, trails to follow and things to climb. It is a dog park as well, so it’s nice to see all the dogs running and playing in the summer.
I should warn beachgoers — there is not much sand to speak of most of the time, so don’t bother if that’s what you’re looking for. It isn’t for everyone, but to me it’s amazing and perfect.