Cache is located close to the parking location off of Montrose Road that gives you access to Mount Parke.
It is an easy walk to the cache, pretty much a park N grab.
Once you have the cache you can continue to explore the park and find other caches hidden within.
Follow the winding woodland trail through a forest dark with western red cedar and red alder, giant sword fern and Oregon grape. Listen for ravens arguing overhead, and look for bald eagles and turkey vultures circling in the sky.
The trail leads to the ridge and panoramic views of the land and sea below. In spring, wildflowers cling to the slopes. Blue-eyed Mary, early saxifrage and spring gold are just a few of the resident wildflowers here.
Here is a list of the trails in the park that you can view/print
Mount Parke Regional Park is the main hiking and mountain view park on Mayne Island, BC.
Mt. Parke Regional Park was established in 1991. The park is a forested mountain park measuring 49 hectares in size. Within the park are some loop hiking trails, a few picnicking viewpoints, pit toilets and lookouts.
The highlight of the park is a small network of loop hiking trails leading visitors to Cliffside lookouts with far reaching views, rocky bluffs and bird watching opportunities. The summit viewpoint is the most popular viewing destination measuring at 185 meters above sea level.
The trails in the park are easy grade with some including uphill hiking. The main 1.7 kilometre hiking trail is a fairly level, easy grade loop trail. The trail is very west coast with forests of ferns, deadfall trees, moss, alder, arbutus and cedar trees.
The more uphill hiking destinations include the 600 meter long Old Gulch Trail and the 200 meter Viewpoint Trail. There is also a 2 kilometer loop hiking trail connecting Mount Parke Regional Park to Plumper Community Park.
The Mt. Parke Regional Park is a popular hiking destination for visitors because it is a chance to access easy views overlooking the Gulf Islands and the surrounding ocean channels. Some of the landmarks viewed from the mountain include Saturna Island, North Pender Island and Plumper Sound.