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Places near Victoria by type
All 297 places by distance →One day from Victoria
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:45 pm
30 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Victoria
- Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuarysanctuary · 45 min
- PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park)park · 45 min
- Mount Tolmieviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Willows Beachbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Trial Islandsriver spot · 1 hrs
- Back in Victoria
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Victoria?
Bay Street Drill Hall (heritage site, about 1 km), Congregation Emanu-el (heritage site, about 1 km), Saint Andrew's Cathedral (church, about 2 km), Christ Church Cathedral (church, about 2 km), Fort Victoria (fort, about 2 km), Old Victoria Custom House (heritage site, about 2 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Victoria?
98 places on Spotwander: 6 hill stations & viewpoints, 23 rivers, islands & mangroves, 13 beaches & coast, 12 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 9 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Victoria?
Mount Tolmie, about 4 km by road; Mount Work (18 km) is next.
Which is the nearest river spot to Victoria?
Trial Islands, about 7 km by road; Jemmy Jones Island (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Victoria?
Start in Victoria, visit Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, then PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park), then Mount Tolmie, then Willows Beach, then Trial Islands, and drive back — about 30 km by road in all.