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W. Georgia St. DOWNTOWN all-day parking. For the totem poles area, The Teahouse, Comox Greenway VANCOUVER Robson St. vancouver.ca/stanleypark Prospect Point and Brockton Point, parking is by-the-hour W. Pender St. only (no day rates available). Beach Ave. Denman St. TRANSIT Public transit services Stanley Park from kilometres 0.2 km 0.5 km 1 km points throughout the Lower Mainland. Several routes
miles 1/4 mile 1/2 mile serve the perimeter of the park and the No. 19 stops near the Rose Garden and Malkin Bowl. translink.ca on Second Beach Area (inset A) go Aquarium Area (inset B) La lk TOUR BUSES Several tour bus companies include h Tisdall Wa rt o ve full-service and hop-on/hop-off tours of the park as il ri R awlin g s Tra N D part of their city tours. Shore to Shore by Coast Salish artist WALKING The park is within easy walking distance Ts’uts’umutl Luke Marston from downtown and the West End. The Seawall is a Map Lumberman’s y popular walking route. P Arch Picnic Area a Second Beach a Swimming Pool r W k Ceperley Meadow D Lost Lagoon STANLEY n Points of Interest r o i PARK s v TRAIN i
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Community Garden Robert Burns Statue (inset B) N Rhododendron W near Georgia Street, and on Davie Street. Second Beach Garden Empress of Japan Figurehead Rock Garden (inset B) G Picnic Area Lag n o o CARRIAGE TOUR Stanley Park Horse-Drawn on Dr i s ve Old Polar Girl in a Wetsuit Statue Rose and Perennial Garden (inset B) L i Tours offers one-hour narrated tours of the park’s Bear Den v l Putting va A O Harry Jerome Statue Salmon Demonstration Stream (inset B) I n eastern side. Buy tickets next to the Information Green to S ck Heron Colony (inset A) Shakespeare Memorial and Garden (inset B) Rose Garden Bro Booth by the Georgia Street entrance. Operating H MALKIN BOWL Hollow Tree Siwash Rock Barclay St. March 1 to November 12 daily, rain or shine. Japanese Canadian War Memorial (inset B) Siwash Rock Viewpoint (Old Searchlight) Painter’s Tennis Courts Circle UNIVERSAL ACCESS Many facilities (English Bay) B Jubilee Fountain (Under Restoration) Stanley Park Pavilion (inset B) r o P c kton P and attractions, including the Stanley STANLEY PARK ar oi k n t l Lord Stanley Statue (inset B) Susan Point’s People Amongst the People, HORSE-DRAWN T r a i Nelson St. TOURS D Park Horse-Drawn Tours, Seawall, Beaver Lake Luke Marston’s Shore to Shore, Robert Yelton’s r Lumberman’s Arch (inset B) i and Ravine Trails, are wheelchair accessible. Yelton Memorial Pole, Totem Poles Comox Greenway v Nine O’Clock Gun e Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron B The Stanley Park Train has a wheelchair Painters’ Circle (inset B) A Garden (inset A) Park Lane accessible car. Y Park Board Office STANLEY PARK SHUTTLE The Vancouver Trolley Co. offers a Vancouver’s parks, beaches and golf courses narrated hop-on/hop-off tour to 15 stops around the park, June 7 to September 4. are smoke-free kilometres 0.2 km 0.5 km 0.7 km kilometres 0.2 km 0.5 km 0.8 km Stanley Park Pitch & Putt miles 1/4 mile miles 1/4 mile 1/2 mile 5 km PROSPECT POINT OFFICIAL MAP+GUIDE 5.5 km 4.5 km The Seawall Buds and Blooms Stanley Park is consistently ranked No. 1 in the world! And the Stanley Park gardeners have been planting unusual and exotic Welcome! Vancouver’s spectacular 9-km Seawall—the city’s most popular recreation plants, trees and shrubs for years. There are many gorgeous 6 km spot—is a huge part of that: stunning views of the downtown gardens throughout the park, at their showiest from June to Stanley Park is one of the great 4 km skyline, Lions Gate Bridge, English Bay, sandy beaches and October. See vancouver.ca/stanleyparkgardens for what’s in urban parks of the world, with 400 lush, old-growth forest. Paved and mainly flat, the Seawall is bloom when. hectares of west coast rainforest, Stanley divided for your safety: one side for pedestrians; the other for Ted & Mary Greig Rhododendron Garden blooms from March cyclists/roller bladers. Use caution on busy summer days. manicured lawns, lush gardens, 6.5 km STATS 3.5 km through early summer. The 1920 Rose Garden has grown THIRD World’s longest uninterrupted in number to 