Location

• James Bay (Victoria)

• Google maps
   

About

• Sitting on 13.8 acres, the area was originally used by Indigenous Peoples as a defensive site and for hunting, fishing and harvesting plants

• After European contact, the point was named after George Holland, a Hudson’s Bay Company employee and seaman on the Beaver’s maiden voyage to the northwest coast in 1833 to 1836

• It was designated as a park in 1947

• The park boasts lengthy walking trails along Dallas Road and along the water with views of the Olympic Mountains and access down to a narrow beach

• Off Dallas Road there is also a model boat pond (Harrison Yacht Pond) surrounded by benches and picnic tables
   

Lands

• Songhees First Nation
   

Amenities

• Beach access

• Street parking

• Picnic tables

• Walking trails

• Benches

• Public washrooms
   

Online

• Holland Point Park @WalksinYourBackyard

• History of Holland Point @FriendsofBeaconHillPark
   

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