15 ReviewsWhy would you pay over $30 per person to go to a beautiful, forested area with a suspension bridge when Lynn Canyon sits about the same distance from the city and can be reached by public...
48 ReviewsCome at the right time of year (late April to late May) and see spectacular, huge rhododendrons in bloom in this known-mostly-to-locals park. To get here take the number 6 bus (catch it across from...
10 ReviewsI took the trip out to Steveston not knowing much about the area, but having a recommendation from a work colleague. To get there I took a 98 bus to Richmond Centre bus exchange, and then a second bus...
22 ReviewsIf you follow the pathway along the inner harbor west past the undersea gardens for a couple of blocks, you’ll come to Fisherman’s Wharf. This is where some of the local fishing boats land their...
6 ReviewsOne of my favorite beaches in the world because the sub-culture and community that it embraces and its location in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia. For the years that I lived in the area it...
39 ReviewsThere are mzny great hiking trails in Victoria and all over Vancouver Island. You can go for an Easy stroll, a Day Hike or an Overnight Hike.
Easy Stroll
If you park anywhere along the inner harbour...
8 ReviewsPorteau Cove Provincial Park is situated on the most southerly fjord in North America just 38 km north of Vancouver, and features waterfront campsites with a view over Howe Sound to the mountains...
19 ReviewsThe Ogden Point Breakwater is a great place to go for a walk whether it's a sunny, calm day or a windy one. Use your common sense however - if the waves are too big don't venture out on to the...
4 ReviewsMost people will miss the entrance to the parking lot. Unless they know the existence of this dam, they will drive by it on the way to Capilano Suspension Bridge without knowing it. Built in 1954, the...
8 ReviewsGo there and see it yourself!
There is also Rose Garden, beautiful too.
The pst time to got here is in the summer Jule and August, when most of the flowers are in bloom and watch the fireworks!
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4 ReviewsDeer Lake Park is one of those beautiful parks that are enjoyable to visit any time of the year. We live fairly close to this park and I hadn't been here for a very long time. Since then we do go...
5 ReviewsThese gardens are beautiful, free and not crowded with tourists. The 36 acre gardens are open every day from dawn to dusk. The Victorian homes on Rockland Avenue are well worth seeing too. Government...
5 ReviewsA nice day-trip from Vancouver is over to Bowen Island, there is a nice bed and breakfast there and a few shops. It's very relaxing to just wander around and do a little beach combing.
Plus it's...
9 ReviewsWhile cutting across the park to get into our parking lot, I found out that there is a World War I Memorial between Stanley Park and the Vancouver Aquarium. This monument is in lasting memory of the...
2 ReviewsIf you want to feel like you've stepped out of North America and onto the Asian continent, the Richmond Night Market is your place. While it only occurs during the summer months (from June up until...
6 ReviewsOne of my favorite beaches in Vancouver, next to Wreck Beach and Spanish Banks. Rather than a place of "fun" its had much more of a spiritual draw for me personally, as it was a place of engagement as...
7 ReviewsThis is a definitely MUST for anyone who comes this way, ie. THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. One of the most scenic sights in the whole wide world!!! I love MORRAINE LAKE (as pictured)! It's one of the most...
6 ReviewsBuntzen Lake is a man made reservoir for the purpose of hydro-electricity. As it is near communities, a lot of efforts have been made to make it a recreationnal environment. You can canoe, hike, bike,...
4 ReviewsA 55 acre garden featuring plants from far and wide includung west coast natives and Canada's largest collections of rhododendrons. It is beautifully landscaped with a maze, waterfalls, ponds and...
7 ReviewsGreat place to go in any other season besides WINTER!!!
There's nothing to really see. it's great during the other months because all flowers are in bloom.
Take a boat from Vancouver to Victoria....
14 ReviewsUBC is a massive university campus located at the western tip of Vancouver on Point Grey. It's easy to get to from downtown Vancouver. Take the UBC bus #4 or #17 and it gets you there directly in 25...
5 ReviewsIt you are visiting Vancouver in the winter months and you want to try an outdoor activity that is easy to pick-up I highly recommend cross country skiing on Cypress mountain. If you have never been...
2 ReviewsAre you looking for a good place to browse a lot of antique shops all in one go? Have you been to Main Street in Vancouver but felt overwhelmed by the large spaces between the shops and underwhelmed...
7 ReviewsGrouse mountain is located in North Vancouver and is a great place to view Vancouver. There are two ways of getting up to the top. One is an enclosed gondola that takes you up to the top liquidity...
2 ReviewsGolden Ears Provincial Park is located 50 km East of Vancouver. You will start seeing indication from Hwy 7 in Maple Ridge. In the park, you can launch a boat, rent a canoe, have a picnic, take a...
