Best Urban Parks to Visit with Kids


Our love of outdoors does not limit us to the wilderness. There are many great outdoor spaces right within our cities. These parks are generally very transit accessible and have great facilities such as playgrounds and public washrooms. Many of these parks offer fantastic nature walks that rival those in more remote locations as well.

Rocky Point Park and Shoreline Trail

Rocky Point Park and Shoreline Trail

BillyOct 31, 20203 min read

We’ve covered Rocky Point before, both as a great family-friendly park as well as one of our go-to paddling spots. We came back to enjoy some fall foliage and finish the Shoreline Trail. We tackled the Shoreline Trail, aiming at…

Garden City Community Park

Garden City Community Park

TinaOct 28, 20204 min read

After visiting Vanier Park for its Bike skills track, Junior wanted to try other bike track close by. We decided to check out the Bike Terrain Park inside Garden City Community Park. Bike Terrain Park We got so excited once…

Crecsent Park

Crecsent Park

BillyOct 26, 20202 min read

The fall weather really started to set in around Vancouver in the last few weeks, ushering in single digit temperatures and the famous Vancouver rain. It does put a damper on getting outdoors. Like most kids, Junior doesn’t like to…

South Dyke Trail and Finn Slough

South Dyke Trail and Finn Slough

BillyOct 20, 20202 min read

Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Richmond South Dyke Trail Difficulty: easy, flat, stroller friendly Traffic: usually light Facilities: flush toilet, picnic tables View: industrial boat activities on Fraser River, small water dwelling community of Finn Slough was also very interesting Overall…

Fraser River Park

Fraser River Park

TinaOct 17, 20202 min read

After visiting Deering Island Park, we became more interested in parks along the Fraser River. For one, the view is beautiful, and we heard that there are boardwalks in some of these parks which is the perfect trail for our…