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Ferries |
The festival will provide a bicycle lock-up area for those who wish
to ride to the festival. This area is not supervised.
At the Town & Country Shopping Mall (Victoria), the Galloping
Goose Trail connects to the Lochside Regional Trail. This trail runs
along the Pat Bay Highway, and through Sidney. Riders can cross the
highway by the McDonald Park pedestrian overpass. Sandown Park is
a 2 block
ride.
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Sandown Park is very close to the BC Ferry Corporation Swartz Bay
Terminal.
After coming off the BC Ferry from Vancouver (Tsawwassen) or the Gulf
Islands, you will be on Hwy 17. Look for the Tourist Information Booth
on the right approx. 2km from the ferries. The very next exit on the
right (first set of traffic lights) takes you directly to Sandown
Park.
www.bcferries.bc.ca
In BC: 1-888-724-5223
Outside BC: 604-444-2890
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Washington
State Ferries |
From downtown Victoria, take #70 Bus (Pat Bay Hwy.) to Sidney and
get off at Ardwell. The Rootsfest shuttle will take you to the site
or walk across the highway via the McDonald Park pedestrian overpass.
Sandown Park is a 2 block walk.
BC Transit is also adding a special night time route from Sandown
Park to downtown Victoria at 11:15 each evening. The buses will leave
Sandown Park and travel down the highway to Elk Lake, and will then
follow the regular #70 route stopping at Royal Oak, McKenzie, Saanich
Road, Finlayson and all stops from Hillside into Victoria connecting
with downtown buses on Friday and Saturday evening. Please note
that the Sunday evening buses will not make the downtown connections
as those buses stop running at 11:00pm.
Call 382-6161 for more information.
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The Washington State Ferries route from Anacortes, Washington, lands
at Sidney, BC. Turn right onto Fifth Ave. and travel 4 blocks, left
on Beacon Ave, go straight through the main intersection at the Pat
Bay Hwy and continue down this road (which becomes McDonald Park Rd.)
Stay on McDonald Park Rd until you see the signs for Sandown Park
on Glamorgan Rd.
www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/
1-888-808-7977
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The Victoria Clipper passenger carrier from Seattle www.victoriaclipper.com
(1-800-888-2535 or 206-448-5000), the Victoria/San Juan Cruises
passenger ferry from Bellingham www.whales.com
(1-800-443-4552), the Victoria Express passenger carrier from
Port Angeles www.ferrytravel.com/vexpress.htm
(US: 1-800-633-1589) as well as the Black
Ball Transport Car Ferry from Port Angeles www.northolympic.com/coho
(360-457-4491) all land in Victoria. Catch the Pat Bay Hwy Bus (see
above left) or if driving, head north on Blanshard St. which becomes
the Pat Bay Hwy 17 for 17 miles (28 km). Once past Sidney, get into
the left lane, watch for the Sandown Park sign and turn left.
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