Day Trips

Brandywine · Whistler

Une chute de 70 mètres juste à côté de la Sea to Sky, au sud de Whistler — une courte marche vers une vraie chute.

From Peak Chair · North Vancouver

Vues du Skyride, refuge faunique et l'infâme Grouse Grind en bas.

Golden Ears · Maple Ridge

Alouette Lake, big mountain trails, and Metro Vancouver’s wildest backyard.

Minnekhada · Coquitlam

Marshes, a lodge, and a knoll with a wide view of Pitt River country.

Highway 99 · Squamish

The drive from Horseshoe Bay to Whistler, with pullouts that earn the name.

The Chief · Squamish

Three granite peaks above Squamish — the classic Sea to Sky hike.

Village · Whistler

Pedestrian alpine village, gondolas, and a basecamp for both winter and summer.

Whistler Mountain · Whistler

North America’s largest ski resort, two mountains linked by the Peak 2 Peak.

Whistler Mountain · Whistler

A high alpine loop with Cheakamus Lake in the distance — summer only.

Shannon Falls · Squamish

A 335-metre waterfall beside the highway — the easiest Sea to Sky stop.

Upper Village · Whistler

A ski-in chateau at the base of Blackcomb — the obvious overnight.

Village · Whistler

Outdoor gear, galleries, and maple-sugar tourism in a pedestrian village.

Highway 99 · Squamish

De Horseshoe Bay à Shannon Falls, the Chief ou le spit, Whistler s’il reste de la lumière.

Whistler Blackcomb · Whistler

La télécabine record qui relie Whistler et Blackcomb — plancher de verre, air alpin et deux montagnes pour un billet.

Fitzsimmons Creek · Whistler

Tree-to-tree lines over the valley — several operators, all loud, all worth it once.

Lost Lake · Whistler

A forest lake a few minutes from the village — swim in summer, ski-tour the trails in winter.

Green Lake · Whistler

The ghost mill town on Green Lake — weathered houses, forest reclaiming the mill, a quiet walk off the village circuit.

Coquihalla Canyon · Hope

Five railway tunnels blasted through Coquihalla granite — a short, spectacular walk east of Hope.

Hope

A steep little climb to a platform over Hope, the Fraser, and the mountains that pinch the valley shut.

Harrison Hot Springs · Harrison

A long glacial lake with a sandy village beach, paddle boats, and mountains falling straight into the water.

Britannia Beach

The old copper mine on Howe Sound — underground train, gravity mill, and a Sea to Sky stop that earns the pullout.

Joffre Lakes Provincial Park · Pemberton

Three turquoise lakes in a hanging valley north of Pemberton — a permit hike, and worth the paperwork.

Shannon Falls · Squamish

A gondola above Howe Sound — suspension skybridge, summit lodge, and hiking ridges over Squamish.

Garibaldi · Squamish

The big alpine behind Squamish and Whistler — Garibaldi Lake, Elfin Lakes, and overnight country.

Cultus Lake · Chilliwack

A warm swimming lake in a mountain bowl south of Chilliwack — the Fraser Valley’s summer weekend.

Bridal Veil Falls · Chilliwack

A wide, lacy waterfall a few minutes off Highway 1 — short trail, big payoff.

Chilliwack Lake Road · Chilliwack

A steep, popular hike to a turquoise lake in Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park.

Westham Island · Delta

A world-class Fraser estuary sanctuary — snow geese in season, dykes, and a gift shop of seed.

Pitt Lake · Pitt Meadows

The largest tidal lake in North America — dykes, boat launch, and a wall of mountains at the north end.

Golden Ears · Maple Ridge

The swimming and picnic lake inside Golden Ears Provincial Park — mountains on both sides of the water.

Fort Langley · Langley

A heritage village on the Fraser — the national historic fort, independent shops, and a walkable main street.

Aldergrove · Langley

A large zoo in Aldergrove — safari-style grounds, a family day, and space the city zoos cannot match.