

Break a Sweat
Port Moody's waterfront park: free spray park, a regionally famous skate-and-bike-trials park, and the best spectating in the Lower Mainland.
Rocky Point Park
More infoRocky Point gets all the credit for its sunsets, but the daytime version has more going on than the photos suggest. In summer a free spray park counts, in the Lower Mainland, as a genuine event. The skate and bike trials park is regionally famous, meaning the riders are skilled, so bring a bench, pick a skater, and score them out of ten with rising conviction.
Come on a hot day and head straight for the free spray park (open roughly the May long weekend through September, 9am to 8pm), bring a towel and dare each other in. Then wander to the regionally renowned skate-and-bike-trials park and grab a bench to watch the locals, who range from grade-schoolers to genuinely impressive grown-ups. The catch is parking: the small lot caps you at four hours and fills fast on sunny weekends, so arrive early or take Moody Centre SkyTrain and walk in. Don't miss cooling off, then drying out on the pier for the water views.
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