Broke & Bougie
Riverside Picnic at Gates Park
PoCo's riverside park on the Traboulay Trail, where the picnic table is free and the salmon show up in fall.
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PoCo's riverside park on the Traboulay Trail, where the picnic table is free and the salmon show up in fall.
More infoSunset Picnic at Ambleside Parkscenic
relaxed
open air
Sunset Picnic at Ambleside Park
West Vancouver's front lawn on Burrard Inlet: 24 hectares of beach pointing straight at Lions Gate Bridge, free, and inexplicably better at golden hour.
Free · 1½h
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Riverside Walk on the Fort-to-Fort Trailscenic
relaxed
outdoorsy
Riverside Walk on the Fort-to-Fort Trail
A gentle 8 km out-and-back along the Fraser River from Fort Langley village to the original 1827 fort site.
Free · 1½h
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Loop the Traboulay PoCo Trailscenic
relaxed
active
Loop the Traboulay PoCo Trail
A 25 km river loop around all of Port Coquitlam, almost zero hills, salmon in the water and absolutely no pressure to finish it.
Free · 1½h
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Floatplanes, an Orca and the Olympic Flamewaterfront
free
walkable
Floatplanes, an Orca and the Olympic Flame
Two free kilometres of Coal Harbour glamour: the Olympic Cauldron, a LEGO-look orca, floatplanes, and zero spent.
Free · 1½h
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Crack Up at the Laughing Menplayful
photogenic
free
Crack Up at the Laughing Men
Fourteen three-metre bronze men frozen in full hysterical laughter, open 24/7, and required by inscription to bring you joy.
Free · 30m
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Birdwatch DeBoville Slough at Golden Hourscenic
tranquil
romantic
Birdwatch DeBoville Slough at Golden Hour
A dead-level wetland trail at the foot of Burke Mountain with herons, eagles, kingfishers and Golden Ears framed across the Pitt River.
Free · 1½h
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Wander the UBC Research Forestpeaceful
scenic
free
Wander the UBC Research Forest
Free colour-coded trails through 5,000 hectares of Douglas firs and old growth that predates Canada. UBC's lab, your date.
Free · 2h
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Cobblestone Wander Through Gastownhistoric
walkable
atmospheric
Cobblestone Wander Through Gastown
One of the world's only steam clocks, cobblestones, gas lamps, and Vancouver's full origin story for the cost of absolutely nothing.
Free · 1h
Open this idea →Gates Park is downtown Port Coquitlam's riverside backyard, a big easy green on the Coquitlam River with the Traboulay Trail running straight through. The move is simple. Grab takeout, claim a picnic table under the trees, and let the water entertain you. In fall the salmon actually swim past your lunch, which is either deeply calming or deeply alarming depending on your relationship with the food chain.
