emailAyum Creek Regional Park Reserve
This six-hectare park protects the stream-fed estuary of Ayum Creek, which empties into the Sooke Basin. The creek flows through mixed forest and riparian habitat, and is a spawning stream for wild coho and chum salmon, as well as steelhead and cutthroat trout.
Park Features
- Salmon spawning stream
- Forest and highly sensitive wetland
- One of the few remaining estuaries in the region
Trail Rating: Easy
Size: 6.40 hectares
Location: Sooke
Established: 1997
Hours: Sunrise to sunset
Things to Do
A quiet spot for a walk around the creek on the designated trail, and to birdwatch.
How to Get to Ayum Creek
Follow the Trans-Canada Highway from Victoria, and take the Sooke exit. Follow Sooke Road #14 past Ludlow Road. Park by the bridge near the bus stop. Allow approximately 45 minutes driving time from Victoria.
Public Transportation
Take BC Transit bus #61 and get off at the stop past Ludlow Road.
Conservation
Conservation work is underway in Ayum Creek to enhance salmon spawning. A TLC covenant on Ayum Creek requires, among other things, that CRD Parks recognize the long term public interest in the preservation, protection and restoration of the ecosystem and biodiversity of the creek as it flows through the park’s reserve lands.
The Future of Ayum Creek
A
park management plan has been developed for this reserve as part of the Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt. The plan outlines what activities and facilities will be accommodated in Ayum Creek. Protection and restoration of this sensitive ecosystem are the highest priorities in considering future use of the area. Recreational activities in the park will be limited to walking along designated trails. Read more 