Underrated park. Although generally quiet, it is a good area to walk your dog and hang out. There's a washroom and a field to play soccer on if you're interested. In addition, there is a geocache in this park if you are interested in that. There's streetside parking and it's fairly convenient to get to if you're within the UBC area.
Part of the park (not the entire thing) is an off leash dog area - often there's dogs around and you can let your dog have fun. Note that people often have their dog off leash outside of that area, so avoid if you have a fear of dogs or have an extremely aggressive or skittish dog.
It's a fun place to explore. Lots of trees, nature, and some streams. However, be careful when walking in this park to not exit into the Musqueam Reserve - as they don't like it when you trespass onto their land.
You can take this park and walk south past the golf course to get to Deerling Island Park. It's all connected so it's a good option if you'd like to visit two parks at once. If you go through the park and follow the path north, you can cross SW Marine and go into Pacific Spirit park - a larger and more trail...
Read moreThis is my nearby park, sort of my hidden gem - hope not too many people start coming here! It is a nice, more of a rural, forest feel (around the play field and neighborhood) where you would see tall trees, trail, dogs and if you are lucky, horses with their riders and even owls! Do expect cayotes in deeper parts of the woods. Interesting facts are that this park wraps around the neighborhood and there is a river that runs through it. I refer to the top end as the park that you can see from SW Marine and more of a walking forest area connecting to the bottom end is a games field and now they new pathway and washrooms that has just been built in but not quite finished (not sure what part). Currently, this facility is still being guarded by security. The top end is more of a doggy park and and my only complaint for past years where there is a lot of snow and rain, this park does get quite soggy and mushy (especially after dogs have been through here lots of times) and you will see a river carving through the park. The bottom end will get soggy in parts as well. But all the other times of the year, this is...
Read moreThis large park is predominantly lush natural forest containing a series of trails enjoyed by those on horseback and foot alike. The fern- and thimbleberry-lined paths are often silent, except for the bird calls that bloom from the depths of the forest. A large clearing accommodates two soccer fields.
This park was originally part of the Point Grey Municipality before the city was amalgamated in 1929 and appears in Park Board records for the first time in 1930. Extensions to the area were passed by the Park Board in 1964 and then...
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