April 2023 Vancouver Hike of the Month: Lower Falls

Lower Falls in Golden Ears Provincial Park

Lower Falls in Golden Ears Provincial Park. Photo: Donna McL/Unsplash

The easy hike to Lower Falls in Golden Ears Provincial Park is a perfect hike for April. As temperatures warm up, snow melt in the mountains sends raging torrents of water over the falls, a spectacular sight.

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April 2023 Vancouver Hike of the Month: Lower Falls

November’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Gold Creek Canyon Loop

View of Gold Creek from the bridge in Golden Ears Provincial Park

Gold Creek from the bridge. Photo: Taryn Eyton, HappiestOutdoors.ca

With snow blanketing the mountain tops, November is a great time for low-elevation valley bottom hikes. This loop route in Golden Ears Provincial Park is a great hike for a wet or cloudy day. It travels through lush forest along the banks of Gold Creek and passes by a beautiful waterfall.

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November’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Gold Creek Canyon Loop

Waterfalls Near Vancouver You Need to Visit

Brandywine Falls near Whistler, BC

Brandywine Falls between Squamish and Whistler. Photo credit: Justin Kenneth Rowley on the Inside Vancouver Flickr pool.

Vancouver is known as a rainy city. But all that rain feeds our rivers and streams. And those rivers and streams sometimes come crashing downhill as spectacular waterfalls. Here are ten of the best waterfalls to visit near Vancouver. A few of them require a short hike, but most are within five minutes of the parking lot.

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Waterfalls Near Vancouver You Need to Visit