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Rice Lake Hike
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Rice Lake via Rice Creek Loop Trail, 3.1km with 26m elevation gain Difficulty: very easy, stroller friendly Traffic: heavy Facilities: flush toilet at parking lot, picnic tables, pit toilet at Rice Lake View: beautiful lake surrounded by lush forest Overall score: 8/10 This is a great little 3.1 km stroller friendly…
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Burnaby Lake Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Burnaby Lake. Difficulty: easy, stroller friendly Traffic: quite busy on weekends Facilities: flush toilets at Nature House at Piper Ave Entrance and Burnaby Sport Complex. View: peek-a-boo views of the lake through out. Overall score: 5/10. Significant highway noise intrudes the South Shore Trail, and railway noise intrudes the Cottonwood Trail to…
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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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Buntzen Lake Trail
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Buntzen Lake Trail Difficulty: moderate (eastern section easier than the western section, with option to walk back to parking lot on Pipeline Trail which is a flat service road.) Traffic: extremely busy on weekends especially in warmer months, parking lot may be full. We don’t even try to come here on…
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Sasamat Lake Loop Hike
After our visit in the summer, we came back almost exactly 6 months later, in January. Again, we headed to Buntzen Lake first, and AGAIN IT WAS FULL. Granted, we arrived to the park gate leisurely after 12 noon, but who would have thought a lakeside park can be full in the middle of the…
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Deer Lake Paddle
For a beginner-friendly lake 30 mins from Vancouver, Deer Lake is a great choice. The lake is only 850m end to end, and it’s surrounded by a well maintained network of trails, a great restaurant, and plenty to do for families. There is also a busy rental service right at the lakeshore, with a parking…
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Mill Lake Park (Mill Lake loop)
One our final home stretch of our road trip, our search for a nice park with playgrounds brought us to the city of Abbotsford. Mill Lake Park was highly rated for its diverse activities for the kids and it certainly did not disappoint. The loop around Mill Lake spans about 2 km with several different…
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Moraine Lake Paddle
If there is a lake that rivals and even surpasses Lake Louise in Banff in terms of fame, popularity, and beauty, it would have to be Moraine Lake. Surrounded by beautiful peaks, valleys, and glaciers, Moraine Lake is frequently called “the most photographed lake in the world” (not sure who counted) and for good reason.…
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Lake Louise Paddle
Ah, Lake Louise. The icon of Canadian Rockies in my books. This was the highlight and focal point of our 2020 Rockies Road Trip. I’ve visited Lake Louise many times with my family before, but we’ve never been on the lake due to time constraints and high cost of canoe rental here. I often wondered…
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Alta Lake Paddles
Difficulty – very easy in the morning, windy in the afternoon Boat traffic – I haven’t seen motor boats on Alta Lake. I think they prefer the larger Green Lake. View – great mountain views dotted with big expensive lakeside houses Facilities – Lakeside Park and Rainbow Park have flush toilets, grass fields, and hiking…