Parkinson Creek Trailhead is located at Kilometer 37.6 of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail and provides access to begin or terminate a 10 kilometer hike  to (or from)Botanical Beach or a nine kilometer hike to (or from) Sombrio Beach. From here you can hike east to Sombrio or west to Botanical Beach. There are two campsites close by - Payzant Creek at Kilometer 40 and Little Kuitsche Creek at Kilometer 33.5. This intermediate section of the trail winds through regenerated logged areas and some old growth forest fringe and along spectacular rugged shoreline. Keep a wary eye out for marine mamals and other wild life.