Yes, it’s the best park in the city. No, nothing comes close. If anything, Vancouverites take it for granted.
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#2: Trout Lake
There are 10 or 15 places in Vancouver where you can look at the mountains and the oceans and the towers in one fell swoop and be reminded why you fell in love with this ridiculous city in the first place.
There’s only one Trout Lake.
#3: Jericho Beach
What matters most for a great park: is it iconic views? Activities for people to do? A sense of place and history?
Jericho has all of that at more.
#4: Fraser River Park
Vancouver has plenty of waterfront parks, it has plenty of beaches, it has plenty of off-leash dog areas, it has plenty of quieter nature parks, and it has plenty of places where it pays tribute to its past. Nowhere do all those elements come together like Fraser River Park.
#5: Kits Beach
It’s beautiful and where the beautiful people go, the place see the views and see the people, and easily the most packed beach in the city on a warm summer day.
#6: Hastings Park
The rides in Playland, slides in Slidey Slide Park, slot machines at the race track and fish in the Sanctuary have no real theme connecting them. Except for the fact that they’re all part of the evolution of Hastings — and in their own way, part of the evolution of Vancouver.
#7: Pandora Park
It’s not a destination park, but doesn’t try to be. Pandora is an example of what a great neighbourhood park in 2020 can look like, and we look forward to more renovations like it in the future.
#8: Memorial South Park
It’s the best park in southeast Vancouver, probably the best sports-focused park in the city, and certainly the stoutest of Vancouver’s Big Stout Sports Fields.
#9: Spanish Banks
You can have Science World, Stanley Park, or the seawall all you want — there may not be a more enticing view in Vancouver than Spanish Banks at low tide.
#10: Sunset Beach
It doesn’t have the tourist attention of English, the summer crowds of Kits, the pure beach vibes of Spanish Banks. And it doesn’t matter — Sunset is great.
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