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Milnes
Landing Camp
| Milnes
Landing Camp
is located on 10 acres of property on Sooke River Road and includes two
fully equipped cabins. Trees surround the Upper Cabin while the Lower
Cabin overlooks the Sooke River. The location allows for easy access to
the Sooke Region Museum and the Galloping Goose Trail. A variety of
native plants can be identified in the forested area and along the
river.. |
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Features:
General:
The
cabins are designed to be self-contained units. Each cabin includes:
| electric
coffeemaker |
cutting
boards |
side plates |
| electric
griddles (s) |
baking
utensils |
dinner
plates |
| electric
kettle |
stock pot,
pots |
bowls |
| toasters |
muffin pans |
mugs |
| mixing
bowls |
measuring
cups |
glasses |
| mixing
spoons, whisk |
wash basins |
knives,
can openers |
| cookie
sheets |
draining
racks & bins |
fry pans |
The
Cabins:
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Upper
Cabin:
24
campers + ratio staff
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The cabin
is
wheelchair accessible and has indoor washrooms (one wheelchair) and
shower. The kitchen has a stove, fridge, microwave and hot water. There
is a large main room with a fireplace, propane heater off which is the
sleeping room with 24 bunks, no mattresses. Outside is a lovely covered
porch with picnic tables. |
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Lower
Cabin:
24
campers total, staff and girls
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The main room has a
fireplace and 20
bunks that fold away. Off the main room is a glassed in veranda with
table and chairs for meals and activities and the kitchen with a
propane stove, electric fridge and hot water. The washrooms are flush,
but accessed through a separate entrance. |
Things
to do and see:
- Hike
along the Sooke River, down to the flats
- Sooke
Regional Museum
- Sooke
Pot Holes - 9.5 km north
- waterfall to
see in winter
- swimming in
summer
- Oyster
Cover
- Galloping
Goose Trail for hiking or cycling
- Beach
How
to book:
Brownies
have priority February - June and September - October.
Refer to the annually published booking information sheets available
through your District Commissioner, Camp Advisor, or Guide House.
SVI Booking Date: November 1st
Out of Area Bookings starting: March 15th
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