Second-largest urban forest in North America, it's a mandatory visit when passing by Vancouver.

it is one of the most beautiful places in Vancouver. they do everything including having a place to play football, an aquarium lots of trails and squirell's and people that paint you picture..... it is a great day out for everyone and it is really kid friendly.

This park is huge and such a great place to go for walks!

I've come here all throughout the year and it's fun anytime! I usually start by walking on the perimeter (also known as the Sea Wall) and deviate into one of the many paths within the park. There's lot's of photo opportunities from the totem poles, beaches, giant trees, sculptures, view of the lions gate bridge..fat squirrels. These squirrels wer originally a gift from New York like, 100 years ago and now they're everywhere and huge because people keep feeding them.

There's a really good viewpoint called Prospect Point where a lot of tour buses stop because there's a restaurant and gift shop there, and you get a view of the North Shore mountains, the ocean, and the bridge over the Burrard inlet.

Very scenic place. You can relax by the Straight of Georgia while watching the sea planes take off, or you can hike many of the park's trails, some winding deep into the wilderness. You can find breathtaking views of the ocean anywhere along the sea wall trail. The Vancouver Aquarium was relatively small, but had a great student fare and many exciting exhibits. One can find the totem poles on the northeast side of the park, just passed the statue of the mermaid that's just off shore. In all, I give Vancouver a 8/10 rating.

"A city that has been carved out of the forest should maintain
somewhere within its boundaries evidence of what it once was, and so long
as Stanley Park remains unspoiled that testimony to the giant trees which
occupied the site of Vancouver in former days will remain"
The News Herald - October 30, 1939