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Commissioned in 1886, and with over 8 million visitors per year, Stanley Park is the second largest park in Canada at 1,000 acres and is larger in comparison than New York’s Central Park.
Stanley Park is home to a number of wildlife including birds, squirrels, and coyotes. The park also offers beautiful manicured ground including many displays of flowers. At Beaver Lake, there are trees – Hemlock, Red Cedar & Douglas Fir that are estimated to be between 600-800 years old.
The set of eight authentic carved Native totem poles are reportedly the most photographed attraction in all of British Columbia. And it's easy to see why - they make a great souvenir photograph! The characters on the totem represent a complete family history as each one has it's own meaning. But generally it is said that the totem poles are placed to either welcome or warn visitors.
The Vancouver Seawall is one of the most popular attractions in Stanley Park. It took 60 years to build and runs 7.5 miles around the perimeter of the park. It’s popular for walking, jogging and cycling alike. In the peak summer months, over 1,000 people per hour pass by on the seawall.
From Prospect Point, Stanley Park offers a wonderful view of the Lion’s Gate Bridge leading over to North Vancouver. The bridge is also known as the First Narrows Crossing which rises high above Burrard Inlet. Over 72,000 people per day pass on the Lion’s Gate Bridge.
On any given day, it’s easy to spot film crews from Hollywood and New York filming throughout the park. For physical activity, the park offers tennis, golf, swimming, the seawall and children’s playgrounds including an inviting water park.
Even though the damage caused by the almost hurricane force windstorm of December 2006 is still being worked on by clean-up crews today, the park looks fantastic. I could still see a few huge toppled tree stumps as we toured the park but I surprised to learn that 5,000 trees were uprooted with another 5,000 being damaged in some way. I would never have known it.
Whatever you do during your trip to Vancouver, do not miss this beautiful highlight of the city.
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