return). Certain trails are shared by
hikers, horseback riders and cyclists,
and are shown on the detailed park
map, available from the information
shelter; pets must be leashed and kept
to designated areas. Just up from the
public float is a low-water shell beach
shaded by tall trees and strewn with
twisted driftwood.
Deep Cove’s earliest residents were
the Tsleil Waututh First Nation whose
modern-day chief, Dan George, became
a successful actor in his sixties and was
nominated for an Academy Award for
his part in the movie “Little Big Man.”
Deep Cove then became the site of a
granite quarry and also provided access
for lumber to be sent downstream
to Dollar’s Mill in Cates Park. In the
1930s it became a fashionable summer
getaway for boat parties of day trippers
from Vancouver.
“Dreamspeaker” at Today, fronted by lovely Panorama
anchor in Iron Bay Park, the cove is as welcoming and
adjacent to Granite Falls friendly as ever. The park includes
kids’ playgrounds, an inviting sandy
beach that’s great for swimming, lush
green lawns ideal for picnicking, and
expatriate writer Malcolm Lowry takes kayak tours and rentals. Once a major
meandering paths and walkways that
you to a plaque noting the location of winter village of the Tsleil Waututh
lead past the yacht club and public
the squatter shack where he completed First Nation, who came here to harvest
wharf to the ever-active Deep Cove
his most celebrated novel, Under the the abundant sea life, the park’s 9 km
Canoe and Kayak Centre.
Volcano (1947). Park amenities include (5.5 miles) of shoreline include a large
A choice of restaurants, cafés,
playgrounds, picnic lawns and tables, midden that yielded several important
bistros, markets and ice-cream parlours
tennis courts, a concession stand and a archaeological finds when excavated.
line the main street, Gallant Avenue.
swimming beach. A cedar totem pole Hiking trails curve north along steep
Deep Cove Pizza, “a delicious landmark
and a 15 meter (50-ft) war canoe hand terrain to Jug Island Beach with
for 27 years,” offers “the quintessential
carved by Chief Henry Peter George views of Indian Arm and the North
European pizza experience.” Honey
are also displayed in the grounds. Shore mountains (2 hours return). An
Doughnuts and Goodies, the local
When it’s time for the kids to run easy 40-minute walk follows a gentle
meeting place, is famed for its all-day
off excess energy or the skipper and wooded trail to the muddy tidal flats of
breakfasts and yummy honey-glazed
crew need to stretch boat-weary legs, Bedwell Bay. The southern route hugs
doughnuts. It also offers a kids’ menu
Belcarra Park float in Belcarra Bay the shore’s rocky coastline to Admiralty
and mouth-watering freshly baked
offers a convenient lunch or day stop and Burns points, with beautiful vistas
potato bread. Chefi’s serves excellent
with a sandy beach, picnic area and sea up Burrard Inlet (2 hours and 2.5 hours
“pasta to go” and casual fine dining
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