3,500 showy shrubs! Around the Rose Garden and sports fields, quiet trails, Seawall, BEACH waterfront path 3 km Stanley Park Pavilion, the beautiful gardens showcase bulbs in stunning views, beautiful beaches 7 km spring, and perennials and annuals in summer. The Shakespeare Park Length 26 km (16 mi) Seaside Greenway BROCKTON and a host of cultural attractions. POINT Garden plays homage to the Bard—45 trees mentioned in his is an uninterrupted pathway, including the 2.5 km plays and poems grow here. The Rock Garden is the city’s Take an hour, a day, or a lifetime to Seawall, that extends from the Vancouver 2 km first public garden, finished in 1920. Map Convention Centre to the foot of Trafalgar St. explore this national historic site and Around Stanley Park 9 km (5.5 mi) world-renowned green oasis in the 7.5 km Walk 2-3 hours Bike 1 hour 1.5 km heart of Vancouver. .5 km 1 km 8 km 0 km Clockwise Counter-clockwise travel travel around around park Seawall begins SECOND park Seawall is BEACH not permitted past this point 8.5 km Walking Path Forest Bike/Rollerblade Path Water Lily
West Coast Rainforest The Park Story Stanley Park features one of the world’s premiere urban Since time immemorial, this place we call Stanley Park today forests—and much of the 400-hectare (1,000-acre) public has been the territory of the Coast Salish people of three local park is still as densely forested today as it was back in the late First Nations: the xʷm�θkʷ�y’�m (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh 1800s. There are nearly a half a million trees, some hundreds (Squamish) and s�l̓ilw�taɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh). Many of the of years old and as tall as 76 m (249 ft). natural formations in the park have important First Nations To experience the real Stanley Park, take one of the many stories and significance. paths less travelled. There are 27 km (17 mi) of trails winding The creation of Stanley Park in 1888 gave rise to the Vancouver through this lush rainforest of towering red cedar, hemlock Board of Parks and Recreation, one of a few elected boards of and Douglas fir. this kind in Canada. Today the Park Board oversees Vancouver’s Much of the park was logged in the 1800s and early 1900s; 240 parks and 24 community centres, plus many pools, rinks, some trails are actually old skid roads. There are stumps that golf courses, marinas, sports fields and beaches. still bear the tell-tale notches of early lumberjacks and their Siwash Rock, 1890 springboards. A few of the large, old coniferous trees in the park Map remain: check the “Big Tree” icon on the map to find them. Map DIGITAL MAP Though a hurricane-force windstorm struck Vancouver in vancouver.ca/stanleypark December 2006, destroying 10,000 Stanley Park trees and damaging the Seawall, an award-winning restoration plan created a stronger, more balanced and resilient urban forest in Vancouver’s oldest, largest and most beloved park. Yelton Memorial Seawall Pole, Robert Yelton PHOTO: VANCOUVER ARCHIVES VANCOUVER PHOTO:
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OFFICIAL MAP+ DOGS Your pooch can have Families and kids of all ages will find plenty to do in Stanley Park. beaches • gardensGUID • golfE • recreation vancouver a great time in Stanley Park, The free Nature House on Lost Lagoon offers programs for adults parks too! Please follow a few important and children, as well as interpretive displays. Stop in for nature books rules: Dogs must be on a leash and and cards. All proceeds benefit the Stanley Park Ecology Society. under control. Handlers must pick up At the Vancouver Aquarium, one of the world’s top aquariums, First after their pets. Please don’t let dogs you can discover over 50,000 aquatic creatures up and close. chase wildlife or enter environmentally Unique opportunity to enjoy some of the mysterious underwater Nations Mounted sensitive areas. Take advantage of our species as a family or school. Build sandcastles on the shores of Coast Salish artwork in the park expresses Police fenced, off-leash area for small dogs Second Beach or Third Beach, or play tag on one of the grassy the history of the land and people who near the Park Drive tennis courts. meadows throughout the park.
