CAN: Lynn Canyon Park
3690 Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Daily: 7.00am - 6.00pm (winter) or 7.00pm (fall) or 8.00pm (spring & summer)
If you're thinking of doing suspension bridge crossing without wanting to pay such a hefty price at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, you should schedule Lynn Canyon Park into your itinerary. First opened to the public in 1912, the park covers an area of 250 hectares.
Daily: 7.00am - 6.00pm (winter) or 7.00pm (fall) or 8.00pm (spring & summer)
If you're thinking of doing suspension bridge crossing without wanting to pay such a hefty price at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, you should schedule Lynn Canyon Park into your itinerary. First opened to the public in 1912, the park covers an area of 250 hectares.
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To go to the park, my BFF and I took Bus 228 from one of the bus stops near Lonsdale Quay.
We dropped off at the bus stop along Lynn Valley Road before Peters Road.
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| There are lots of residential houses along Peters Road. |
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| "The Maple Leaf, our emblem dear, The Maple Leaf forever! God save our Queen and Heaven bless, The Maple Leaf forever!" |
It took us about 15 minutes to reach the entrance of the park by foot.
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| After walking through the car park, we first went to Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, which shall be the topic of the next post. |
Lynn Canyon Café operates every day during summer months from 10.00am to 5.00pm. There's a water refill station on the right-hand side of the building near the toilets.
Even though the park has been accessible since 1912, it was only formally dedicated by the mayor and council of the corporation of the district of North Vancouver on 25 March 1991.
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| Did you know that the park started off with only about 4.9 hectares in size? |
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| Take note of what to do when encountering black bears. |
The popular suspension bridge that sways 50 m above the canyon was designed by C. H. Vogel, a civil engineer and an architect.
Watch the short video clip below till the end to see a dog being carried by its owner while crossing the bridge.
There are various walking and hiking through the second growth forest with most trees around 80 to 100 years old at the point of writing.
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| Always keep an eye on your belongings, especially at popular tourist destinations. |
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| Intricate network of roots~ |
Don't jump off me. You've been warned.
Up ahead is the famous 30 Foot Pool, but we didn't go there.
The canyon is named after John Linn, a British Royal Engineer, who was granted land at the mouth of the creek in 1871. It was unfortunate that the Linn family name was often misspelled as Lynn.
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