Devon Falls and Hidden Waterfalls

Devon Falls and the Hidden Waterfalls in Abbotsford British Columbia are two natural hidden gems known to the residents of Abbotsford. They are easily accessible and provide a quite nature retreat just steps from civilization.

Carved from the earth this tiered waterfall is a creation of the elements. Over time, rainfall in the uplands of Sumas Mountain collects and carves rivulets to form a creek. Gravity pulls the water downhill slowly carving a path through the rock. At the point where the waterfall formed, the rosck type changed to soft sandstone. The different layers of rock are clearly visible behind the waterfall.

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Location: 3279 Harvest Dr, Abbotsford, BC V3G 2Y6

Steelhead Falls

Local waterfalls Steelhead Falls is a beautiful waterfall located just off the Reservoir Trail that loops around Hayward Lake in Mission. The hike to the waterfall is a short 1km each way route that is perfect for families or just a quick walk in the forest.

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Website: https://www.vancouvertrails.com/trails/steelhead-falls/

Location: Hayward Lake Reservoir Trail, Mission, BC V4S

Queen Elizabeth Park

In Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Park, located on Little Mountain, is the highest point in the city. The park features sunken gardens built in reclaimed rock quarrys, rose gardens, public art and the Bloedel Conservatory. In spring time the park is home to several varities of blooming cherry trees.

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Website: https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/queen-elizabeth-park.aspx

Location: 4600 Cambie St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2Z1

Derby Reach Regional Park

Located on the banks of the Fraser River, Derby Reach Park has trails that wander past river and mountain views and through deeply shaded forest. Historic buildings, heritage apple trees and other reminders of pioneer days make this a memorable place.

The walking route known as the Fort To Fort Trail connects the Fort Langley National Historical Museum with the site of the original fort near Derby Reach Regional Park.

The route begins from the National Historic Museum but many people begin the route from the train crossing at Glover Road and Mavis Avenue. At the end of the Fort To Fort Trail, you can extend your route by following the Edgewater Trail or completing the Houston Trail loop in Derby Reach Regional Park before returning along the Fort To Fort Trail back to Fort Langley.

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Website: http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/parks-greenways-reserves/derby-reach-regional-park

Location: 21801 Allard Crescent, Langley Twp, BC V1M 3W1

Tea Pot Hill Hike

Tea pot Hill is a short, popular hike in Cultus Lake Provincial Park, Chilliwack. The trail begins at a small parking lot beside Cultus Lake and heads up to a nice but obstructed overlook of the lake. Teapot Hill also offers a fun twist – there are dozens of teapots and teacups scattered and hidden throughout the hike. Teapot Hill is a great hike for children, or anyone visiting Cultus Lake.

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Location: Columbia Valley Rd, Cultus Lake, BC V2R 5A3

Flood Falls

Hope Waterfall Flood Falls is an easy waterfall hike near Hope BC. Flood Falls spectacularly drops from high above onto the rocks near a small pool of water. This waterfall is quite high with a narrow band of water and it's just a short walk from the parking area, just off of Highway 1.

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Website: https://www.vancouvertrails.com/trails/flood-falls/

Location: Flood Falls Trail, Hope, BC V0X 1L2

Kamloops Balancing Rock

Hiking to the Kamloops Balancing Rock and Hoodoos, a boulder balancing on a clay hoodoo overlooking Kamloops lake.

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Location: Q767+6X Copper Creek, British Columbia

HOPE SLIDE MEMORIAL

The Hope Slide Memorial was erected to remember the events of January 9, 1965 when four people were trapped beneath the mud and debris; The bodies of two of the victims have never been recovered. A further six people were killed on this site as the result of two separate plane crashes.

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Location: Hope, BC V0X 1L2

OTHELLO TUNNELS

The Othello Tunnels were abandoned after the Kettle Valley Railway stopped running in the 1960's. The Coquihalla Canyon provincial park was established to help preserve the tunnels and make them accessible to visitors, making this one of the most spectacular day trips in the Vancouver area.

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Website: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/coquihalla_cyn/

Location: Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, Hope, BC V0X 1L1

ANNAND & ROWLETT HISTORIC FARMSTEADS

Exploring the Lochiel Schoolhouse and Annand/Rowlatt Farmstead historic sites in Campbell Valley Regional Park. The Southern end of the park is home to both the Rowlatt Farmstead and the historian Lochiel Schoolhouse. Both landmarks predate 1924. The Rowlatt Farmstead is occupied by a family and, although the fields and grounds are public, the fences lawn around the house is private. Lochiel schoolhouse is occasionally opened upon reservation.

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Website: https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=6019

Location: 710 204 St, Langley City, BC V2Z 1V5

REDWOOD PARK FAIRY TRAIL

Redwood Park was established by Peter and David Brown, deaf twin brothers born to one of Surrey’s earliest pioneering families. In 1881, their father gave them 80 acres of land for their 21st birthday. Instead of farming it, the brothers planted their favourite trees from all around the world, including the largest stand of Sierra Redwood trees north of California. and built a treehouse in the middle of the new forest where they lived until their deaths in 1949 and 1958. The Brown brothers’ treehouse has burned down more than once, but you can still see a replica of the original standing in the centre of the park.

Hidden away in the heart of the forest is an enchanted land full of fairy houses. Many fairy homes are painted in bright colours and decorated with ornaments fit for a fairy princess. Others are constructed from natural materials designed to blend in to the forest.

