Whytecliff Park
park49.374, -123.289
Overview
Whytecliff Park is located in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, near the Horseshoe Bay neighbourhood. It is home to more than 200 marine animal species and is the first Marine Protected Area in Canada. Sea lions can be seen sunbathing on the beach during summer.
Quick Facts
- Type
- park
- Coordinates
- 49.3740, -123.2888
Good to know
- Getting there & parking
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, near the Horseshoe Bay neighbourhood.
More details
- Marine species
- More than 200 marine animal species.
- Marine Protected Area
- First Marine Protected Area in Canada.
- Sea lions
- Sea lions can be seen sunbathing on the beach during summer.
- Original name
- Originally named White Cliff City when it was first settled in 1909.
- Spelling change
- In 1914, Colonel Albert Whyte pressed for the spelling change from White Cliff City to Whytecliff.
- Development
- The park, originally Rockcliffe Park, was developed by W.W. Boultbee in 1926.
- Private access road
- A private access road was cut from the Marine Drive highway at Batchelor Bay.
- Boultbee estate
- The fifty-acre Boultbee estate was purchased by the Union Steamship Company in 1939.
- Bowen Island Ferry
- The company operated a Bowen Island Ferry from Whytecliff during 1939-41 and 1946-1952.
