Top 10 Things To Do on Saratoga & Miracle Beaches BC, Canada.

Saratoga Beach and Miracle Beach

Saratoga Beach and Miracle Beach, British Columbia, Canada is the one two punch of beaches. The beaches span for miles drawing visitors from around the world to explore the tidal pools, bird watch or just throw a frisbee. Saratoga Beach is close to Mount Washington and Strathcona Park. Two very popular destinations for hiking, biking and backpacking in the summer and skiing, snow shoeing, cross country skiing and snowboarding in the winter.
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Beach Worshipping: Beaches made like you dreamed it. Sea shells tumbling in the relaxed ocean tide, driftwood art scattered along the shoreline, sea birds patrolling the skies, sunshine glimmering off the ocean, and the wonderful sensation of wet, cool sand between your toes for miles and miles. As far as the eye can see the tropics have nothing on these beaches. Receding a 1/4 mile, the low tides reveal hard packed wet sand breeding with tidal pools filled with miniature marine worlds to explore. Get this! Put on your favourite swimming shorts,cause you can walk out for over a mile in the water!
Strathcona Park. A journey into Strathcona Provincial Park will change outlooks of lives and rekindle lost spirits exploring this amazing 500,000 acre wilderness park located in the middle of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Strathcona Provincial Park is Vancouver Island's biggest park and British Columbia's oldest park and second biggest park. A land of untouched rugged forests, looming mountain peaks with far reaching valleys covered by a complex network of rivers and lakes.
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Saratoga Speedway: Race car enthusiasts gather around for some west coast style racing. A 3/8 mile paved racing oval dotted with a drag racing strip. Hear the tires squeal and the crashing of metal as they race for the finish line. For the kids? Well the really fast go carts is always a hit.
Golf: The bad thing about having all this sand around you is that it is too easy to make sand traps. Start of with the family in a game of mini golf. After, for the adults, there is a par 3 course for the short game and a driving range for the slice and hook. There are 7 other big boy courses, including some internationally recognized courses.
First though, you need to work on that slice... it's nasty.
Wildlife Viewing: Relax on the shores, sit back under an umbrella sprawling out on a beach and watch the sea birds play in the air above. Maybe a quicker pace is in order. Set out on a chartered boat and explore the surrounding coastlines, and visit with the Killer Whales, seals, and otters.
Kayak and Canoe: Set out on a self guided tour in and out of the coves and bays along the coastline. Play in the natural habitat with the wild life and explore the sandy beaches, pebbled shores, and the feeling of being one with the outdoors. Paddle, and observe, paddle and observe. Give yourself a lot of time, there might be a lot of rest breaks.
The scenery is distracting.... in a very good way.
Walking: Take a leisurely stroll along the easy going trails of Oyster River Nature Park or one of the trails along the ocean in Miracle Beach Provincial Park. Both have the same end result... sandy beaches. Since your there on the beach, dismount your shoes. A whimsical jaunt in the sand leaving footprints in your wake for miles and miles just might be what the Doctor ordered.
Strathcona Park: 500,000 acres of lush heavenly rain forests full of wildlife with many hiking trails from easy to difficult. Topple mountains, divide and conquer rainforest, follow rivers, sludge through bog or take a leisurely walk to a lake. Many backpacking and camping opportunities. Paddlers will enjoy the rivers and lakes when kayaking and canoeing.
Mitlenatch Island: Have boat will travel. A rental will do. This special island is a provincial nature reserve and the largest seabird colony in the area, meaning the Straight of Georgia. It is a favourite hang out for the sea lions too. This Island is blessed with less then 30 inches of the wet stuff a year. Astonishing enough cactus plants live on this dry rock.
Camera people. Bring the camera.
Road Cycling: Long stretches of backroads leading you pass farmers fields, eclectic little roadside communities and sandy beaches. Continue north, on the oceanside route and the ocean views will play cat and mouse with you disappearing for stretches at a time until you past Kuhushan Pt. From there on in the ocean is your friend and sticks around. Swing around corners and along tight forested roads because the big perk is the rest stops. You have the ocean beaches to enjoy.
Did We Mention the Sandy Beaches....