vancouver.ca lived here and surrounding regions. Map The Stanley Park Train PLAYGROUNDS There are four playgrounds in the Installed in 2008, the first Coast Salish For more details, go to vancouver.ca/stanleypark, SPRING Ride the Easter Train, visit the Easter Bunny and go park, including Ceperley Playground at the vintage carvings are three cedar gateways by phone 3-1-1, or visit on an egg hunt; also games, crafts and face painting. The red fire engine near Second Beach. renowned Musqueam artist Susan A. Point the Information Booth at 715 Stanley Park Drive (near the train is covered on rainy days. WATER PARK The Variety Kids Water Park at at Brockton Point. Her People Amongst Vancouver Aquarium), 604.681.6728. You can also visit the Stanley’s Bar & Grill Lumberman’s Arch is a kid’s dream come true with water the People (pictured here) provides a formal SUMMER Jump on the train and travel 2 km of rails through Vancouver Park Board administration office at 2099 Beach Wild, Wild Life Hungry? cannons, fountains and sprays. Don’t forget sunscreen! welcome to all visitors. The second Coast the flora and fauna of Stanley Park. Avenue, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am to 5 pm. With its diverse habitats—from coniferous forest to boggy QUICK BITES Concession stands and food trucks Salish work is the Yelton Memorial Pole. AUTUMN For a creepy fall evening of fun, take Lock your vehicle, and don’t leave valuables inside. Make a wetlands and rocky shores, Stanley Park teems with an featuring healthy, local fare offer everything from a cup Created by seven carvers led by Squamish the covered Ghost Train through a magical, note where you’ve parked your car. Need assistance? Want amazing variety of wildlife. Douglas squirrels, raccoons, river of coffee to a gourmet panini sandwich. Call first/check artist Robert Yelton, it honours his mother, Halloween-themed world. Festivities to report something? Call 3-1-1 to reach Park Rangers. Watch otters, beavers, salamanders, purple sea stars and Pacific Second Beach websites to confirm hours. Most operate seasonally, weather Rose Cole Yelton, who was born in Stanley include a spooky barn, pumpkin patch, for fire safety information during hot, dry summers. Great Blue Herons—at least 500 species are known to live in the Park and lived at the site until 1935. The dress-up, pumpkin carving and permitting at these locations: park. Vancouver’s spectacular oasis also plays a crucial role for First aid is available at seasonal lifeguard stations at most recent is Coast Salish artist Luke lantern-lit nature walk. many migratory birds that use the park as a stopover habitat beaches and pools. For emergencies call 911. Lumberman’s Arch Information Booth Marston’s 2015 Shore to Shore bronze where they can rest before continuing their long journey. WINTER During the holidays, 604.683.1956 604.681.6728 sculpture. It commemorates the ancestral Smoking is not permitted at Vancouver’s parks, the Bright Nights Christmas Watch the Pacific Great Blue Herons live from Stanley Park: connection between this area’s Aboriginal beaches and golf courses. Second Beach Concession Railway Café Train and Train Plaza sparkle with vancouver.ca/heron-cam. and Portuguese communities. Map 604.681.8029 604.683.5026 three million twinkling lights. Lost and Found? Phone 3-1-1. Stanley Park Ecology Society plays a leadership role in the Proceeds benefit the BC Professional Third Beach Concession Waterfall Café stewardship of Stanley Park through collaborative initiatives People Amongst the People, by Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund. Daytime and SPECIAL EVENTS Stanley Park hosts numerous special 604.685.9549 604.659.3474 in education, research and conservation. The society offers Susan A. Point evening train rides. events, charity runs, walks and celebrations, as well as outdoor weekly walks and talks on the flora and fauna of the park concerts and movies, musical theatre, dance lessons, fitness Gift shops located at Prospect Point and at Brockton and operates the Nature House under the Lost Lagoon classes and sports tournaments. Point near the totem poles also serve quick snacks. Park viewing plaza at the end of Alberni Street. Featured here Phone: 604-257-8531 food carts open for business each summer! are interpretive nature displays, resources and a kids’ Website: stanleyparkrailway.ca For details on all seasonal events, visit wildlife craft area. stanleyparkecology.ca Map Recreation Instagram: stanleyparkrailway PICNICKING Pack your own or buy take out from a vancouver.ca/stanley-park-events. SWIMMING Second and Third Beaches and English Facebook: concession stand and dine al fresco. Many grocery Pacific Great Bay Beach (just outside the park) are great for Stanley Park Railway stores and hotels also offer meals to go. Blue Heron Support your favourite city park Douglas Squirrel swimming. A spectacular outdoor pool near the water’s edge (@StanleyParkRailway) FINE DINING Enjoy stunning views and a gourmet at is open late May to early September. Help preserve Vancouver’s urban parks for generations Second Beach meal at one of the park’s four classic restaurants. to come by making a tax deductible donation today. WALK, RUN, BIKE OR BLADE GOLF A scenic par 3 pitch & putt course is nestled in vancouver.ca/donate Reserve in advance and check websites for details. Work up a sweat, take a leisurely walk landscaped gardens near Ceperley Meadow. Allow or just explore. Do the Seawall or try the 27 km of walking one to three hours to play. The Stanley Stanley’s Bar & Grill The Teahouse trails and paths that take you from the water’s edge through For assistance call TENNIS 17 tennis courts are located north of Park Lane Park Train 604.602.3088 604.669.3281 towering forests. Cycling only permitted on designated paths. at Beach Avenue and four courts can be found just below 3-1-1 stanleyparkpavilion.com vancouverdine.com See map for details. South Lagoon Drive. Free on a first-come, first-served basis. In Prospect Point Bar & Grill Yes Cycle Bike Rentals summer, six of the courts can be booked: phone 604.605.8224. RATES AND SERVICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 604.669.2737 Pay tennis from 3 pm daily (not including free courts on lower PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION. PLEASE RESPECT WILD ANIMALS. GIVE THEM 604.569.0088 ©2017 VANCOUVER BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION. prospectpoint.ca side), and weekends and holidays 9 am to dusk. vancouver/stanleypark PLENTY OF ROOM AND NEVER FEED THEM. yescycle.com