Book a Site at Milnes Landing Camp
Milnes Landing Camp is located on 10 acres of property on Sooke River Road, approximately 40 km and 50-minute drive from downtown Victoria and includes two fully equipped cabins. Trees surround the Upper Cabin while the Lower Cabin overlooks the Sooke River. The location allows for easy access to the Sooke Region Museum and the Galloping Goose Trail. A variety of native plants can be identified in the forested area and along the river.
There is ample parking on site. Only one vehicle is permitted to drive down and park at the Lower Cabin. The driveway to the Upper Cabin should be left open in case emergency access is required.
Address:
2292 Sooke River Road
Sooke, BC
V9Z 0X5
Check-in and check-out times
Check-in: 4:00 p.m., Check-out: 3:00 p.m.
Crests
Crests are $3.00 each and purchased with your rental fees. Contact the Camp Manager at ggcmilneslanding@gmail.com to order crests.
Booking Opening Dates
August 1 for bookings September 1st - Dec. 31
November 1 for bookings Jan. 1st - August 31
November 1: Outdoor tenting sites may be booked by any branch of Guiding. Indoor camps may be booked by any branch of Guiding for January to March.
Booking November 1 - November 30: Sparks and Embers only bookings for indoor camps in April to June.
December 1: Indoor camp bookings April to June available to any branch
Note: Two-night camps are preferred, but one-night camps are acceptable from Friday 4:00 pm to Saturday 3:00 p.m. OR Saturday 4:00 p.m. to Sunday 4:00 pm, except for Milnes Camps which must be done by 2 p.m. due to Unit meetings on Sundays. Third Party school day camps are run 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., unless there are two groups, then one will be 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.. If you need a flexible arrival or departure time, please contact BC-PropertyBookings@girlguides.ca.
Sites
Upper Lodge (Overnight Capacity: 30, Day Capacity 30)
Area Guiding Rates:
Day: $14/person
Overnight: $14/person/night (a $4.50/person/night refund for SVI subsidy will be applied after booking is completed)
Non-Area Guiding Rates:
Day: $14/person
Overnight: $14/person/night
- Wheelchair accessible cabin with 24 plywood bunks (six people can sleep on the floor)
- - Large main activity/dining room
- Heat provided by propane furnace and fireplace
- Indoor washrooms with wheelchair accessible shower (one washroom is wheelchair accessible)
- Outdoor covered porch with picnic tables and two outdoor activity areas, firepit and forest.
- Kitchen with refrigerator, electric stove, microwave, coffeemaker, toaster, kettle, dishes, cutlery, pots and pans, cooking utensils.
- Groups are required to take home garbage, recycling and composting and to bring their own cleaning supplies
- Large main activity/dining room with tables and chairs
- Groups need to bring food, dish soap, bleach, dish cloths/towels, paper towels, foil, garbage bags, first-aid kit and containers for leftovers.
Lower Lodge (Overnight Capacity: 24, Day Capacity 24)
Area Guiding Rates:
Day: $14/person
Overnight: $14/person/night (a $4.50/person/night refund for SVI subsidy will be applied after booking is completed)
Non-Area Guiding Rates:
Day: $14/person
Overnight: $14/person/night
- Wheelchair accessible cabin with 15 drop-down hammock style bunks in one room, 5 additional dropdown hammock bunks in a smaller room, with two foldable cots available. Four participants can sleep on the floor.
- One indoor washroom and outdoor washroom with flush toilets accessible by covered walkway (one wheelchair accessible stall)
- Heat is provided by furnace and fireplace with woodstove
- Glassed-in veranda for dining connected to kitchen with tables and chairs
- Kitchen with refrigerator, gas stove, microwave, dishes, cutlery, cooking utensils, pots and pans, coffeemaker, toaster, kettle.
- Groups are required to take home garbage, recycling and composting and to bring their own cleaning supplies
- Groups need to bring food, dish soap, bleach, dish cloths/towels, paper towels, foil, garbage bags, first-aid kit and containers for leftovers.
Booking terms and conditions
Payments and cancellations
SVI Area Properties rely on rental revenue to maintain the properties. Cancellations that do not allow sufficient time for the property to be rented to another group results in a loss of irreplaceable income - this policy applies to ALL bookings.
If the booking is cancelled more than 30 days before their booked date, they can receive a full refund of the deposit or can transfer to a new date.
If the booking is cancelled less than 30 days before their booked date, the deposit will not be refunded. If the group would like to rebook for another date, a new deposit will be charged.
If Property management cancels due to extenuating circumstances (i.e. power outage), a full refund of the deposit will be issued.
Conditions
The deposit amount will be withdrawn from your unit banking account on the 1st Friday after your booking is confirmed. Immediately after camp, Guiders will be send a link to a Feedback form where they can confirm their final numbers. Failure to submit the Feedback form will result in an automatic charge to the Unit based on the total number of participants submitted on the initial booking and the subsidy will not be processed.
The final rental fee will be charged on the 1st Friday after your event date, along with the subsidy, minus any deposit paid. Deposits may be withheld as instructed by the camp manager if the property is left unsecured, uncleaned, or damaged.
Evening use bookings are not eligible for subsidy* and no deposit will be charged. However, payment in full for rental will be withdrawn the 1st Friday after your event date. Evening use rental fees cannot be refunded but can be transferred to a different date with the change is made more than 21 days before the booked date. Infractions for evening use rentals (building unsecure, unclean, etc.) will be levied a $50 fee after the rental.
*Please note that subsidies only apply to SVI units.