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Camping and Paddling at Porpoise Bay Provincial Park
Quick Facts: Sunshine Coast is a quick 40 min ferry ride away from Metro Vancouver, but it has a very nice laid-back Island vibe. Taking the ferry also somehow makes the trip feel more like a vacation on a psychological level. With easing COVID 19 restrictions in BC, we went on a 3-night camping trip…
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Camping at Alice Lake Provincial Park
Quick Facts: The campground at Alice Lake Provincial Park is routinely listed as one of the most family friendly in the region. It features flush toilets, automatic hot water faucets at the sinks, showers, a playground, a paved bicycle pump track, many picnic tables and of course, a very swimmable Alice Lake. We booked an…
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Cultus Lake Paddle
Quick Facts Parking and Launching: Entrance Bay Picnic Area Spring Bay Picnic Area Maple Bay Picnic Area Launching type: beach Difficulty – generally easy especially in the morning before motorboats and wind pick up Boat traffic – many motor boats, jet skis especially on a weekend afternoon. Water-skiers get up surprisingly early. View – lakeshore…
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Where to Paddle in the City of Vancouver
Surrounded by water on 3 sides, Vancouver enjoys some fantastic paddling locations. The entire stretch of coastline from False Creek to Wreck Beach is dotted with water access points and parks. You can also go north to explore English Bay and Stanley Park, but be mindful not to get too close to Lions Gate Bridge.…
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Paddling Safety Tips
As more and more of our friends pick up paddleboarding, here are a few safety tips that we learned from various sources. I felt obligated to list them here so that readers consider these before jumping in to explore one of the destinations we share on our blog. Paddle with others. Paddling with someone who…
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Whonnock Lake Paddle
Quick Facts Whonnock Lake is a small, calm lake in Maple Ridge, accessible to the public from Whonnock Lake Park. At about 800m in diameter, it’s on par with the nearby Rolley Lake in size. Being a small municipal park, the parking lot here is much smaller and there is no hiking trail around the…
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Rolley Lake Paddle
Quick Facts Parking: 49°14’30.4″N 122°23’20.3″W Launch: 49°14’33.4″N 122°23’23.3″W Launching type: sandy beach Difficulty – very easy Boat traffic – no motor boats allowed View – conifer-covered lakeshores Facilities – pit toilets, no running water. Picnic tables, sandy beach. Overall score – 7/10 Paddle Report: September 2020 For the Labor Day long weekend, we stayed close and…
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Buntzen Lake Paddle
Quick Facts Most updated Paddle report: July 2024 Paddle report: February 2021 On a previous attempt, we came to Buntzen Lake around noon on a Saturday to find the park entrance closed again even in January. We joked that we had the least amount of luck with Buntzen Lake out of all the places we…
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Deep Cove Winter Paddle
Deep Cove is one of the very first places where I learned to paddle. The protected harbour with a well-stocked kayak rental shop right on the water is famously friendly for beginners. There is also the popular Quarry Rock trail (closed during pandemic) that draws a big crowd. As a result, people come out in…
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English Bay Paddle
For my first paddle of 2021, and my first time paddling with a full 3mm wetsuit, I headed to Vanier Park with the gang. The air temperature was a cool 5 degrees celsius, and the conditions were perfect for trying out the wetsuit. Launching from the dock during winter is actually preferable to me now,…