Logs on the beach, or park benches provides a spot for Mom or Dad to relax. Teens can join in a basketball game, play tennis on one of 10 courts, or strut their stuff with their peers. P.S. Kits Beach is right next to Vanier Park. Take in the attractions, then sack out for a while. This terrific heated salt water pool with its wrap-around view of the city and mountains is open through the summer.
Teenies can frolic in the shallows.
Swimmers can plunge in the deep end. Stanley Park Vancouver's green heart is a magnificent 1000 acres, almost all of it dense West Coast forest. Giant trees, beaches offer a closeup look at all kinds of boats. A playground with vintage fire engine, a pool and water slides make this one of the city's great escapes. A professional guide fully narrates the tour, which highlights Deadman's Island, Vancouver's Harbour, Lions Gate Bridge, a Coastal Red Cedar Forest and includes stops at the Totem Poles, the Girl in a Wet Suit Statue, the S.S. Empress of Japan Figurehead and the Rose Gardens.