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7 Stanley Park

A magnificent park of tamed wilderness a short ride from downtown
Vancouver, Stanley Park was originally home to Musqueam and
Squamish peoples. In 1888, Lord Stanley, Governor General of Canada,
opened the park to all. More than eight million visitors a year make this
Vancouver’s top attraction. Many walk the 5.5-mile (8.8-km) perimeter
seawall with its lovely views of the harbor, English Bay, and the Coast Prospect
Mountains. Bicycles can be rented near the Denman Street entrance Point •
to the park. In addition to the Vancouver Aquarium, Stanley Park J
boasts rose gardens, a lake, a lagoon, and a totem pole display,
as well as beaches, a swimming pool, waterpark, a miniature
railway, tennis courts, and a pitch-and-putt golf course.
English
Bay
PARK DRIV E

RAVINE TRAIL

• Third Beach
LAKE TRAIL
STANLEY PARK CAUSEWAY

Siwash Rock Ferguson •
A volcanic formation Point J
jutting from the inlet
beside the seawall,
the rock has inspired BRIDLE PATH
many First Nations NORTH LAGOON DRIVE
legends. According
to one, it is a young
chief turned to
enduring stone
for his courage. LAGOON DRIVE

. Second Beach
Second Beach is a hub of
activity in the summer, with Lost Lagoon is immortalized in the poetry of Pauline Johnson
a swimming pool, children’s (1861–1913), the daughter of a Mohawk chief, who named
playground, picnic areas, and it for its appearance of vanishing at low tide. It is now a
traffic school. permanent lake and wildlife sanctuary.
For hotels and restaurants see p290 and pp302–3

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