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Queen Elizabeth Park Review
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Queen Elizabeth Park
- Address: Cambie St. and 33rd Ave., Cambie Corridor, Vancouver, BC | Map It
- Phone: 604/257-8570
- www.vancouver.ca/parks/
- Category: Parks, Gardens/Arboretums
- Location: Cambie Corridor
Fodor's Review:
At the highest point in the city, offering 360-degree views of downtown, this 52-hectare (130-acre) park has lavish sunken gardens (set in a former stone quarry), a rose garden, and an abundance of grassy picnicking spots. Other park facilities include 20 tennis courts, pitch and putt (an 18-hole putting green), and a restaurant. On summer evenings there's free outdoor dancing on the Plaza -- everything from Scottish country dance to salsa, for all ages and levels. In the Bloedel Floral Conservatory you can see tropical and desert plants and 100 species of free-flying tropical birds in a glass triodetic dome -- the perfect place to be on a rainy day. To reach the park by public transportation, take a Cambie Bus 15 from the corner of Robson and Burrard streets downtown to 33rd Avenue; it should take about 20 minutes. Although construction of the new SkyTrain line can make driving to this park somewhat frustrating, persevere in finding the detour of the day. Park activities make for a great family excursion as well as being a gardener's delight, and unlike Stanley Park with its acres of rain forest, Queen Elizabeth's floral showcases become the focal point for bridal parties galore -- particularly on Saturday afternoons.
- Cost: Conservatory C$4.50
- Open: Apr.-Sept., weekdays 9-8, weekends 10-9; Oct.-Mar., daily 10-5
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