A park. Access to the park has been possible by the current gravel road since prior to its establishment. Consolidation On April 4, 1996, BC Parks consolidated all three former parks into a single larger park named Juan de Fuca Provincial Park. The new park also included the locally popular and formerly unprotected areas of Sombrio Beach and Mystic Beach. Geography The park has an area of . The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail was originally part of a lifesaving trail that serviced this area, known at the time as the Graveyard of the Pacific. It has been upgraded and maintained over the years and is now a very popular hiking trail, very similar to the West Coast Trail in Pacific Rim National Park. The park is located west of Sooke and east of Port Renfrew, British Columbia. Conservation The primary role of Juan de Fuca Provincial Park is to protect a highly scenic and unique shoreline area between Sooke and Port Renfrew along the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The park encompasses a wide spectrum of natural values from forests to wildlife that must be protected and managed to reflect the purpose for which it was created. Juan de Fuca Provincial Park provides a protected habitat and natural corridor for many larger species of west coast mammals such as cougar, deer, black bear, wolf, otter, seal and sea lions. Red, purple and orange starfish and sea urchins, white gooseneck barnacles, blue mussels and green sea anemones and sea cucumbers only begin to hint at the colourful spectrum of intertidal life thriving here. Recreation The following recreational activities are available: vehicle accessible and wilderness camping, hiking, picnicking, interpretive walks, swimming, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, SCUBA diving, windsurfing, and surfing. The beach is best visited at low tide. See also List of British Columbia Provincial Parks List of Canadian provincial parks Juan de Fuca Trail References External links JuandeFucaMarineTrail.com Provincial Park (Botanical Beach) Pictures of Tidepools on the beach Tide Tables Marine parks of Canada Provincial parks of British Columbia Juan de Fuca region Protected areas established in 1996 1996 establishments in British Columbia