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

Rocky Point Park

TinaSep 21, 20205 min read

After our good friends Alison and Johnny introduced us to this park, it immediately become one of our favourite places to go in Metro Vancouver. This is one of the best family friendly park situated in the heart of Port…

Deer Lake Loop Trail

Deer Lake Loop Trail

TinaSep 20, 20204 min read

The past week we all stayed at home due to the poor air quality from all that forest fire going on. So when the air finally cleared today, my boys absolutely can’t wait to go out. We decided to visit…

Spanish Banks Beach

Spanish Banks Beach

TinaSep 7, 20204 min read

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…

Iona Beach Regional Park

Iona Beach Regional Park

TinaSep 6, 20205 min read

As it’s currently the long weekend before school starts, we decided to hike more trails but also to stay local and avoid the crowds. Junior once again wanted to go on his bike and I wanted to do some jogging,…

Mill Lake Park (Mill Lake loop)

Mill Lake Park (Mill Lake loop)

TinaAug 25, 20204 min read

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…


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