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[Victoria Watcher]

TC article today says there is no re-opening date in site for the length of the trail.

[Victoria Watcher]

TC article today says there is no re-opening date in site for the length of the trail.

 

Hikers and the busi­ness own­ers who cater to them are in limbo as another sum­mer sea­son approaches without an update on whether the Juan de Fuca Mar­ine Trail will reopen.

 

The 47-kilo­metre coastal hik­ing trail closed fol­low­ing severe storms in late 2024 and early 2025 that washed out mul­tiple sec­tions, downed trees and destabil­ized slopes, leav­ing many areas unsafe and impass­able, the Min­istry of Envir­on­ment and Parks said in a state­ment.

 

The trail and most of its camp­sites remained closed for the 2025 sum­mer sea­son, although camp­sites at Mys­tic Beach and East Som­brio remained open.

 

Dam­aged areas included the Circo Creek foot­bridge, Loss Creek cross­ing, Som­brio Beach sus­pen­sion bridge, Som­brio west trail and camp­site and Par­kin­son trail­head access, the min­istry said.

 

Recon­struc­tion is under­way, with upgrades being designed to with­stand future weather con­di­tions, the min­istry said, adding it expects to provide an update on the trail in the com­ing weeks.

 

Day-use areas at China Beach and Botan­ical Beach remain open.

 

Michael Ander­son, owner of the West Coast Trail Express, which shuttles hikers to the West Coast and Juan de Fuca trails, said the ongo­ing clos­ure is hurt­ing his bot­tom line.

 

While most of his cus­tom­ers are going to the West Coast Trail, Ander­son’s shuttles would nor­mally do pickups or dropoffs along the Juan de Fuca every day between May and Septem­ber while en route to the West Coast Trail, he said.

 

“Now we’re just driv­ing by and nobody’s there,” he said.

 

https://www.timescol...reopen-12051067

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 25 March 2026 - 04:28 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail is expected to reopen this summer, with an opening date to be announced in mid-May, the province says.

The Ministry of Environment and Parks said hikers and back-country campers will have access to the full trail.

Repairs are costing an estimated $950,000, with most of the funding coming from the federal Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program.

The 47-kilometre trail, which runs from China Beach to Botanical Beach, was closed after being damaged by severe storms in late 2024 and early 2025.


https://www.timescol...summer-12205882

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 28 April 2026 - 02:12 PM.