Langford Parks & Trails Master Plan
Designed for the community, with the community, the Parks and Trails Master Plan Draft is ready for your review! Langford’s first Parks and Trails Master Plan will guide decisions regarding the acquisition, development, enhancement, programming, and management of the parks and trails system as Langford grows towards a population of 100,000 residents.
In 2023 the City completed a Parks, Trails, and Recreation Needs Assessment to identify the community’s current and future parks, natural space, trails, and recreation needs. Findings from the needs assessment are now being confirmed with residents and key partners through a public engagement process to develop a Parks and Trails Master Plan.
This Plan will determine how the current parks and trails system is meeting the needs of residents today, explore what could be enhanced, and to plan for the future. Once completed, the Plan will guide future decisions about the acquisition, development, features, enhancements, and management of the City's parks and trails system for the next 10 years and beyond.
At the same time as the Parks and Trails Master Plan is being developed, the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society (WSPRS) are conducting a Facilities Master Plan which will review indoor and outdoor programmable spaces for recreation (ice arenas, ball fields, soccer fields). WSPRS operates several indoor and outdoor recreation and sports facilities on behalf of municipal partners, including the City of Langford. The Facilities Master Plan aims to better understand community needs for programmable recreation and sports across the West Shore.
Next Steps
Do you have any feedback about the Parks and Trails Master Plan that you would like to share? Let us know by taking a short survey by end of day, Sunday, January 4, 2026.
The draft Parks and Trails Master Plan will be presented to Council early in the new year for adoption.
View the Draft Parks and Trails Master Plan.
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Parks and Trails Survey – Phase 2 Public Engagement
The Parks and Trails Master Plan is a strategic document that sets priorities and will guide the City’s future decisions about the acquisition, development, enhancement, programming and management of the parks and trails system as the city grows towards 100,000 residents.
Round One Engagement
The first phase of community engagement took place from March 14, 2025, to April 27, 2025. A diversity of engagement tactics were deployed. Click here to read the “What we Heard Report.”
Timeline
Draft Master Plan Objectives, Strategies and Actions
The following objectives, strategies, and actions for the forthcoming Parks and Trails Master Plan have been informed by the updated Official Community Plan, the Urban Forest Management Plan, the Parks Needs Assessment, and phase one of community engagement.
In phase one of community engagement, opportunities and ideas about enhancing the parks and trails system were shared by the public. The City has used this information to prepare draft objectives, strategies, and actions for the plan including a vision, guiding principles and values, nine objectives with associated strategies and actions, as well as site-specific considerations.
This survey seeks your input, which will help to inform the final Parks and Trails Master Plan. The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and will remain open until end of day November 9, 2025.
Please Note:
The Parks and Trails Master Plan is focused only on City parks and trails (Centennial Park, Ed Nixon Trail), not Capital Regional District or Provincial parks and trails (Mill Hill Regional Park, Goldstream Provincial Park, Galloping Goose Trail).
Indoor and outdoor structured recreation facilities, regional/provincial parks, and active transportation are not included in the scope of this project. For information on the development of the West Shore Recreation Facilities Master Plan visit: West Shore Parks & Recreation Facilities Master Plan.
The City of Langford takes protecting your privacy seriously and has measures in place to ensure the information you share with us is stored in a secure and responsible way. These questions are designed to avoid capturing any information that could be used to identify you as an individual. Please avoid submitting any identifying information in the body of the survey through open-ended fields.
This information is collected under section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FOIPPA”) and will be used for the purposes of informing the Parks and Trails Master Plan. By participating in this survey, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with FOIPPA regulations. Please contact Megan Treleaven, 250-478-7882, mtreleaven@langford.ca if you have any questions about the collection, use, or disclosure of this information.
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