Zip and Climb at WildPlay Maple Ridge, Fern Crescent, gateway to Golden Ears, Vancouver BC

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Zip and Climb at WildPlay Maple Ridge

Treetop ropes, ziplines, and axe throwing at the edge of the forest, for couples who flirt through dares.

Fern Crescent, gateway to Golden Ears

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The date

WildPlay Maple Ridge turns a stand of forest at the gateway to Golden Ears into a specific couples activity: the kind where your date talks you off a high platform while maintaining casual eye contact and pretending they aren't terrified. There are ziplines, wobbling treetop obstacle courses, and axe-throwing lanes, and the whole thing runs on simple romantic logic. You clip in together, and the post-adrenaline meal tastes better.

How to do it

Book your time slot online ahead of time, hours shift by season and the courses run on timed entry, so walking up and hoping is how you blow the whole visit. Wear closed-toe shoes and stretchy clothes you can move in (long hair tied back), and skip the heavy meal beforehand; the wobbling treetop crossings are a lot more fun without a full stomach. Parking is free on site at the Fern Crescent lot. The classic date arc is to warm up on a lower course, talk each other across the genuinely nervy high obstacles, and finish on the ziplines, the satisfying part everyone remembers. Don't miss the axe-throwing lanes for a low-stakes, high-trash-talk cap to the day. Timing trick: you're at the literal gateway to Golden Ears, so chain this with a post-adrenaline beach laze at Alouette Lake or a meal at the Black Sheep five minutes back down the road. Rain shuts the courses, so check the forecast and the booking page before you commit.

What to wear: casual is fine

adventurousactiveplayfuloutdoorsyadrenaline
Duration
2-3 hours
Best time
Daytime
Per person
$$$
setting
Outdoor
neighbourhood
Fern Crescent, gateway to Golden Ears
best season
Spring, Summer, Fall

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