parks

Articles tagged parks on Tri-Cities Daily.

A trail through the forest at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley
Outdoors

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.

View across Mill Lake in Abbotsford toward trees and distant hills
Outdoors

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.

A heritage Queen Anne style house near Queen's Park in New Westminster
Outdoors

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.

Open meadows and trails at ƛ̓éxətəm (Colony Farm) Regional Park
Outdoors

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."

View over təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park toward Indian Arm
Outdoors

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.

Trail map of Mundy Park in Coquitlam showing its lakes and paths
Outdoors

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.

Aerial view of Deer Lake in Burnaby
Outdoors

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.

A sports field at Gates Park in Port Coquitlam
News

Gates Park Sports Hub opens in Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam's rebuilt Gates Park Sports Hub is open with a synthetic turf field, warm-up pitch and four pickleball courts. Grandstand in 2027.

The pier and shoreline at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody
Outdoors

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.

Lafarge Lake and the SkyTrain station at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam
Outdoors

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.