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Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens12 hr 59 min by bus · 192.6 km
✓ Fits your group
A fountain jetting from a pond in a forest clearing, with deep pink rhododendron flowers in the foreground.
Cost
$3 a child
$48 for 16 children
Admission is $8 for adults, $3 for children aged 5 to 12, and free for children under 5. No group or school rate is published.
Ages & size
Ages not published
Capacity not published
Duration
Length not published
Year round
Any day
Book by
1 days ahead
Fieldy handles all communication and booking for you.

What it actually looks like

Photos from Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens's website
Our note
The whole visit is outdoors on bark paths with no stated shelter, so pick a dry day and put the group in boots. Washrooms are not mentioned anywhere on the site, so make that the first thing you ask about on the phone.

What the children do

The gardens are open daily from 9 a.m. to dusk and group reservations can be arranged one day in advance. Everyone pays the standard admission of $8 for adults, $3 for children aged 5 to 12 and nothing for under fives. No group rate, group size limit or school rate is published, and the site does not say whether adults coming with a group pay.

Walk over a mile of soft bark mulch paths looping through 24 acres of forest, past several ponds, water features and thousands of rhododendrons. There are rustic benches to stop at, a gazebo with bird feeders hung around it, and a stone labyrinth to follow.

Good to know

There is a picnic area, a gazebo and a tea room, and the gardens are open every day from 9 a.m. to dusk. Washrooms, rain shelter, stroller access and coach parking are not stated, so it is worth a call.

Washrooms
Needs confirmation
Lunch space
Picnic area
Rain backup
Needs confirmation
Strollers
Needs confirmation
Wheelchair access
Needs confirmation
Bus parking
Needs confirmation
Nearby park
Needs confirmation
Restrictions
Dogs on leash are welcome in the gardens.. Good walking shoes and comfortable clothing are recommended.

Getting there

6183 Whitaker Road, Courtenay, V9J 1V7

On foot
41 hr 52 min
too far with this group
By bus
12 hr 59 min
includes a 9 min wait
Driving
6 hr 5 min

The dark pin is Victoria.

Details checked on 2026-09-07 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page · 250-338-6901