The majority of Canadian ginseng is produced in eastern Canada but also some here in British Columbia. We were on the way to Shuswap Lake and i remember taking this picture as the fields were so green in contrast to the surrounding mountains. The guide had us guess what it was that was being planted and finally told us when nobody had a clue.The largest bulk of the ginseng is exported to Asia where it is important in traditional medicine. The American ginseng (referring to the north american) is Panax quinquefolius, which is different from the asian variety, it grows natively only in cold climates. It is argued that the american ginseng promotes the yin energy, while the Asian variety promotes the yang energy.
Lake O'Hara
by chewy3326
One of the most special spots in BC is a small subalpine lake nestled beneath Mt. Victoria, Mt. Lefroy, and other behemoth mountains of the Continental Divide in Yoho National Park. The lake is an absolutely stunning spot and hiking in the area around the lake is excellent. However, access is quite limited- visitors can either hike in on an 11-km dirt road or book tickets for one of the four buses leading to the lake three months in advance. Visitors who wish to stay overnight may either camp or stay in the Lake O'Hara lodge. Either way, visitors who can get here should, as this unspoiled lake was definitely one of my favorite spots in the entire Canadian Rockies.
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Merritt: the Canadian Capital of Country Music
by GillianMcLaughlin
Some 270 km north east of Vancouver, the intrepid driver hits a highly industrialised crossroads that would appear to have little of interest unless the passengers in the car share a fascination for the timber industry. However, a bit of scratching below the surface will take that intrepid traveller into the centre of a small town, home to only 8,000 people, whose architecture screams its history as a frontier town: welcome to the town of Merritt.Before the first Europeans fought their way to the Nicola Valley in which Merritt sits, the area had long been populated by native people. Since the mid 1800s the land around has been appreciated and exploited for its rich agricultural possibilities, particularly for raising livestock. While ranching remains an important feature of the local economy, the town of Merritt has also been involved in railroads, coal and copper mining and, following...
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Whistler
by richiecdisc
Whistler is a great ski resort that has ample hiking trails in summer. It's a great place to stay in a B & B (with a hot tub), day hike and eat in nice restaurants at night. I stopped here on my way back from Alaska in 1998.
Great disc on Pender Island
by richiecdisc
Disc Golf is a sport played much life ball golf. Instead of holes, there are chained baskets. Trees and water hazards work the same way. Instead of a ball and club, you throw flying discs which are smaller, heavier and more beveled than "regular Frisbees" so you can throw then a lot further. I was very into the sport in 1994 and visited over 100 courses around the US.There was a great disc golf course on Pender Island which is on the ferry route between Victoria and Vancouver. It is a less developed island and you get a feel for how the locals live while there.
Tofino
by richiecdisc
Tofino is a cool fishing village on Vancouver Island. The big attraction for me in 1994 was doing the boat excursion to Clayoquat Sound. This is a great natural hot spring. After the boat ride, you hike through a temperate rainforest to a series of hot pools right on the Pacific Ocean, fed by a hot waterfall!
CRYSTAL CLEAR BLUE LAKE
by LoriPori
Thursday, June 5. Driving along Highway 99 North, just before Cache Creek, we came upon a very different sight. The water in the lake was a crystal clear blue -green colour. Created by the minerals in the silt, it didn't look real. You could actually see the fish swimming in the water. It was unbelievable.
A LOO WITH A VIEW - "REST AREA" ON HIGHWAY 99
by LoriPori
As we were driving along Highway 99 North, I yelled at Hans to stop the car and turn around. I couldn't believe my eyes. There before us was this "REST AREA", complete with toilet, sink and bathtub. Someone with a sense of humour had created this rest area and filled the bathtub with flowers. Of course, Hans had to try out the "facilities".
Tulameen and Coalmont
by Carmanah
If you're looking for getting off the beaten track in British Columbia, it's really not hard to do. But the tiny towns of Tulameen and Coalmont are probably the easiest to get to. These are two former mining towns located in the rainshadow of the Cascade Mountains a short drive north-west of Princeton off of Hwy 3. Tulameen sits on the southern shore of Otter Lake - a great swimming and canoeing lake. The Kettle Valley Railroad, an ex-railroad now turned pathway, runs along the eastern side of the lake - a great cycling route. The Tulameen River flows out of Otter Lake, south towards the town of Coalmont and beyond. There are some great swimming holes here. As well, because this area was a mining site in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, you have some old abandoned mine shafts scattered about, including some overgrown graveyards! Despite how out of the way this place is, it does...
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Banff N P (Alberta) - Lake Louise Gondola
by toonsarah
If like us you make it “across the border” to Banff National Park and the beautiful Lake Louise, I would say this activity should be high on your list of things to do. Actually, it would literally be a “high” as the gondola takes you on a fourteen-minute ride to an elevation of 2088 metres (6850 feet), where the views of the lake below and surrounding mountains are really stunning. If you’re a bit nervous of travelling in this way, you might like to know that you are given a choice of an open chair or fully enclosed gondola car. I was keen to have the former (better photos!) and thought it would be just a case of luck which would come along as we reached the front of the queue, but no – the attendant asked us which we would like and let a closed car go by empty so that we could have an open chair.At the top of the mountain, in addition of course to those wonderful views, is an...
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