The area around Victoria has three gorgeous beaches on both sides of the city. This could make out an enthusiastic out-beaching variety: if it’s cloudy and breezing heavily for one other side, heading over the side to observe the calmness of the water. If the breezing moves up and down, don’t make yourself sweat down – many beaches are within the cities, aligned for a short drive from one place to another.

Best Beaches in Victoria

Here are some amazing beaches found in Victoria that one must visit!

1. Cordova Bay

 The beach of Cardova Bay is one of the widest and longest-best beaches in Canada. The views are great, especially because the beach goes north and south. Cordova Bay Beach is fit for walks of longer hours with your dog or on your own.

The sand is a rocky beach near the beginning of the ocean beaches, but as you walk toward the water around Cattle Point, it gets more sandy. Cordova Bay Beach isn’t as windy as the other beaches in Victoria. Wear what you’re comfortable in since there can sometimes be four seasons herein.

 Are you coming back over the rocky beach and needing somewhere good to eat? Have a meal at Beach House.   Decks have protected the institution implemented by Cardova Bay, which is right by the seashore. Get a summer table for relaxing your mood over a meal, and access to all this local treasure has to offer.

Although Cordova Bay Beach is usually known as Cordova Bay, other access points lead to slightly different belonging to similar plots of the Bay Beach. These are Gloria Beach Access, McMorran Park, and Agate Park. Altogether, these access points are found near Cordova Bay Road.

2. Esquimalt Lagoon

One of the best beaches located in Victoria is Esquimalt Lagoon. You can walk on a long cattle point, a flat of sand that imparts the ocean by a lagoon. The views are always beautiful, taking in snow-capped mountains and the shimmering water of the lagoon.

The rocky beach is so large and level, combining soft sand and small stones; you’ll feel like you have your private paradise on the shore. Esquimalt Lagoon Beach is known to be a famous island-view beach, but the plot diameter is still large, so you’ll occasionally be able to find solitude here if you look hard enough. Many people enjoy parking here in the winter at Shallow Lagoon, especially because some like to sit in their cars and watch the scenery without the ice and snow interfering with their views.

3. Gonzales Beach

“Gonzales Beach can be found on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. Located among two headlands, it’s protected from waves. The water here tends to be warmer, and there’s also a chance you can go swimming!”

Maybe you’re not a huge fan of the maximum temperature in summer, consisting of 13 degrees Celsius in Gonzales Beach. Luckily, there are more amazing to appeal on the Gonzales beach besides swimming. Luxury homes sit on the large rocky shoreline by Gonzales Beach, and just behind it is a little park near the terrace that is available for picnics.

Gonzales Beach seems, for a sea lover’s life, to be part of an Oak Bay Marina area and has limited parking available. The slot parking is small, and many people park on the other roads that surround the area at Gonzales Bay Beach: Crescent Road, Ross Street and Richmond Ave.

4. Spiral Beach

It’s not a swim-friendly and rocky beach. The amazing tide pools of Spiral Beach are scenic and have lots of parking spots because it’s so close to Dallas Road. The long sandy beach is rocky and shiny with driftwood and soft sand, so it’s difficult to walk with any low tides.  But there are sections of the Spiral beach with a walkway back away from the water, making it easier to explore, and a scenic loop has to be done to get from an enormous part of Clover Point.

You can walk downtown Victoria beaches on either side of the water along Clover Point. Walking down to Cook Street, you’ll notice a staircase that leads back up to where you started. You can alternatively grab a delicious lunch at the marvelous Cook Street Village before returning to Clover Point through another staircase.

5. Cadboro Gyro Park

One of the best beaches in Victoria is at Gyro Park and Cadboro Bay Beach for families. Cadboro Bay Beach is a regional park that seems to be one of the most beautiful beaches and swimming spots. Meeting out with families at Victoria and having lots of things to do are perfect for kids.

The Gyro beach runs northeast to southwest and is roughly shaped like the tail top of the mushroom. One of the best parts of the Gyro is that the beach is side by side with Cadboro Gyro Park, which makes it easy to visit both areas. Beachgoers can expect calm walking trails and protection of the waters with tiny waves and pebble shorelines patched with soft dunes through Gyro Beach. Circling the Gyro beach is driftwood, and it’s an enjoyable movement for kids to enhance wooden forts along with the parents in windbreaks.

