Queen Elizabeth Park

What a beautiful and magnificent place! The Queen Mother would be proud. Queen Elizabeth Park was another park to visit on my Vancouver trip as it was supposed to be the highest point in the heart of Vancouver.

This park very easy and close to get to from Downtown Vancouver. It is literally a giant park taking up big block of land. The park is accessible all around. I went to the main entrance since that where I was guided to, and it took up directly to the top. Parking was $2.60/hour, and there was barely any cars there.

This park has a bit of everything. There's a restaurant, a Conservatory that you can go to with admission, a beautiful water fountain, tennis and basketball courts, dog parks, and pitch and putt.

I went just a couple of weeks ago, and it was the start of the deep fall and towards the beginning of winter. There were fallen leaves everywhere, and that's a feeling I enjoy. This park was so well maintained. There were no leaves along the walkways or grassy areas. Everywhere was clean and spacious, and the trees and plants were trimmed and pruned very nicely. It was definitely a nice place to take a stroll and take in all the fresh air and beautiful scenery.

Don't get your hopes too high with the Queen Elizabeth Park being the highest point in Vancouver as you're not THAT high above, but you still have a nice landscape view of Vancouver with a beautiful backdrop of the cloudy mountain range. Just try to get above the trees that's blocking some of your view.

The Queen Elizabeth Park is such a wonderful park with many things to do, and it has a nice calming feeling when you're there with all the well maintained trees and plants with the cool temperatures. Perfect for me! You really feel like you are away from the city and in a secluded, off in the distance park.

This park is so beautiful, especially on a sunny summer day.
Lots of benchs, toilets (with free ladies sanitary items), a lovely view of Vancouver and North Vancouver, the Bloedel Conservatory...
A great place to relax or spend time with family and friends.
There's also a food truck near the clock but it only takes cash.

Gayle, Jim, Erin, and I drove out to Queen Elizabeth Park to walk around and then have Lunch at the Seasons in the Park Restaurant.

Note: We found that is cost just as much to park the car valet at the restaurant vs. street parking.

Our highlights included the usual suspects: Killer view of Vancouver and surrounding peaks, pretty gardens, relaxing foot paths, bridges and benches, and interesting bugs and critters.

In my BC visit an acquaintance wanted to have a birthday Picinic here and what a good choice. It is very spacious, has parking and bathrooms. Everything you need.

There are great views here such as sculptures, horticulture and areas to play sports. Much of what the park likely has to offer we didn't partake in on this particular visit. Our host wanted a simple get together with a pot luck and to enjoy rounds of pickle ball at the nearby courts. The courts were packed throughout the day, but other park goers were polite and when finishing their sets, they'd turn the courts over to our party.

Where we were was near the dog off leash area. This was unintentional, but it worked out as all the people were polite and would call their dogs back if they got too close.

I wouldn't mind returning to this park to see more but the visit here was pleasant.

Absolutely beautiful park, and a must visit when in Vancouver! Cherry blossoms in the springtime were plentiful. There's a duck pond and picturesque quarry gardens scattered throughout.

While QE Park is free, the Bloedel Conservatory which is located inside the park, has an admission fee. Unfortunately they closed early when I visited, so I missed the opportunity to see the hundreds of exotic birds, flowers, and plants.

One of the most popular spots in QE Park is the lookout area near "The Photo Session" sculpture. From here, you have a great view of downtown Vancouver if the skies are clear.

Lovely park along Cambie St. Beautifully curated gardens including a Rose Garden. Nice views of the city from the bluff at the entrance. Bloedel Conservatory is not large and has a small-ish collection of brilliantly colored Macaws and Parrots, together with tropical foliage. Great place to visit for a couple of hours while in Vancouver.

Wow, the view! With the peak located 400 feet above sea level, you're above most of the trees and the shorter peaks of Vancouver that you can really see the mountains of North Vancouver and the skyscrapers in downtown.

And then, there's the arboretum and the park itself. I spotted tennis courts and a disc golf course and definitely lots of other folks walking about and jogging to enjoy being outside on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. The park isn't what it originally was and thankfully, Vancouverites who want truer nature can still access Stanley Park.

Thankfully, we were walking. Parking here appears to be a challenge though there are parking kiosks if you do manage to find a spot.

[Review 20909 overall - 80 in British Columbia - 1893 of 2023.]

This is a nice park in Vancouver! We came here to see the cherry blossoms. There weren't many, and a lot of websites say that this is the best park to see them. I saw more in random small parks in the city than in this park. It was really crowded here too (perhaps because we all read the same articles), so not a great photo op. I liked the large quarry garden and all the different kinds of flowers. The small quarry garden looked kind of dead. There are beautiful views of the city and mountains.

One of the most beautiful parks I've been to. It'd be nice to picnic here too. The grass is very green and the garden is well maintained.

So much to see, wish I had more time but I was on a mission to find the cambie climbing tree which by the way is not even in the park!
I would love to come back with the family especially my mom and have a picnic.
12/12 equinox

Queen Elizabeth Park and the Bloedel Conservatory were gorgeous in April! Such manicured gardens and the enclosed Bloedel Conservatory was so tropical and colorful with beautiful macaws and cockatoos. Early April was a month of more daffodils than tulips, but there were some tulips to enjoy.