Metro Vancouver Regional Parks are among the best-maintained parks I’ve been to and offer unique experiences, diverse ecosystems, and areas to explore. I know that many people rediscovered or discovered the regional park system for the first time over the last 6 years or so.
A friend of mine made it a mission to visit every publicly accessible regional park, and they accomplished that goal.
The Regional District publishes an annual report on the parks system, and I want to highlight some of the work done in 2025.
The Regional District completed a restoration of Imperial Trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park, opened a new three-kilometre regional greenway in Campbell Valley Regional Park, and opened Widgeon Marsh Regional Park to public access. The Regional District added 3.5 hectares to its parks system by expanding Widgeon Marsh Regional Park and Widgeon Marsh.
There were 14.7 million visits to regional parks and greenways in 2025, which is significantly higher than pre-2020 levels.
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| Annual visit to Metro Vancouver Regional District Parks from 2005 to 2025. Select the chart to enlarge. |
Lynn Headwaters Regional Park and Crippen Regional Park on Bowen Island received a record number of visitors in 2025. While it is great that people enjoy our parks, it can also create localized capacity challenges, such as on Bowen Island, which is only accessible by BC Ferries or private boat.
The following table shows the number of visits to each park/greenway in 2025.
| Park Name | 2025 Visits |
|---|---|
| ƛéxətəm Regional Park | 386,900 |
| Pacific Spirit Regional Park | 3,888,800 |
| Boundary Bay Regional Park | 1,148,200 |
| Capilano River Regional Park | 1,097,000 |
| tәmtәmíxʷtәn/Belcarra Regional Park | 927,500 |
| Campbell Valley Regional Park | 887,600 |
| Derby Reach Regional Park | 881,700 |
| Tynehead Regional Park | 604,600 |
| Lynn Headwaters Regional Park | 578,400 |
| Grouse Mountain Regional Park | 545,300 |
| Kanaka Creek Regional Park | 528,000 |
| Aldergrove Regional Park | 464,600 |
| Crippen Regional Park | 429,400 |
| Burnaby Lake Regional Park | 422,900 |
| Deas Island Regional Park | 362,800 |
| Brunette-Fraser Regional Greenway | 292,300 |
| Iona Beach Regional Park | 287,900 |
| Pitt River Regional Greenway | 229,700 |
| Brae Island Regional Park | 227,900 |
| Minnekhada Regional Park | 188,900 |
| Surrey Bend Regional Park | 130,800 |
| Delta South Surrey Regional Greenway | 63,200 |
| Seymour River Regional Greenway | 53,600 |
| Glen Valley Regional Park | 49,700 |
| Barnston Island Regional Park | 11,500 |
For more information, please check out the 2025 Regional Parks Annual Report.
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