Gyro Park is well-known as a regional park for children’s playgrounds with many different play structures, for example, the octopus, the salmon, and the shipwreck. Cadborosaurus – which translates to “cadborosaurus” has been spotted around here. Additionally, there is the availability of traditional swings, playing and ziplines for children to play.

There are plenty of activities near the Gyro beach, including a great view of the Olympic mountains and yacht races regularly hosted by the Club Royal Victoria Yacht.

6. Island View beach

If you’re looking for beautiful, soft sand and a peaceful place to relax,  View of Island Beach is perfect. It’s 25 minutes away from downtown Victoria, and it feels like being on a Vancouver island among a light amount of people around. You get all the benefits of having lots of space, quiet, and making memories.

You can walk for many kilometers, although you can do so through lower tides at Cordova Spit, as long as you don’t mind being an excursionist. The level trail starts from the beach and takes fewer than three kilometers.

Offshore, you get a great view of Haro Strait and sandy-colored bluffs by James, San Juan Island, Sidney Island, and Darcy Island. The island view beach is rough with rocks and some sand in parts. Driftwood can be found near the back.

Camping on the beach is a famous activity for many people during the summer months. This can be enjoyed by staying at a campsite close to the water. You might get packed to have a good night’s sleep by the sound of waves and soft sand, and you wake up each morning with a view of the sea, as you’re at sunrise over it.

7. Willows Beach

Ravishing spots are viewed over the Haro Strait to Mount Bachelor, along with the rotating Olympic Mountains welcoming you as you come to Willows Beach, facing southwest. On many occasions, this southern Vancouver island view beach has had enormous views of all beaches in Victoria.

There are not many beautiful beaches in downtown Victoria with green spaces like the Willows behind them. Willows Beach is great for playing Frisbee or tossing a football.  The big lawns are made for various families.  They are great for picnics and letting kids run up and down.  The washrooms are located in the northern part of the green space, and a season-round teahouse is found right on the water’s edge.

Walking near the beaches at low tide is a popular activity on a hot summer day. Due to the shifting conditions, paying close attention to warning signs is important. The Drive at Esplanade and walkway are great options for a break.

The parking lot is great because it is near the water’s edge, making loading gear easy. The shore is also just a short walk away.

8. Arbutus Cove

Arbutus Cove is one of the few points known as the best beaches in Victoria and goes hand in hand with most of the settings done spectacularly. Situated between two high cliffs covered with arbutus trees, it seems calm and peaceful. The beach can be difficult to access since it requires walking over a pathway and climbing many stairs.

The walk to the main beach is surprisingly worthwhile – chances are you’ll diligently have it all to yourself. The sand is nice and soft but a bit rocky before the waves hit. You’ll find a lot of backward to the driftwood. The bookends seem as large lands of heads on the end of very protected spots.   However, the beaches are cold, chilled and windy continuously over Arbutus Cove when it’s quiet and cozy.

Parking for the rocky beach is quite limited; if the parking is full, you may want to try accessing it at the end of the Southern part of Hollydeen Park off Hollydeen Spots.

9. Thetis Lake

The Thetis Lakes at main and West beaches are different from the other best beaches in Victoria on this list because it’s a freshwater lake. Another bonus is the water temperature here isn’t as extreme as at the Saanich Inlet.

Thetis Lake is a public beach at the main beach in downtown Victoria that has a very shallow shoreline with sandy beaches. There are picnic dining areas with food washrooms and changing rooms just behind the beach.  Bikes seem to be also available.

 The smaller West Beach Park is quieter than the rest of the Uplands Park.  Bicycles and washrooms are available here, but no changing rooms are available.

The parking lots have varieties, and sometimes it can be difficult to find one available. Ensure to be first to skip a lot you come to and continue down the path until you reach Thetis Lake. The beach will be right by Thetis Lake, so you’ll have an easier time carrying all your gear to a swim area.

Final Words

So this was all about the best beaches in Victoria, which are an absolute wonder to a beach lover’s soul. Visit all of these beaches and enjoy them.

Last Updated on July 30, 2024 by Sathi Chakraborty