Interactive Metro Vancouver

Pacific Spirit Regional Park contains a wide variety of recreational and educational opportunities including ocean beaches, upland temperate rain forest and the Fraser River estuary.

The largest green space in Vancouver is located in Pacific Spirit Regional Park, which adjoins the University of British Columbia (UBC) on the city's west side at Point Grey.

Although the 1,885-acre (763-hectare) park is still in its 'formative' stage, visitors have been enjoying its trails and beaches for decades before its designation as a Greater Vancouver regional park in 1989. (Prior to the creation of the park, this area was considered part of the UBC Endowment Lands; longtime residents still refer to it as such.)

"Pacific Spirit Regional Park comprises 763 hectares of forest and foreshore immediately west of Vancouver. The park's forests stretch across Point Grey separating the city from the University of British Columbia. Its thin foreshore wraps around the tip of the peninsula and touches the Fraser River, the Strait of Georgia and Burrard Inlet. The park's closeness to both the university and the city entices visitors to reach it by foot, bus or bike."