Field cards · 10 day trips · checked 16 Oct 2026
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Bowen Island suits walkers and families who want a forest loop and a harbour lunch after a 20-minute BC Ferries crossing from Horseshoe Bay, and the whole day works without a car.
Saturdays have no 8:25 pm boat back from Snug Cove.
Painted after a photo by Kiwibirdman, CC BY 3.0.
Bowen Island suits walkers and families who want a forest loop and a harbour lunch after a 20-minute BC Ferries crossing from Horseshoe Bay, and the whole day works without a car. The trade-off is the ride to the boat, since the 257 bus takes about 40 minutes from downtown Vancouver and the route takes no bookings.
From Waterfront · Way Car
Saturdays have no 8:25 pm boat back from Snug Cove.
Deep Cove and Quarry Rock make a half-day out of downtown Vancouver for walkers who want a forest climb on the Baden-Powell Trail to a granite lookout over Indian Arm and a doughnut on Gallant Avenue afterwards.
From Waterfront · Way Car
Gibsons suits gallery browsers and seawall walkers who want a slow harbour day on the Sunshine Coast after a 40-minute BC Ferries crossing from Horseshoe Bay.
From Waterfront · Way Car
The foot fare is $12.08 online against $17.27 at the booth.
An evening in Richmond's Golden Village suits food lovers who want Asian food courts and Cantonese dining rooms beside the Canada Line, now that the Richmond Night Market has closed for good.
From Waterfront
Horseshoe Bay and Whytecliff Park suit anyone after a short West Vancouver outing with fish and chips by the ferry docks and a walk on the rocks above Howe Sound, and the 257 express gets there from downtown in 39 minutes.
From Waterfront
Lynn Canyon makes an easy half-day from Lonsdale Quay for families and walkers who want a free suspension bridge 50 metres above Lynn Creek and a walk in the forest around it.
From Lonsdale Quay
In December and January, catch a bus home by mid-afternoon.
A day in Squamish suits walkers and eagle watchers who want granite walls and a working town at the head of Howe Sound, and two coaches run there from downtown Vancouver. The trade-off is the ride home, because the walk-on Squamish Connector heads south by mid-afternoon and the later YVR Skylynx coach stops in Squamish only on reservation.
From Waterfront · Way Coach
The Squamish Connector heads south by mid-afternoon.
Steveston suits families and seafood lovers who want a working fishing harbour at the mouth of the Fraser River, and its boats sell their catch from the public sales float.
From Waterfront · Way Car
Pay by tap so the train and the bus share one fare.
A day in Victoria from Vancouver suits travellers who book the Harbour Air seaplane, because the 35-minute flight runs from Coal Harbour straight into Victoria Harbour.
From Coal Harbour · Way Seaplane
A day trip to Whistler from downtown Vancouver suits skiers and sightseers who can start early, because Epic Rides' 6:20 am winter bus from Burrard Station reaches Whistler Village at 8:05 am and the last daily bus home leaves at 7:00 pm.
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