Outdoors
Outdoors in the Tri-Cities: Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.
Campbell Valley Regional Park: Langley's 29 km of trails and history
Campbell Valley Regional Park packs 29 km of trails, a historic farmstead, a schoolhouse, and even an old NASCAR oval into south Langley's largest park.
Mill Lake: the Abbotsford mill pond that became the city's front yard
Mill Lake anchors central Abbotsford with a loop trail and boardwalks, but it began as a Sto:lo fishery and boomed as one of BC's biggest sawmill sites.
Burnaby Mountain: trails, totems and the best free viewpoint nearby
Burnaby Mountain rises 370 metres over Burrard Inlet, with SFU, conservation-area trails, mountain bike runs and a sunset viewpoint at Centennial Park.
Pitt Lake: the tidal fjord lake at the Tri-Cities' back door
Pitt Lake, just past Pitt Meadows, is the Lower Mainland's second-largest lake and one of the world's few tidal lakes, ringed by two provincial parks.
Queen's Park: New Westminster's 1887 original, BC's first park
Queen's Park opened in 1887 for Queen Victoria's golden jubilee and was BC's first public park. Its arena, petting farm, trails, and 135 years of stories.
Alouette Lake guide: Maple Ridge's mountain reservoir
Alouette Lake stretches 16 km beneath the Golden Ears, was renamed in 1914, and hides a dam-and-tunnel power story. Beaches, paddling, and history.
Coquitlam River: the red fish river at the heart of the Tri-Cities
The Coquitlam River runs 18 km from Coquitlam Lake to the Fraser, takes its name from sockeye salmon, and anchors the region's trails and conservation work.
Coquitlam Crunch: the city's outdoor stair-climbing gym
The Coquitlam Crunch is a 2.2-kilometre uphill trail with 242 metres of elevation gain and 894 stairs. Access points, parking and how to do the workout.
Green Timbers: the Surrey forest that taught BC how to replant
Green Timbers Urban Forest is 560 acres of replanted rainforest in Surrey, the birthplace of BC reforestation, with 10 km of trails and a trout lake.
Port Moody's Shoreline Trail: 230,000 walks a year along the inlet
Port Moody's Shoreline Trail runs from Rocky Point Park to Old Orchard Park, with a paved multi-use path and a gravel walking trail with a new boardwalk.
Traboulay PoCo Trail: the 25-kilometre loop around Port Coquitlam
The Traboulay PoCo Trail is a 25.3-kilometre walking and cycling loop around Port Coquitlam along three rivers. History, highlights and how to ride it.
Sasamat Lake: the warm-water beach day at the edge of Port Moody
Sasamat Lake, inside Belcarra Regional Park, is one of Greater Vancouver's warmest swimming lakes, with White Pine Beach and a floating bridge at the south end.
ƛ̓éxətəm (Colony Farm) Regional Park: 260 hectares of bird country
Colony Farm, officially renamed in 2023, is a 260-hectare park on the Coquitlam River with over 200 bird species. The name means "be invited."
təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park: a Tri-Cities giant
təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park covers 1,100 hectares between Indian Arm and Sasamat Lake. Trails, beaches, the 2021 renaming, and how to plan a visit.
Mundy Park: Coquitlam's biggest park, lakes, trails and all
Mundy Park is Coquitlam's largest park at 176 hectares, with two lakes, forest trails, sports fields, an outdoor pool and disc golf. What to see and do.
Golden Ears Provincial Park: the Tri-Cities' mountain playground
Golden Ears Provincial Park, past Maple Ridge, is one of BC's busiest provincial parks: 556 square kilometres of peaks, Alouette Lake, trails and camping.
Deer Lake Park: Burnaby's cultural lake near the Tri-Cities
Deer Lake Park pairs easy lakeside trails with the Burnaby Village Museum, art gallery and Shadbolt Centre. Summer boats, a carousel and no motors.
Buntzen Lake: the complete Tri-Cities guide
Hours, parking passes, buses, trails and the beach at Buntzen Lake, the BC Hydro reservoir north of Port Moody that is one of the region's busiest recreation.
Rocky Point Park: Port Moody's waterfront playground
Pier, pool, spray park, kayak rentals and the Shoreline Trail: Rocky Point Park at 2800 Murray Street is Port Moody's best-known park. What to do and when to.
Minnekhada Regional Park: quiet trails above the Pitt River
Minnekhada Regional Park in northeast Coquitlam offers easy 10 km trails, marsh wildlife and the High Knoll viewpoint over the Pitt-Addington Marsh. How to.
Lafarge Lake and Town Centre Park: Coquitlam's front lawn
Town Centre Park is Coquitlam's 42-hectare city-centre park wrapped around Lafarge Lake, steps from the SkyTrain. Trails, sports, festivals and the.