Steelhead Falls in winter. Photo: Bob Friesen/Tourism Mission
Head to Mission in the Fraser Valley to experience outdoor adventures. Hike to waterfalls, go bird watching, hit, the snow, and lots more.
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7 Vancouver Area Hikes with Suspension Bridges
Greenheart Treewalk, UBC Botanical Garden. Photo: Tourism Vancouver / Destination Canada (CTC) / Asymetric/Jason Van Bruggen
There’s something exhilarating about standing on a narrow suspension bridge, high above the ground. It gives you a bird’s-eye view of the forest canopy and lets you peer down into the depths of canyons. Check out these seven suspension bridge hikes around Vancouver for great views.
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7 Vancouver Area Hikes with Suspension Bridges
April’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Cascade Falls
Photo: Taryn Eyton/HappiestOutdoors.ca
The short and easy trail to Cascade Falls in Mission is a great hike for a spring day. The waters of Cascade Creek tumble 30 meters over a sheer cliff face into a turquoise pool. Driven by snowmelt, the falls are a spectacula torrent at this time of year. Walk across the large suspension bridge for close-up views.
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April’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Cascade Falls
10 Vancouver-Area Hikes Perfect for Spring
Hiking the Stawamus Chief in Squamish. Photo Credit Tourism Squamish
Spring is a great time to go hiking. The waterfalls are pumping and the rain turns all the plants extra green. But with snow hanging around in the mountains, it can be tough to figure out where to go for a hike. Here are our picks for the 10 best Vancouver-area spring hikes. They are all closer to sea level so they are be snow-free in the spring.
Waterfalls Near Vancouver You Need to Visit
Brandywine Falls between Squamish and Whistler. Photo credit: Justin Kenneth Rowley on the Inside Vancouver Flickr pool.
Vancouver is known as a rainy city. But all that rain feeds our rivers and streams. And those rivers and streams sometimes come crashing downhill as spectacular waterfalls. Here are ten of the best waterfalls to visit near Vancouver. A few of them require a short hike, but most are within five minutes of the parking lot.
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Waterfalls Near Vancouver You Need to Visit
