Parking at the big sights
Parking
Parking at North Vancouver's big sights costs $9 to $12 at the private attractions and $3 an hour at the District of North Vancouver's busiest parks in 2026, and in summer the Deep Cove lots fill early in the day. From November to February the District's pay parking is off. Mount Seymour asks for an 'Arriving by car' ticket on winter weekends, and both ski roads require winter tires.
Services
| Service | Time | How often | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse MountainGrouse Mountain | – | – | Year-round pay parking. Grouse Mountain's getting-here page says every lot at the base is pay parking and names no lot letters. Metro Vancouver's Grouse Mountain Regional Park page lists pay parking in Lot D at $2 for three hours or $4 for the day (October 2026). Pay in the Pay-By-Phone app, or at the machines by coin, Visa, Mastercard or American Express. Evo car share members can end a trip at Grouse Mountain and park free, and Club OpenRoad members park free with the OpenRoad plate frame front and back. The EV chargers have been removed for now. |
| Capilano Suspension Bridge ParkCapilano Suspension Bridge Park | – | – | Overflow lots open at peak times. Meters take Visa, Mastercard and American Express, the ticket agents at the main entrance take cash and debit, and PayByPhone works with location number 4536. RV parking is very limited. The park also runs a free shuttle from Canada Place, the Hyatt Regency and the Blue Horizon hotel, and the return trip needs proof of admission. |
| Lynn Canyon ParkDistrict of North Vancouver, Indigo | – | –Parking lot gates 7 am to 7 pm, changing with the season; the park opens dawn to dusk. | Pay parking from 1 March to 31 October, 8 am to 6 pm. Pay at the machines by card or phone wallet, by scan-to-pay, or in the IndigoNeo app. Vehicles in a designated disability space with a valid decal park free. Every bus, including a school or tour bus, needs a District group bus permit to use either lot, and buses may not drop off on the streets around the park. |
| Deep Cove village and Whey-ah-Wichen/Cates ParkDistrict of North Vancouver, Indigo | – | –Most street restrictions in Deep Cove run 8 am to 8 pm from 1 March to 31 October; some streets are resident-only all year. | Pay parking at Deep Cove Park, Panorama Park and Whey-ah-Wichen/Cates Park from 1 March to 31 October, 8 am to 6 pm. Large tour buses may not stop or park anywhere in Deep Cove village or on the streets around it, and a bus stopping there faces a $500 fine. |
| Mount SeymourMt Seymour Resorts | – | – | Winter rules apply during ski operations. On winter weekends and holidays every car needs an 'Arriving by car' ticket or reservation, and cars without one are turned away. On weekdays parking is first come, first served. From 1 October to 31 March every vehicle needs winter tires with the mountain-snowflake or M+S mark, and in extreme conditions Mt Seymour requires all-wheel drive with mountain-snowflake tires. |
| Cypress MountainCypress Mountain | – | –Summer 2026: Lots 1 and 2 close at 8 pm and Lot 3A at 10 pm. | Cypress posted free parking in all lots for summer 2026; its winter 2026/27 parking rules were not yet posted on 16 October 2026. Winter tires are required on Cypress Bowl Road from 1 October to 30 April. A parking lot shuttle carries visitors from their cars to Cypress Creek Lodge or the Nordic area. |
| Stanley Park and Lonsdale QuayEasyPark | – | – | Stanley Park pay parking runs all year. The City of Vancouver sells Stanley Park passes by the hour, day, season or year, and a daily pass works in any lot or space in the park. EasyPark manages both the Stanley Park lots and the Lonsdale Quay lot and publishes the rates. |
Fares
- Grouse Mountain base lots, 3-hour parking ticketPosted on Grouse Mountain's getting-here page in October 2026.$10 (2026)
- Grouse Mountain base lots, day parking ticket$12 (2026)
- Grouse Mountain, annual parking passActive from the day of purchase.$60 (2026)
- Lot D at Grouse Mountain (Metro Vancouver), three hoursPosted on Metro Vancouver's Grouse Mountain Regional Park page in October 2026.$2 (2026)
- Lot D at Grouse Mountain (Metro Vancouver), dayPosted on Metro Vancouver's Grouse Mountain Regional Park page in October 2026.$4 (2026)
- Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, up to three hoursOverflow lots, when open, are free with a shuttle to the park.$9 (2026)
- District of North Vancouver parks, hourlyPer hour at Lynn Canyon Park, Deep Cove Park, Panorama Park and Whey-ah-Wichen/Cates Park, 8 am to 6 pm from 1 March to 31 October. Lynn Canyon has a four-hour maximum. Vehicles with Veteran or Memorial Cross plates park free.$3 (2026)
- District of North Vancouver seasonal parks pass, residents onlyPlus GST. For District residents, covering the Lynn Canyon, Deep Cove, Panorama Park and Cates Park lots.$10 (2026)
Weather and cancellations
Winter tires are required on Mount Seymour Road from 1 October to 31 March and on Cypress Bowl Road from 1 October to 30 April.
