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Boundary Bay Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Boundary Bay, 3.7km with 11m elevation Difficulty: very easy, stroller friendly Traffic: heavy on a sunny weekend afternoon Facilities: flush toilet, big playground, accessible path on sandy beach View: sandy beaches of Boundary Bay, flat and exposed sandy dunes Overall score: 7/10 Boundary Bay Regional Park features a sandy Centennial Beach and…
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Barnet Marine Park and Drummond’s Walk
Barnet Marine was not only good for paddling, it was also a great destination for picnic, BBQ, and beach sand fun times. The park is divided into two sections: the eastern section was off-limits to dogs, whereas the western section was basically doggie paradise. We explored the park a little and did Drummond’s Walk, a…
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Jug Island Beach Trail (in Belcarra Regional Park)
Even though summer has ended a few weeks ago, we agreed to continue enjoying the outdoors even if the famously wet Vancouver weather inevitably set in. But we were blessed with a streak of good weather, like a return of summer! When the sun came out on this beautiful weekday morning, I know we have…
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Crescent Beach trail
One of our favourite places to take Junior biking is by the beach. Not only can we enjoy some beautiful view of the ocean, but Junior can also enjoy the rocks covered trail creating some bumpy riding experience, which he loves. We decided to visit Crescent Beach today. We strolled down the Crescent Beach Walk,…
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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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Kamloops Riverside Park
One of the wonderful things about exploring new places with a toddler is that they will make you find hidden gems you wouldn’t otherwise have given a second thought. Our road trip came to a pause when my toddler reeeaaalllly wanted to ride his bicycle. In the spur of the moment we randomly stumbled upon…
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Alice Lake Paddle
For camping near Vancouver, Alice Lake Provincial Park is always a popular choice. It’s a very accessible 1-hour drive from Vancouver, and it features hot water showers, easy children-friendly hikes, and a great little swimming lake. Alice Lake itself is a small lake of about 1km in circumference, so completing a full lap on a…
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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…