Brooke’s guidebook

Brooke
Brooke’s guidebook

Food scene

Great little cafe about 2mins away driving, housemade treats - and they sell Salt Spring popsicles! Just up the street from Vesuvius Beach and Vesuvius Ferry terminal.
Vesuvius Cafe
735 Vesuvius Bay Rd
Great little cafe about 2mins away driving, housemade treats - and they sell Salt Spring popsicles! Just up the street from Vesuvius Beach and Vesuvius Ferry terminal.
I love their apple pie cake, it is so delicious! Lots of great options on their menu, inside and outside seating. Everything is house made.
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Fernwood Road Cafe
325 Fernwood Rd
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I love their apple pie cake, it is so delicious! Lots of great options on their menu, inside and outside seating. Everything is house made.
The pizzas here are SO delicious, by far one of my fav pizza spots ever! Great for picking up and eating in the park nearby or at home.
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Del Vecchio Pasta Fresca
149 Fulford-Ganges Rd
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The pizzas here are SO delicious, by far one of my fav pizza spots ever! Great for picking up and eating in the park nearby or at home.
Love eating here, their pesto pasta dish is a favorite of mine - I love the crunchy pine nuts. Make a reservation during busy times of the year to avoid having to wait!
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Auntie Pesto's
115 Fulford-Ganges Rd
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Love eating here, their pesto pasta dish is a favorite of mine - I love the crunchy pine nuts. Make a reservation during busy times of the year to avoid having to wait!
Very popular, good idea to make a reso or get there early. If you have to wait, take a walk down by all the boats in the harbour.
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Tree House Cafe
106 Purvis Ln
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Very popular, good idea to make a reso or get there early. If you have to wait, take a walk down by all the boats in the harbour.
Rendezvous Patisserie - found at 126-4 Upper Ganges Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island. LOVE this place, they are not open many days of the week but so worth making a trip to when they are. Run by a lovely French couple, real French baking at it's finest. Also find them in the market, but get there early as they sell out very quickly!
Upper Ganges Road
Upper Ganges Road
Rendezvous Patisserie - found at 126-4 Upper Ganges Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island. LOVE this place, they are not open many days of the week but so worth making a trip to when they are. Run by a lovely French couple, real French baking at it's finest. Also find them in the market, but get there early as they sell out very quickly!
The market is such a jewel, no other market like it. Full of such creative local artists, amazing local organic vegetables and loads of delicious things to eat! A must see if you are here on a Saturday during the market season. There's a park in the middle which children love. It is a busy day in town so get there EARLY and I mean early, if you don't want to circle for parking.
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Salt Spring Island Air Ltd
115 Fulford-Ganges Rd
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The market is such a jewel, no other market like it. Full of such creative local artists, amazing local organic vegetables and loads of delicious things to eat! A must see if you are here on a Saturday during the market season. There's a park in the middle which children love. It is a busy day in town so get there EARLY and I mean early, if you don't want to circle for parking.
Great local farms offering produce, meat, dairy etc. Love doing my shopping here.
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Salt Spring Tuesday Farmer's Market
138 Fulford-Ganges Rd
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Great local farms offering produce, meat, dairy etc. Love doing my shopping here.
Awesome little weekend breakfast and coffee spot located at a beautiful organic farm near town.
Bullock Lake Farm
360 Upper Ganges Rd
Awesome little weekend breakfast and coffee spot located at a beautiful organic farm near town.

Beaches

Great little semi sandy beach! Popular for children.
Beachfront at Vesuvius
120 Langley Rd
Great little semi sandy beach! Popular for children.
Beautiful views at this little beach, gets shady in the afternoon and the water is chilly (for me haha!)
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Beddis Beach
1456-1460 Beddis Rd
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Beautiful views at this little beach, gets shady in the afternoon and the water is chilly (for me haha!)
Sunset beach access can be found on Sunset Drive just before West Eagle Dr, it's a favorite beach of ours and where I spent a lot of time exploring while I was growing up. It has gained popularity and is much busier than it was when I was a child.
Sunset Drive
Sunset Drive
Sunset beach access can be found on Sunset Drive just before West Eagle Dr, it's a favorite beach of ours and where I spent a lot of time exploring while I was growing up. It has gained popularity and is much busier than it was when I was a child.
Another great beach, though a bit rocky with young children. Access is found at the end of Baker Rd, stairs to get down.
Baker Road
Baker Road
Another great beach, though a bit rocky with young children. Access is found at the end of Baker Rd, stairs to get down.
Very popular lake for swimming and fishing, less than 10 min from our house. The beach access gets very busy in summer, but there are many other spots that can be found around the lake to jump in.
St Mary Lake Public Access Beach
1465-1475 N End Rd
Very popular lake for swimming and fishing, less than 10 min from our house. The beach access gets very busy in summer, but there are many other spots that can be found around the lake to jump in.
Cusheon lake is warmer than St Mary's. It has a dock and a small beach, it can be a popular spot during the summer.
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Cusheon Lake
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Cusheon lake is warmer than St Mary's. It has a dock and a small beach, it can be a popular spot during the summer.

Hikes

Mt Erskine has great hikes all over the mountain
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Mt. Erskine trail head
106-370 Collins Rd
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Mt Erskine has great hikes all over the mountain
Awesome hikes from the bottom!
Mt Maxwell Trailhead
Awesome hikes from the bottom!
More of a peaceful walk than a hike; through meadow and forest, one of my favorite places.
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Duck Creek Park
209 Sunset Dr
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More of a peaceful walk than a hike; through meadow and forest, one of my favorite places.

Sightseeing

Great spot to take a hike
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Mt Erskine Provincial Park
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Great spot to take a hike
Beautiful walks throughout this large provincial park, forest and beaches. Camping available here as well. Must see spot.
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Ruckle Provincial Park
Beaver Point Road
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Beautiful walks throughout this large provincial park, forest and beaches. Camping available here as well. Must see spot.
Beautiful views from here!
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Mount Maxwell Provincial Park
1930 Fulford-Ganges Road
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Beautiful views from here!
Beautiful spot to check out, including lovely walks here through fields and beaches.
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Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park
Burgoyne Bay Road
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Beautiful spot to check out, including lovely walks here through fields and beaches.
A gorgeous lavender farm with events during the summer. They also offer horseback riding along beautiful trails.
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Sacred Mountain Lavender Farm
401 Musgrave Rd
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A gorgeous lavender farm with events during the summer. They also offer horseback riding along beautiful trails.