by Explore Vancouver | Sep 21, 2026 | Vancouver Journal
Vancouver sits where the ocean meets the mountains, so a beach day here comes with skyline views, forest backdrops and some of the best sunsets in Canada. From busy city shores to quiet sandy stretches, this roundup covers the best beaches in Vancouver and the nearby...
by Explore Vancouver | Sep 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Metro Vancouver is one of the few places where you can paddle past a city skyline in the morning and a forested fjord in the afternoon. Within about an hour of downtown, you can launch a kayak on a sheltered urban inlet, a warm freshwater lake, a mountain reservoir, a...
by Explore Vancouver | Aug 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Late August is the busiest stretch of the summer calendar in Metro Vancouver. The PNE Fair opens its gates, a new outdoor amphitheatre debuts with a run of headline concerts, and every corner of the region, from Steveston to Cloverdale to the North Shore, has its own...
by Explore Vancouver | Jul 29, 2026 | Vancouver Journal
August is the month Vancouver stops holding anything back. The rain that visitors always ask about is nowhere to be found, the beaches fill up by mid-morning, and the city’s festival calendar runs almost without a gap from the BC Day long weekend straight...
by Explore Vancouver | Jul 19, 2026 | Vancouver Journal
Everyone knows Stanley Park and Granville Island. Fewer people make it out to the spots below, and that is exactly what earns them a place on this list. From a suspension bridge with no admission fee to an island reachable only by ferry, here are five places around...