Grouse Mountain charges $10 for three hours or $12 for the day in the lots at the base, going by its getting-here page for 2026, and it sells a $60 annual pass for anyone coming back often. Metro Vancouver's page for Grouse Mountain Regional Park prices Lot D at $2 for three hours or $4 for the day in October 2026. Grouse's own page names no lot letters, so check the sign at the machine before you pay. Further down Capilano Road, Capilano Suspension Bridge Park charges $9 for up to three hours in a small lot and opens free overflow lots with a shuttle when it fills. Both sit on the 236 bus, and Grouse takes $10 off admission or a ski ticket for guests who arrive by transit.
The District of North Vancouver charges $3 an hour, from 8 am to 6 pm between 1 March and 31 October, at Lynn Canyon Park, Deep Cove Park, Panorama Park and Whey-ah-Wichen/Cates Park. Lynn Canyon caps a stay at four hours and keeps a free east lot off Lillooet Road near the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve. In Deep Cove the Panorama Park lot holds you to three hours and the District enforces it strictly. The District warns that the village lots fill early on summer days and stay full, and it suggests coming by bus.
Winter is the easy season for these District parks. Pay parking stops at the end of October, and the summer street rules in Deep Cove lift as well, apart from the resident-only streets that apply all year. Lynn Canyon Park still closes at dusk, and its lot gates shut at times that change with the season.
The ski hills run their own systems. Mount Seymour turns away cars on winter weekends and holidays unless the ticket or reservation says 'Arriving by car', and for anyone without winter tires its shuttle from Parkgate Community Centre cost $10 return in 2025/26. The 2026/27 shuttle schedule wasn't posted by mid-October. Cypress Mountain posted free parking in all lots for summer 2026 and had not posted its winter rules by mid-October, so check before you drive up Cypress Bowl Road.
Worth knowing
- Take the 236 to Grouse Mountain and claim the $10 transit discount at Guest Services, instead of paying $10 to $12 in Grouse's base lots.
- For Lynn Canyon on a summer weekend, try the free east lot off Lillooet Road, or ride the 228 or 227 bus.
- Pay at Grouse Mountain and Capilano Suspension Bridge Park with a phone app to skip the machine line: Pay-By-Phone at Grouse, PayByPhone location 4536 at Capilano.
- Mount Seymour shuttle riders must not park at Parkgate Mall, the library, the community centre or the lots by Rupert Station. Mount Seymour lists the side streets where you may park.
Quick answers about Parking at the big sights
How much is parking at Grouse Mountain?
Grouse Mountain charges $10 for three hours or $12 for the day in its base lots in 2026, and its annual parking pass costs $60. Metro Vancouver's Grouse Mountain Regional Park page lists Lot D at $2 for three hours or $4 for the day (October 2026). Grouse's page names no lot letters, so check the sign at the machine.
Is parking free at Lynn Canyon?
Yes, from November to February. The District of North Vancouver charges $3 an hour at Lynn Canyon Park from 8 am to 6 pm between 1 March and 31 October, with a four-hour limit, and the east lot off Lillooet Road is free all year.
Where do you park in Deep Cove?
Deep Cove has a three-hour lot at Panorama Park, four-hour lots on Rockcliff Road and overflow lots at Myrtle Park. From 1 March to 31 October the Deep Cove Park and Panorama Park lots charge $3 an hour from 8 am to 6 pm.
Do you need a parking reservation at Mount Seymour?
Yes, on winter weekends and holidays. Mount Seymour requires an 'Arriving by car' ticket or reservation to enter its lots, and turns away cars without one.
How much is parking at Capilano Suspension Bridge?
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park charges $9 for up to three hours in its lot in 2026. When the lot fills, the park opens free overflow lots with a shuttle.
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