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Deering Island Park and Fraser River Trail
Did you know there’s an island in the Dunbar/Southlands neighbourhood in Vancouver, that’s so small it only has 1 street with 2 rows of houses? And they still managed to squeeze in the tiniest park on the tip of this island. We did an early evening stroll here and was quite amazed with the beautiful…
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False Creek Paddle from Science World
False Creek is an iconic feature of Vancouver, and it’s quite accessible for kayaks and paddleboards. It is surrounded by the concrete jungle of downtown, crowned by the landmark metal ball at Science World, and there are lots of opportunities to watch interesting people on the Seawall. However, being right next to the densely populated…
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Camosun Bog Trail – Pacific Spirit Regional Park
After a great experience in Burns Bog, Billy remembered that there’s another one right in Pacific Spirit Park: Camosun Bog. We’ve been to Pacific Spirit Park many times in the past, but we never explored this corner of the large park. We soon found that walking around the Camosun Bog is truly a fun and…
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Spanish Banks Beach
Spanish Banks has been a long time favourite for us. Billy and I used to come here a lot back in our university days. In fact it used to be one of our favourite dating spot…And now with the two kiddos, we definitely want them to love this place as much as we do! Beach…
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Spanish Banks Paddle
Spanish Banks lies immediately to the west of Jericho Beach, making it a natural extension of my usual go-to paddle route. It’s closer to the open waters of Straight of Georgia, and it can get much windier such that kite boarders and windsurfers can sometimes be seen, so it’s a little intimidating for me as…
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Volunteer Park
This is one of daddy’s favourite paddling spots so it naturally becomes our most frequented park. The park is separated in two levels, with a small grassy field on the top level and a long stretch of sandy beach at the bottom. The beach is connected to the popular Kits beach and you can access…
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Pacific Spirit Regional Park
This is our go-to park when we want an easy walk but still want to do some forest exploration with the kids. In fact, the very first time we tested our hiking carrier was in Pacific Spirit Park when our son was just over 7 months old. There is a large network of trails inside…
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Kits to Jericho Paddle
One of my favorite paddleboarding spots in Vancouver is the stretch between Kitsilano Beach and Jericho Beach. The view is spectacular: as you look west, open water stretches in front of you, flanked by the North Shore Mountains and Point Gray peninsula, with the sun setting on the horizon if you time it right. As…