McKenzie Bight is a feature on the southeast side of

Saanich Inlet Saanich Inlet (also Saanich Arm) is a body of salt water that lies between the Saanich Peninsula and the Malahat, British Columbia, Malahat highlands of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Located just northwest of Victoria, British Colum ...

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.BC Names entry "McKenzie Bight"
/ref> This bight is located in

Gowlland Tod Provincial Park Gowlland Tod Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park protects 1,219 hectares (3,012 acres) of mixed forest of Douglas-fir, Arbutus, western redcedar, western hemlock, shore pine, grand fir, red alder, and Ga ...

directly adjacent to the rural community of Willis Point. McKenzie Bight can be accessed by trail from the

Mount Work Mount Work is a mountain in the Gowlland Range on southern Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its ...

parking area and trailhead on Ross-Durrance road, or via a short hike from the southern end of Mark Lane in Willis Point. Nearby is a reef which is a popular shore-dive location for

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. Occasionally river otters can be seen in the area.

References

External links

BC Parks Gowlland Tod Website
*https://www.crd.bc.ca/parks-recreation-culture/parks-trails/find-park-trail/mount-work Strait of Georgia Bays of British Columbia Saanich Peninsula Bights (geography) {{BritishColumbiaSouthCoast-geo-stub