Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Pacific Spirit Regional Park offers swimming (unsupervised) and walking/hiking trails.
Don't leave without...
- Swimming (unsupervised)
- Walking/hiking trails
Overview
A regional park offering a variety of recreational and educational opportunities including ocean beaches, upland temperate rainforest, and the Fraser River estuary. It provides habitat for wildlife and features more than 55 km of walking/hiking trails.
Quick Facts
- Type
- regional park
- Coordinates
- 49.2575, -123.2173
Good to know
- Hours & season
October 6 to November 2: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm. November 3 to December 31: 7:00 am – 6:00 pm.
- Facilities
- Picnic Area
- Washroom
- Electric Vehicle Station
- Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible.
The washrooms and parking at the Park Centre on 16th Ave. are wheelchair-accessible. Other accessible facilities include the pit toilet at the Clinton Meadow picnic area (at 33rd and Camosun). Camosun Bog boardwalk trails are also accessible.
- Dogs & pets
Dog Management — There are three types of trails in this regional park: leash-required, leash-optional, and no-dogs. Dogs must be under control at all times.
More details
- Trail Accessibility
- Heron Trail is 1.2 km long, 1.5 m wide at minimum with minimal slopes. The trail surface is semi-firm (packed gravel).
- Trail Accessibility
- Imperial Trail is 1.8 km long, minimum 3 m wide, with up to a 20% grade change. The trail surface is semi-firm (packed gravel).
- Trail Accessibility
- Cleveland Trail is 1.2 km long, minimum 1 m wide, semi-firm gravel surface with minimal slopes north of W. 16th Street. There is up to a 25% slope south of 16th Street.
- Beach
- Natural, undeveloped rock and cobble beaches extend along the foreshore. The beach, except for Acadia Beach, is clothing optional. Swim at your own risk. No lifeguards are on duty.
- Wildlife
- Pacific Spirit Regional Park provides habitat for a variety of wildlife, including hummingbirds, butterflies, bald eagles, barred owls, salamanders, coyotes and much more.
- Electric Vehicle Charging
- Two electric vehicle charging stations are available in the parking lot on 16th Avenue (about 400 m west of Blanca Street).
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