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Sites to Savour... shop for your dinner at the Duncan Farmers' Market, held Saturday mornings in downtown Duncan. Stop in at Mad Dog Crabs on Canada Avenue in Duncan, or head to the Valley Meat Market for Cowichan raised meats, and take in Cowichan Bay along with the cheeses and delicious breads at True Grain Bakery. When you have stuffed your cabin larder full of the produce and wines of the Valley stroll our acreage and gardens or walk to Stoltz Pool Provincial Park. Stay long enough to adventure on the private rivercart crossing to midpoint of the Cowichan River Footpath. If fishing the Cowichan stop in at Bucky's in Duncan for flies and fish talk. Encounter hummingbirds, wildflowers, mushrooms, eagles, salmon spawns in season; Motor to Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre, BC Forest Discovery Centre, Chemainus Murals, Duncan Meadows, one of 5 area golf courses, The Cowichan Valley Vineyards. Sightsee the 90 - minute Scenic Malahat Drive to Victoria.
Foods at Source - on the Trail of Good Cowichan Foodstuffs
*Saturday Market 9am-2pm now located in Sun Valley Mall which is on the south side of the Cowichan River and just to the west of Hwy. #1... there is a traffic light at the intersection of Boys Rd and #1
*Westfalian Bakery on Kenneth Street, Duncan
*Mad Dog Crabs 775 Canada Avenue, Duncan... seafood fresh from our local waters
*True Grains Bakery and Hilary Cheeses in Cowichan Bay
*Cowichan Valley Meat Market 519 Koksilah accessed by frontage rd on east side of Hwy #1. Offering beef, pork, lamb, and turkey raised locally on local feeds, for your good health
Community Farm Store and Corefield Cafe. Organic produce,dry and baked goods, located in the Duncan Garage across from the train station, Downtown Duncan

Dining and Good Eats in the Cowichan Valley
Stone Soup Inn Exciting local foods offered for your dining pleasure in a set menu Thurs,Fri,Sat... 10 minutes upriver of Sahtlam Lodge
Cow Cafe - good eatery in Lake Cowichan
Aroma Gourmet Pizza & Pasta - perfectly wonderful out-of-the-ordinary pizzas and other interesting dinner fare, 78 Cowichan Lake Rd. 4-9pm closed Mondays
Nha Trang Maki Sushi & Vietnamese on Kenneth Street in Old Town Duncan
Quw'utsun' Riverwalk Cafe traditional indigenous foods setting on the Cowichan River 11am to 4pm June through Sept
The Quamichan Inn tapas style menu, lunches & dinners
Genoa Bay Cafe delightful rural drive to Genoa Bay
The Masthead Restaurant overlooking Cowichan Bay
Vinoteca On Vineyard in Glenora
Amuse intimate exquisite dining in Shawnigan Lake Village
Steeples a staple in fine dining at Shawnigan Lake
La Pommeraie at Merridale Cidery open for lunch and dinner in Shawnigan Lake

Local Wineries
Alderlea Vineyards - Duncan  
Averill Creek Vineyard on the southern slope of Mt Prevost,opened in 2006, the largest estate vineyard on Vancouver Island.
Blue Grouse Estate Winery - Germanic style white wines, a Sahtlam favourite among the Valley wineries - Duncan 
Cherry Point Vineyards - Duncan 
Divino Estate Winery - Cobble Hill 
Glenterra Vineyard and Cafe - Cobble Hill, open daily 11-6pm May 1st to Sept. 30 
Godfrey Brownell Vineyards - Duncan 
Merridale Estate Cidery - Cobble Hill 
Venturi-Schulze Vineyards - Cobble Hill 
Vigneti Zanatta Winery and Vineyards and Vinoteca - a lunching or dining vineyard experience Duncan

Outdoors
Cowichan River Provincial Park - 873 Hectares of swimming, canoeing, white-water kayaking, tubing, camping, fishing or hiking  
BC Trails to hike and bike
Cowichan Valley Cycling
Cowichan Valley Naturalists, Wildlife Society, and the Land Trust informative website
Cowichan Valley Regional District Parks
North Cowichan Hiking Trails
North Cowichan Dog Parks
Cowichan Kayaking An excellent site to investiage kayaking on the Cowichan River. Includes footage of winter river kayaking.
Warm Rapids learn the excitement of kayaking in our lake warmed river
Kindred Spirit Kayaking for gentle river kayaking and snorkelling experiences.
The Great Lake Walk A challenging 56 km walk around Cowichan Lake held on the 3rd Saturday in September. Walk for your charity of choice.
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park - NW of Port Renfrew  
Hiking Trails of Southern Vancouver Island  
West Coast Trail  
EcoWest Sea Kayaking - Cowichan Bay  
Botanical Beach Provincial Park - Port Renfrew, 1-1 1/2 hours to spectacular west coast tidal pools
Enjoy Cowichan Valley Sights and Towns
BC Forest Discovery Centre - Duncan
The Town of Lake Cowichan
Chemainus Murals - Chemainus  
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives  
Cowichan Lake Marina
Tourism Cowichan


Tourism on Vancouver Island
For Vancouver Island Tourism information visit:
www.islands.bc.ca and
www.vancouverisland.com

Fishing
Ex-Stream Steelhead Fishing Guide Service professional river guides
Joe Saysell 250-749-3062... fly fish drift of the Upper Cowichan River in spring with Joe
Riverquest Charters.Drift Fish the Cowichan or Explore its bends and reaches with Dave Gunn 250-748-4776
Buckys Sporting Goods in Duncan
Cowichan articles and fishing blog by Ian Forbes
Local Golf Courses
Arbutus Ridge Golf & Country Club, Arbutus Ridge
Cowichan Golf & Country Club, Duncan
Duncan Meadows Golf & Country Club, Duncan
March Meadows Golf Club, Honeymoon Bay
Mount Brenton Golf Course, Chemainus