The only store is located just outside the park entrance, so stop there for any supplies or munchies, first. Click Here for a picture of Buntzen Lake. This is the site of quite a few X-File episodes, if your fan. Pleasant Park located in Burnaby, although the lake is not very good for swimming. Located near Canada Way and Deer Lake Parkway.
Water tends to be warmer here since it is quite shallow.
There used to be a large annual sandcastle competition here, but it got too expensive to police. Be careful of the Parking meters here. Parking is free before noon. Large sandy beach located west on the Crescent Road exit as you near the US border near White Rock. The north end of this beach turns into marshland with trails and various forms of bird life.