Ella Beach

Ella Beach is located just a few short kilometers west of downtown Sooke on southern Vancouver Island. It really is a hidden gem that few people, other than the locals, know about. Take a leisurely walk along the shore and you will probably spot sea lions and seals frolicking in the water. Looking up, one can also spot eagles and other ocean birds looking for their next meal.

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It’s a great beach to spend the day at but be sure to bring your camera. Once you’ve spent some time playing in the ocean, tramping among the rocks, collecting shells, and enjoying an afternoon picnic, get your camera ready for some fabulous sunsets.

There is an amazing 3,500 kilometers of coastline on Vancouver Island with trees dotted on much of it; Ella Beach is no exception. Here you will find quite a number of large Douglas Firs as well as Sitka Spruce trees. It is amazing to see them standing since life on the edge of the ocean can be very precarious for these trees. Being that these magnificent trees are on the west-facing portion of Ella Beach, they manage to cope quite will in dangerous ‘tree danger zone’ of the salty ocean spray. Not only have these trees survived living in an environment of wind and ocean waves, they have actually adapted to the daily dose of salt spray.

The terrain along the Ella Beach coastline varies from areas that are great for walking to towering cliffs as you get closer to the town of Sooke. Taking a walk along this section of the beach shows first-hand how everything along the coastline eventually erodes to form more and new terrain.

Ella Beach is a quiet beach frequented mostly by locals of the area. It is the perfect place to spend the day playing in the ocean, walking along the beach, going for a hike, watching the sunset, painting beautiful ocean scenery, and taking that one-of-a-kind photograph. The locals can tell you that if you go to Ella Beach often you have an amazing opportunity to see just how ever-changing the landscape along the ocean coastline can be.

If you have never been to Ella Beach and are unsure of how to get there, simply type in your starting point on the map for directions.

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