From downtown
Victoria go North on Douglas Street. Douglas Street will eventually
veer westward and become Highway 1. Remain on Highway 1 for about
one km then take the right-hand exit lane towards Colwood. The
road will take you underneath Highway 1 and the railroad. Continue
forward and you will shortly cross a bridge beside the Six Mile
Pub. Travel up the hill but move to the left lane because you will
be turning left at the lights immediately past the Juan de Fuca
Recreation Centre (turning onto Ocean Boulevard). Zero your travel
indicator here. Go 0.4 km, turn left again, and head toward Fort
Rodd. You will be driving through a forested area of mixed fir,
maple, oak and alder trees. Although the lands on either side of
the road are private property there is room in several places along
the way to pull onto the shoulder. Listen and watch for Chestnut-backed
Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Song Sparrow, Winter and Bewick's
Wren, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, Steller's Jay, Spotted
Towhee, Orange-crowned Warbler, vireos, and Pacific-slope Flycatcher
along this arbored way. At 1.8 km you reach a road on the left
which will take you to Fort
Rodd National Historic Site and Fisgard
Lighthouse. Do not take the road to Fort Rodd at this time.
Fort Rodd is another good place to check out after you have scoured
the lagoon.
