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Skookumchuck Narrows Hike
Quick Facts: The hike in Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park is perhaps the most famous of all hiking trails on the Sunshine Coast. It’s an fairly easy 8km hike to the Narrows, where impressive whirlpools at ebbing tide and standing rapids at flooding tide can be viewed. The volume of tide water in the entire Sechelt…
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Smuggler Cove Hike
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Smuggler Cove, modified as a 2km out and back hike to the first fork on the map. Difficulty: moderate Traffic: heavy, with lots of dogs Facilities: pit toilet a trailhead View: cool boardwalk through wetland and nice views of Smuggler Cove at the end. After the fork, it wasn’t clear how…
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Everett Crowley Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Everett Crowley Loop, 2.1km with 19m elevation Difficulty: easy, stroller friendly if you stay on the graveled loop Traffic: heavy, lots of dogs Facilities: minimal. There’s a washroom placed strangely across the park on the other side of Kerr St, away from the rest of the park View: obstructed views of…
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Robert Burnaby Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Robert Burnaby Park Loop, 2.1km with 63m elevation Difficulty: moderate, with more technical sections through the woods Traffic: light Facilities: flush toilet available near the tennis court, picnic tables, playground, sport facilities, swimming pool View: wilder than expected network of trails, crossing small streams Overall score: 7/10 For an urban park,…
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Brunswick Point Trail
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Brunswick Point Trail, 11.3km with minimal elevation Difficulty: very easy, stroller friendly Traffic: light Facilities: no toilets View: Fraser river estuary, lots of birding opportunities, surprisingly great views of surrounding mountain ranges on a clear day Overall score: 7/10 Brunswick Point Trail is a great hidden gem at the eastern tip…
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Rolley Lake Camping
Quick Facts: Rolley Lake Provincial Park features a sizable frontcountry campground close (but not immediately adjacent) to the small and paddler-friendly Rolley Lake, with luxurious amenities including hot shower, flush toilet, and a playground. We put this campground high on our to-visit list, and at the first sight of warmish weather this spring (14 degrees…
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Rolley Lake Hike
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Rolley Lake Trail Difficulty: easy on the Lakeside Trail (but not stroller friendly), and moderately difficult on to Rolley Falls Trail Traffic: light Facilities: pit toilet at parking lot, picnic tables View: nice lake surrounded by lush forest. Small waterfalls mostly hidden from view. Overall score: 7/10 April 2021 Lakeside Trail…
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Trout Lake Park (aka John Hendry Park)
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Trout Lake Loop, 1.3km with 6m elevation Difficulty: very easy, stroller friendly Traffic: heavy on a sunny weekend afternoon Facilities: flush toilet at the community centre, two small playgrounds, a few sandy beaches View: best view from the south end of the lake (Trout Lake Beach) with the North Shore mountains beyond…
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Campbell Valley Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Little River Loop, 2.3km with 11m elevation Difficulty: very easy, stroller friendly Traffic: light on a winter morning Facilities: pit toilet View: wetland, river view Overall score: 5/10 We had a chance to visit South Surrey and we dropped by Campbell Valley Regional Park for a quick stroll, which is just a…
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Toddler Skiing Update – Grouse Mountain
Building on the success of 2020-21 skiing season, where Junior finally got into skiing after 15 visits to the ski hills, we got a season pass to Grouse Mountain this year. At first we were weary about the Skyride Tram being risky during the COVID19 pandemic, but we were relieved to find out that Grouse…