July 2015
In July 2015, I visited Vancouver before embarking on a
cruise to Alaska. I decided to explore Stanley Park by what I consider the best way to do so, by bicycle. There are many bicycle rental places on Denman Street just a few blocks away for around $30-40 per day but you can also rent by the hour.
Stanley Park is a large urban park which is roughly 400 hectares in size. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful urban parks in the world. The park is comprised of manicured lawns, gardens, dense forests, hiking and biking trails and a seawall that circles most of the park. The park offers amazing views of the downtown skyline, Lions Gate Bridge and English Bay.
There are over 27kms of trails winding inside the park as well as a 9km trail that follows the seawall around the park. It takes about 1 hour to bike the seawall but it is worth taking more time in order to visit the many attractions and viewpoints within the park.
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| Vancouver Rowing Club |
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| Stanley Park Totems |
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| Brockton Point Lighthouse, Stanley Park |
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| Prospect Point, Stanley Park |
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| Looking out towards English Bay from Prospect Point |
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| View of Lions Gate Bridge about 200 feet from Prospect Point |
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| View of Lions Gate Bridge from the Seawall |
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| Stanley Park Seawall |
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| Siwash Rock |
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| Third Beach |
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| Lost Lagoon |
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| Rose Garden, Stanley Park |
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