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Cadboro-Gyro Park

Home to an octopus slide and a humorous playground-sized cryptid.

Victoria, British Columbia

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Cadboro Bay, just off the coastline of Victoria, British Columbia, is said to be home to a cryptid called Cadborosaurus, a creature not unlike the Loch Ness Monster. While non-believers argue that it is merely a variety of animal carcasses mistaken as a sea serpent, children get to play with a real “Caddy” at Cadboro-Gyro Park.

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2600 Sinclair Rd
Victoria, British Columbia, V8P 5N8
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48.459726, -123.294555
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