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Fraser Foreshore Park
To map out our Fraser River Series of parks, we headed to Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby on a cloudy fall afternoon. We were very confused by Google Maps because when we arrived at where it said the park was, it was just a long narrow road next to an industrial park. We weren’t sure…
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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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Colony Farm Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Sheep Paddocks Loop Difficulty: easy, but due to a flight of stairs, not stroller friendly Traffic: light on a weekday Facilities: flush toilet, picnic tables at the community garden View: turns out the best view of the distant mountains was right at the community farm. Views on the dyke trail was…
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Deas Island Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Deas Island Difficulty: easy, stroller friendly Traffic: moderate Facilities: flush toilet near the northern tip of the island, pit toilet in the center. Picnic tables, water access. View: Fraser River, North Shore Mountains on a clear day Overall score: 3/10 Deas Island is a small island (technically a peninsula) at the…
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Gladstone-Riverside-Riverfront Park
To continue our exploration along the Fraser River after Deering Island Park, and Fraser River Park, we decided to go further east and arrived in Gladstone Park. We came here on 2 separate visits, the first time in late October when it was raining. We walked east from the parking lot at Gladstone-Riverside Park alone…
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Rocky Point Park and Shoreline Trail
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 the finish line at Old Orchard Park. It’s an easy 5.8km out-and-back trail, as detailed…
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Garden City Community Park
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 our car pulled over to the park. This terrain park is a little bigger than…
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Crecsent Park
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 be cold and wet, so we need to step up the game. Usually taking him…
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South Dyke Trail and Finn Slough
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 score: 7/10 The South Dyke Trail in Richmond spans from Steveston in the west to…
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Fraser River Park
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 cyclist toddler. Our good friends David and Rofie brought us to Fraser River Park earlier…