Maravilhas naturais

West End · Vancouver

Dez quilômetros de seawall, floresta antiga e o circuito mais famoso da cidade.

Downtown · Vancouver

Uma torre com elevador de vidro sobre o Harbour Centre — o panorama do centro num giro.

Riley Park · Vancouver

The city’s highest point in town: quarry garden, Bloedel Conservatory, and a lookout over the plain.

Capilano · North Vancouver

A 137-metre swaying bridge over a rainforest canyon, plus treetop walks.

From Peak Chair · North Vancouver

Vistas do Skyride, refúgio de fauna e o infame Grouse Grind lá embaixo.

Village · Whistler

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

Deer Lake · Burnaby

A lake loop, painters’ studios, and a beach in the middle of Burnaby.

Coquihalla Canyon · Hope

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

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.

Cultus Lake · Chilliwack

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

Deas Island · Delta

A Fraser island park under the Alex Fraser Bridge — dykes, heritage houses, and river birds.

Anmore · Port Coquitlam

A long forest reservoir north of the Tri-Cities — swimming beaches, a floating bridge, and ridge trails.

Downtown · New Westminster

A long pier park over the Fraser, with swings, lookouts, and working river traffic.

Hope

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

Bridal Veil Falls · Chilliwack

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

Garibaldi · Squamish

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

Mundy Park · Coquitlam

A large second-growth forest in the middle of Coquitlam — lake loop, trails, and a neighbourhood woods.

Mount Seymour · North Vancouver

The eastern North Shore hill — night skiing, snowshoe trails, and summer hiking to the pumps.

Ocean Park · Surrey

A long staircase from Ocean Park down to Crescent Beach — the workout, then the bay.

Aldergrove · Langley

A large regional park on the Langley–Abbotsford edge — trails, a beach-style swimming hole, and farm-country sky.

Lost Lake · Whistler

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

Brandywine · Whistler

Uma queda de 70 metros logo na Sea to Sky, ao sul de Whistler — uma caminhada curta até um salto de verdade.

Chilliwack Lake Road · Chilliwack

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

Green Lake · Whistler

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

Capilano · North Vancouver

A free look at Capilano Lake, the Lions, and the dam that holds Vancouver’s drinking water.

Cultus Lake · Chilliwack

A short, steep hike above Cultus — a lookout, a teapot at the top, and a valley view.

West End · Vancouver

The city’s sunset beach — tankers on the horizon and the Seawall at your back.

Deep Cove · North Vancouver

Kayaks on a sheltered inlet and a short hike to a lookout over Indian Arm.

Lynn Valley · North Vancouver

A free suspension bridge, swimming holes, and rainforest trails without the Capilano ticket.

Grouse Mountain · North Vancouver

A 2.9 km stairway of roots and rock — Vancouver’s most famous workout hike.

West Vancouver

Old-growth Douglas firs and granite bluffs looking across to Vancouver Island.

Golden Ears · Maple Ridge

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

Belcarra · Port Moody

A floating walkway, warm-for-the-region swimming, and a village at the end of the road.

Burnaby Mountain · Burnaby

A high lookout over Burrard Inlet, plus the rose garden and totem poles at the summit.

Cypress Provincial Park · West Vancouver

The highway viewpoint everyone stops at, plus alpine trails above Howe Sound.

The Chief · Squamish

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

Shannon Falls · Squamish

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