Cowichan Valley Guide

S.J.
Cowichan Valley Guide

Sightseeing

For years afterward as a toddler, my son talked about the “baby hawks”. Staff are very friendly and committed to their animals.
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Rapaces del Pacífico Noroeste
1877 Herd Rd
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For years afterward as a toddler, my son talked about the “baby hawks”. Staff are very friendly and committed to their animals.
An old-fashioned and unpretentious working town (maybe hamlet is more accurate), with historic charms. A car ferry leaves from here for Vesuvius on Salt Spring Island.
Crofton
An old-fashioned and unpretentious working town (maybe hamlet is more accurate), with historic charms. A car ferry leaves from here for Vesuvius on Salt Spring Island.
Breathtaking, what a way to appreciate the local forest scenery.
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Kinsol Trestle
2869 Glen Eagles Rd
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Breathtaking, what a way to appreciate the local forest scenery.
Cool off on a hot day with a dip in the river, under the shade of majestic evergreens.
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Bright Angel Park
4528 Tigwell Rd
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Cool off on a hot day with a dip in the river, under the shade of majestic evergreens.

Food scene

If you spot a lineup, get in it.
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Duncan Farmer's Market
200 Craig St
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If you spot a lineup, get in it.
After developing their ciders, Merridale added dining and tours. You could easily spend an hour or two, or just stop by to grab chilled ciders on the run.
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Merridale Cidery & Distillery
1230 Merridale Rd
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After developing their ciders, Merridale added dining and tours. You could easily spend an hour or two, or just stop by to grab chilled ciders on the run.
Easy to drive on past (I did for years), this is where food-loving locals gather to enjoy lumberjack-sized portions of classic diner food delivered to the table with business-like dispatch. The place runs like a well oiled machine and never disappoints.
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Dog House
271 Trans-Canada Hwy
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Easy to drive on past (I did for years), this is where food-loving locals gather to enjoy lumberjack-sized portions of classic diner food delivered to the table with business-like dispatch. The place runs like a well oiled machine and never disappoints.
There’s no place like Cowichan Bay anywhere on the west coast of Canada. It’s easy to imagine what life was like when people here mostly got around by boat.
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Cowichan Bay
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There’s no place like Cowichan Bay anywhere on the west coast of Canada. It’s easy to imagine what life was like when people here mostly got around by boat.
Owned for a century by a local farm family, custom service, naturally raised meats, only the highest quality.
Cowichan Valley Meat Market
5191 Koksilah Frontage Rd
Owned for a century by a local farm family, custom service, naturally raised meats, only the highest quality.
Visit once and you’ll probably want to go back.
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The Lion Rampant Scottish Pub
6777 Beaumont Ave
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Visit once and you’ll probably want to go back.

Neighbourhoods

This cozy enclave is at the very end of the road, a short but scenic drive from Maple Bay. Travelling yachters might pass a night or two tied up here on the way north or south along the coast, and they add to the scene at the Genoa Bay Cafe.
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Genoa Bay
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This cozy enclave is at the very end of the road, a short but scenic drive from Maple Bay. Travelling yachters might pass a night or two tied up here on the way north or south along the coast, and they add to the scene at the Genoa Bay Cafe.