Map of Juan de Fuca park in BC

There are four main areas to the park: the China Beach  Campground, the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, the China Beach day-use area  and Botanical Beach.   

The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail follows 47 kilometers of wilderness  stretching along the western shoreline of the southern Island. Although  most of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail is designed for strenuous day or  multi-day hiking/camping in this rugged and isolated area, some easy to  moderate day hiking opportunities to the beach or along the trail are  available starting from the trailheads. At the east end of the park  you'll find the vehicle accessible China Beach Campground and the China  Beach day-use area. The campground is located in a forested area about 1  km east of the China Beach day-use area and the Juan de Fuca East  (China Beach) Trailhead. Trails connect the campground to China Beach  and the adjacent smaller Second Beach located east of the larger China  Beach day-use.   

At the west end of Juan de Fuca Provincial Park is Botanical  Beach, one of the richest tidal areas along the west coast. Botanical  Beach also has a unique shoreline framed by ridges of shale and quartz  which jut up through the black basalt to form huge tableaus. Botanical  Beach is the western terminus for the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail and a  popular day trip destination for visitors wishing to observe this  sensitive and unique ecosystem. Wildlife viewing is best done at low  tide when visitors can walk out across the flat sandstone and granite  outcroppings to view tide pools filled with brightly coloured marine  life.   

Juan de Fuca Provincial Park offers ample opportunity to view  larger marine mammals as well, including Grey and killer whales which  can often be spotted feeding just off the points. The best time to see  Grey whales is during their migration from the Mexican coast to Alaska  in March and April. Seals and sea lions can also often be seen playing  offshore.