Well maintained site. Thanks Parks Canada. We spent two hours exploring and the displays were not open! The washrooms were, yea. Entertained by a river otter. Best of all we were the only people there. Also sunny but windy day. Great views towards Washington State.

Interesting to see how the British and then the Canadians organized defence of this key part of the west coast - adjacent to the home of the Canadian navy Pacific fleet at Esquimault. Fort began in the 1850s and was updated/upgraded until about the 1950s when its defence capacity was no longer relevant See the operations rooms, gun turrets, search light emplacements. Close by is the Fisgard lighthouse (still operating) one of the first on the west coast of Canada. Both venues earily walkable and makes for a very pleasat afternoon .Allow 2 hours. This is a Parks Canada site so you can be sure it is well done.

Great, awesome views of the Pacific. The lighthouse had some cool, interactive displays. My youngest enjoyed the horn! Got to see an actual red sea otter on the beach scratching it's back like a dog. That was really neat. Hanging out on a beautiful almost twenty degree day, learning a bit of history and the views, it's pretty tough not to enjoy this place! Some great history, lots of goose poop though!