Sombrio Beach is a

beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc sh ...

in Capital Regional District,

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada, southeast of the settlement of

Port Renfrew A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...

. It is on the southwest coast of

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on the

Strait of Juan de Fuca The Strait of Juan de Fuca (officially named Juan de Fuca Strait in Canada) is a body of water about long that is the Salish Sea's outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The international boundary between Canada and the United States runs down the centre ...

, west of Sombrio Point, and astride the mouth of the Sombrio River. The beach is partly within

Juan de Fuca Provincial Park Juan de Fuca Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The park was established on April 4, 1996 by combining three former parks - China Beach, Loss Creek, and Botanical Beach ...

and is traversed by the

Juan de Fuca Marine Trail The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail is a rugged wilderness hiking trail located within Juan de Fuca Provincial Park along the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island. The trail stretches from China Beach, 35 km west of Sooke, to Botanical Beach ...

Recreation

The beach can be accessed from

British Columbia Highway 14 British Columbia Highway 14, named the West Coast (Sooke) Highway is the southernmost numbered route in the province of British Columbia. An east-west highway on the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island in the Capital Regional District, it is s ...

via the Sombrio Beach Trailhead, where there are parking and restroom facilities. There are three cutoff points to the beach from the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail: Sombrio Beach (East) at kilometre 28.0; Sombrio Beach (West) at kilometre 29.6; and Sombrio Beach (West-west) at kilometre 30.2. There is a camping site at East Sombrio Beach with restroom facilities.

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Beaches of British Columbia Juan de Fuca region Surfing locations in Canada {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub

Recreation

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