Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse

Un lugar poco común y poco visitado por los turistas. Extraordinaria vista del mar. El fuerte y el faro están muy cerca uno del otro y ambos pueden ser visitados el mismo día. En invierno cierran a las 4:30 pm y la entrada a ambos es gratis. Maravilloso lugar! Puedes disfrutar de la puesta del sol y captar imágenes extraordinarias con tu cámara.

Fort Rodd is an extremely beautiful place to visit. The only problem I had with this place is most definitely how far it is form public transportation. Two bus rides, and a rather long walk later we arrived in Fort Rodd. Also 10 am — 5pm? Why Victoria? Why do you close everything so early?! But I must digress. The entry fee was $ 3.90 for adults in terms of attractions in Victoria this is extremely cheap.
Fort Rodd is an extremely interesting piece of history that was built to defend the Victoria naval base. Areas of this exhibit are wheelchair accesible but many of the exhibits have stairs such as the light house and many of the beautiful side trails are really only available by walking. If you’re interested in old arterily, vehicles, and the interior of old bases of operations (some of which are so creepy they would make for a good halloween attraction or a spooky video game) this place is for you. This place has many beautiful views if you walk along the side trails of the water, and the lighthouse is just gorgeous. And their are deer, and other critters running around the sight, as well as endangered species of plants.
I also have to say that the lady at the front desk was super helpful. She gave us directions back to the bus (we kinda got lost on the way there), as well as telling us the best trails go around on, and even gave us map directions.

My family & I really enjoyed visiting these National Historic Sites. We spent 2 ½−3 hours exploring the different buildings/​batteries & walking around the large grounds. We even spotted a couple of elk. We had a beautiful sunny day in March to enjoy the stunning views of the Juan de Fuca Strait. The working lighthouse was very picturesque. The Park Ranger working there was friendly and informative. It was definitely a worthwhile outing and very affordable too.

These National Historic Sites are worth a visit. The entry fee is nominal and I was there for hours. I’m not into war history but checking out the fortress is still interesting. The views of the mountains and harbor make up for it even if you are just along for the ride. They have done a very good job of turning the lighthouse, the first built on Canada’s west coast, into an info center/​mini museum. It was nice to see they’ve preserved the land well enough that deer are still running around. Upon approaching the harbor shoreline, I found it to be really smelly, but so be it. This excursion makes for a lovely little day trip.