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Coats Road Regional Marsh

GaLLT Walk—Coats Marsh Regional Park

     This new park has minimal facilities at present, but there are two access points for bird watching and forest exploration. To access the beautiful second growth Douglas-fir forest lands drive or walk 300 metres up Coats Road from South Road to a trail head at the corner by 1034 Coats Road. A simple trail runs 200 metres through a linear extension to the main body of the park and then joins a main trail in the park. A developed public trail loop does NOT exist at present and users should respect the signs indicating private land boundaries.

To get to the formal park entry point:  Proceed about 1.1 km further up Coats Road to the first road on the left. Go left on Stanley Road for about 100 metres and park at the turn-around. Proceed on foot about 75 metres (rubber boots are best) past the Coats Marsh Regional Park entry sign to view the wetland and watch birds. At present it is not possible to get to the other side of the wetland without trespassing.