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Website: https://www.surrey.ca/activities-parks-recreation/parks/parks-in-south-surrey/redwood-park

Location: 17900 20 Ave, Surrey, BC V3S 9V2

BRITANNIA MINE TOUR

The Britannia Mine Museum, located 55 km kilometres north of Vancouver, British Columbia on the Sea-to-Sky Highway, preserves and presents to the public information and artifacts related to British Columbia's mining industry.

The museum is the site of Mill 3, a20 story building, a gravity fed concentrator for ore processing, was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1987 an an important source of copper ore for almost 70 years and during the 1920s and 1930s it constituted one of the largest mining operations in Canada.

Visitors are given a mine tour including a train ride through an historic haulage tunnel, driven in 1914 to transport ore from the original mill buildings to the shore. The site is also a popular location for film and TV productions, most notably Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, the The X-Files, Okja, The Man in the High Castle and MacGyver

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Website: http://www.britanniaminemuseum.ca/

Location: 1 Forbes Way, Britannia Beach, BC V0N 1J0

PEACHLAND BC MUSEUM AND KETTLE VALLEY MODEL RAILWAY

The Peachland Museum has gathered hundreds of historical artifacts, photographs, newspapers and documents for display, offering a glimpse into the rich history of Peachland and its people. The upper floor of the Museum houses a scale model railway of the Kettle Valley Railway, as it existed between 1955 and 1965, built and maintained by the Central Okanagan Railway Company.

The Museum is housed in a unique 8-sided Peachland Baptist Church was constructed, mainly by volunteers, in 1910 and served as a place of worship until 1964. Over the years it has functioned as a temporary Municipal Hall, Parks and Recreation Office, Fire Brigade Hall and Public Library.

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Website: https://peachlandhistory.ca/

Location: 5890 Beach Ave, Peachland, BC V0H 1X7

ASHCROFT CHINESE CEMETERY

The Ashcroft Chinese Cemetery was developed by the CPR over 100 years ago with 49 visible grave sites. The first Chinese burial in the public cemetery (end of Railway) seems to have taken place in the early 1940’s. Prior to that all Chinese seem to be buried in the cemetery, or their bodies shipped back to China. Some were also probably exhumed and sent back to China, a custom that was practiced at the time. In 2005 the Ashcroft/Cache Creek Rotary and Ashcroft and District Lions took on the task of cleaning the graveyard up.

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Location: Barnes Rd, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0

LYTTON BC: HISTORIC GOLD RUSH PIONEER CEMETERY

Hidden beneath tall grasses, amid the pine needles, existed a gold mine of history. In 1986 the Village of Lytton BC decided to uncover and explore one of their greatest treasures. With little information to go by and no map of the cemetery or grave markers, it was a matter of mining history in the dark. Many volunteers helped clear the site revealing the markers. Every gravestone or marker was then examined in detail and individual photos were taken.

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MEMORIAL GARDEN: PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE

Woodlands Memorial Garden is the resting place of 3,300 former residents of Woodlands Institution (Formerly Provincial Lunatic Asylum / Provincial Hospital for the Insane) and Essondale (a psychiatric hospital in Coquitlam).

When the cemetery was closed in 1977, the grave stones were ordered to be removed and reused as construction materials. Eventually, 620 headstones were recovered and incorporated into a series walls in the Garden. As the majority of headstones were never found, 34 black granite panels show the names of individuals noted in cemetery records.

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Fraser River Heritage Park & Pioneer Cemetery

The Fraser River Heritage Park is a large park located on the former site of St. Mary’s Indian Residential School in Mission, British Columbia. The park has a panoramic view of the Fraser River Valley and Mount Baker. Special features of the park are the foundations of the school buildings, the original orchard, the heritage plants in the rhododendron and rose gardens, and the reconstructed Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) Cemetery is currently on the eastern edge of the Fraser River Heritage Park and is still in use as a cemetery today. The cemetery was the burial site for the priests, nuns, and students of the St. Mary's Mission and Residential School and for many years it was the only cemetery in the area.

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Website: https://www.mission.ca/municipal-hall/departments/parks-recreation-and-culture/fraser-river-heritage-park/

Location: 7494 Mary St, Mission, BC V2V 6Y9

White Post Auto Museum

The White Post Auto Museum displays and stores classic, custom and special interest vehicles in their show room. Or, browse the field of dreams to find the perfect project car.

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Website: http://www.whitepostautomuseum.com/

Location: Trans-Canada Hwy, Tappen, BC V0E 2X0

Happy Little Accidents by Bob Ross

Bob Ross art exhibit, Happy Little Accidents, features 32 original paintings by the late artist best known for his upbeat and inspirational quotes and quick painting style.The exhibit was the largest exhibition and the first solo exhibition of Ross’ work in Canada.

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Website: http://www.pentictonartgallery.com/

Location: 199 Marina Way, Penticton, BC V2A 1H5

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre

The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre is the first centre of its kind in Canada: two nations came together to celebrate and share their cultures with the world while creating meaningful employment opportunities for members of both the Sk̲wxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation, Coast Salish) and Líl̓wat7ul (Lil’wat Nation, Interior Salish) Nations.

Visitors to the SLCC experience cultural regeneration in action as workers share their rich cultures & traditions while refining their skills in drumming, carving, weaving, story telling, button blanket making and more.

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Website: http://slcc.ca/

Location: 4584 Blackcomb Way, Whistler, BC V8E 0Y3