Enjoy a Tour of Nature on Beaver Lake’s Interpretive Trail Walk.

In the heart of Stanley Park is a small lake known as Beaver Lake. The lake began as a shallow lagoon cut off from the ocean by the land and eventually turned into a barren and dry bog, then a forested bog and finally, about 10,000 years ago, a freshwater pond that we know today as Beaver Lake. Today the ‘lake’ is turning back into a bog which is covered with a lovely blanket of yellow water lilies. There are trails in the surrounding forest, one of them The Beaver Lake Interpretive Trail. Along this interesting route you will experience the various ecosystems of Stanley Park.

You can pick up a brochure at the beginning of the trail, entering from Pipeline Road and circling the lake with various other trails leading off from the lake itself.   The Interpretive Trail is designed to be fully acceessible for wheelchairs and bicycles.  The Trail is approximately 1.4 km in length and has a compacted gravel surface.  It takes from 1 – 15 hours to complete at a leisurely pace.  There’s no washrooms on the trail and bring water to drink.  It’s a nice spot for a picnic so you might want to bring along lunch too.

For more information on the ecology of Stanley Park, visit the Lost Lagoon Nature House at the west end of Alberni St. on the shore of Lost Lagoon.  Phone 604-257-8544

PHOTO CREDITS: W. Ruth Kozak