Beacon Hill Park is Victoria's oldest and largest park, spanning 75 hectares between downtown and the ocean. It is famous for the world's fourth-tallest totem pole (38.8 meters) carved by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Mungo Martin in 1956. The park features a children's petting zoo, free-roaming peacocks, ponds with ducks, playgrounds, and Mile Zero marking the start of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Park free. Children's petting zoo free (open seasonally March-October). Spray park free in summer
Spring for blooming flowers. Summer for petting zoo and spray park. Early morning for birdwatching. Sunset for ocean views from Dallas Road cliff edge
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The totem pole is located near the northwest corner of the park, close to the intersection of Douglas Street and Dallas Road. It stands 38.8 meters tall and was carved by Mungo Martin, his son David, and Henry Hunt. When erected in 1956 it was the tallest totem pole in the world
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