Exploring Ambleside Park. Photo: Destination Vancouver/Kindred & Scout
West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park has incredible views, a great beach, access to hiking and biking trails, and lots more.
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7 Ways to Get Outdoors in West Vancouver in Summer
A hiker enjoys the view at Eagle Bluffs in Cypress Provincial Park. Photo: Taryn Eyton
West Vancouver is sandwiched between towering mountains and crashing ocean waves. Hike to the peaks, hit the beach, and explore the parks, lakes, waterfalls, and old-growth trees in between.
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7 Ways to Get Outdoors in West Vancouver in Summer
6 Things to Do at Whytecliff Park
Whyte Islet in Whytecliff Park. Photo: Destination BC/Alex Strohl
West Vancouver’s Whytecliffe Park has spectacular scenery. Go for a hike, explore an off-shore island at low tide, enjoy the incredible ocean views, and lots more.
7 Ways to Get Outdoors in Winter in West Vancouver
Cross-country skiing at Cypress Mountain. Photo: Destination Vancouver/Kindred & Scout
From snowy peaks to oceanside strolls, there are lots of ways to get outdoors in winter in West Vancouver. Hit the slopes, go for a hike, explore a park, and lots more.
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7 Ways to Get Outdoors in Winter in West Vancouver
October’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Brother’s Creek
Old Growth cedars along the Brothers Creek Trail
The hike along Brother’s Creek in West Vancouver is a great one for October. It’s not high enough to get snowy or icy and the tree cover overhead keeps you a bit drier on rainy days. This loop route climbs steeply in places, so you need a moderate fitness level. While you won’t summit a mountain or reach an epic viewpoint, there are plenty of beautiful things to see including old-growth cedars, a waterfall, fern-lined canyons, a tiny but picturesque lake, and the ruins of an army truck.
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October’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Brother’s Creek
Get lucky at Ambleside Park with Vancouver classic rock royalty
Loverboy, circa now.
How about some classic rock? How about some Canadian classic rock? What about some Vancouver classic rock?
Rock Ambleside Park features three days of bands from yesteryear performing hits that burned up Canadian FM radio dials in the ’70s and ’80s in a lovely park setting. Many of the bands are Canadian, some are from Vancouver, and a few are even international: Nazareth (Scotland), Sweet (Britain), and Little River Band (Australia).
Other heavy-hitters include Loverboy, Trooper, and Chilliwack. Rock Ambleside Park takes place Aug. 17-19 at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. Let’s take a look at some of the performers, shall we?
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Get lucky at Ambleside Park with Vancouver classic rock royalty
Enjoy cocktails by some of Vancouver’s finest mixologists at this year’s Harmony Arts Festival
Looking for a reason to visit West Vancouver? Look no further than the Harmony Arts Festival. Now in its 28th year, HAF is a celebration of visual art, music, food and drink. It takes place on and near the Ambleside waterfront Aug. 3-12.
Back this year are perennial favourites that include free exhibits, workshops, and concerts, along with ticketed events like Night on the Pier (local bartenders craft innovative cocktails) and Best of the West. But this year’s festival offers some new additions as well.
