Trails, parks starting to reopen as Old Man Lake fire near Sooke settles down

The fire is listed as under control but is still active, and closures remain in place in the portion of Sea to Sea Regional Park north of Peden Lake Trail and on the Empress Mountain Trail.

Trails and park areas that were closed by the Old Man Lake wildfire near Sooke are beginning to reopen.

Also still closed are Sooke Potholes Regional Park north of parking lot 2, the Galloping Goose trail north of the Peden Lake Trail access, the Spring Salmon Place Campground in Sooke Potholes Regional Park, and Kapoor Regional Park. So far this year there have been 38 wildfires on the Island — well below the 95 at this point in 2o23.

Ongoing closures around Sooke are expected to remain for some time, including those in the northern part of the Sea to Sea Regional Park, Kapoor Regional Park and northern sections of the Galloping Goose Trail.Any updates will be posted on the CRD website at crd.bc.ca.

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