Sooke
Sooke is on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada, 38 kilometres by road from Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. The westernmost of Greater Victoria's Western Communities, with a population of 13,000.
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Scenic Coastline: Sooke is the beginning of the scenic West Coast Road (Highway 14), a beautiful coastal drive into Port Renfrew, and is the starting point for the world-famous West Coast Trail. This is one of the Island’s most astonishing drives, leading through coastal rain forest along the rocky shores, past award-winning B&B’s and seaside cafes, leading gracefully to breathtaking beaches.
Sooke was a thriving settlement of the Coast Salish Indians for hundreds of years, who were dependent on plentiful supplies of berries, birds, clams and fish. In 1849, European settlers arrived and in 1864 the Leech River gold rush caused a population boom in Sooke. Today it's a pleasant community with a resident population of 11,600 which swells by the thousands in the summer months as vacationers enjoy the cottage-like outdoors focused setting.
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Accommodations range from bed and breakfasts of every style, to campgrounds and RV parks to cottages and vacation rentals to luxury hotel inns. The local museum depicts pioneer lifestyles of the 19th century, and some of the best year-round salmon fishing on Vancouver Island can be found here as well as fishing in the fresh water lakes.
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