Stanley Park Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

Walk or bike Vancouver's celebrated Stanley Park Seawall on a flexible GPS-guided audio tour. Stories play automatically as you reach landmarks including the Brockton Point Totem Poles, Nine O'Clock Gun, Lions Gate Bridge viewpoints, Siwash Rock, beaches and Lost Lagoon. Follow the 9 km return route at your own pace, stopping for photos, beaches and viewpoints whenever you like. The tour includes 24 main-route stops plus optional interior park stories, with a live map and location-based trivia. Download before you arrive; no mobile data or signal is needed during the tour. Start anytime and keep the tour for future visits.

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   Stanley Park

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   STANLEY PARK — Begin a flexible 9-kilometre walk or bike ride around the seawall, with optional interior detours.

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   ROBERT BURNS MEMORIAL — See Stanley Park’s first statue, dedicated to the celebrated Scottish poet.

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   STANLEY PARK INFORMATION BOOTH — Stop for maps and visitor guidance when the seasonal booth is staffed.

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   Brockton Point Totem Pole

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   BROCKTON POINT TOTEM POLES — View the Indigenous carving display; Ellen Neel’s Kakaso’las pole returned to UBC’s Museum of Anthropology in 2024.

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   HALLELUJAH POINT — Take in broad views across Coal Harbour toward Vancouver’s skyline.

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   NINE O’CLOCK GUN — See the historic 1816 cannon known for its longstanding evening time signal.

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   BROCKTON POINT LIGHTHOUSE — Walk beneath the arches of the landmark 1914 harbour light.

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   CHEHALIS CROSS — Pause at the Celtic cross commemorating lives lost in the 1906 Chehalis shipwreck.

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   S.S. EMPRESS OF JAPAN FIGUREHEAD — See the colourful replica recalling Vancouver’s trans-Pacific maritime history.

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    LIONS GATE BRIDGE — Admire the suspension bridge spanning First Narrows between Vancouver and the North Shore.

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    PROSPECT POINT LOOKOUT — Enjoy elevated views of Lions Gate Bridge, Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains.

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    DOUK BEACH — Discover a quieter shoreline site linked to Stanley Park’s Depression-era history.

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    SIWASH ROCK — See the 32-million-year-old sea stack and discover the Indigenous story associated with it.

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    FERGUSON POINT AND BURMA STAR MEMORIAL — Combine ocean views with a quiet memorial to veterans of the Burma Campaign.

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    SECOND BEACH — Pause at a family-friendly shoreline with a playground and seasonal outdoor pool.

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    Air India Memorial

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    AIR INDIA MEMORIAL — Reflect at the stone monument honouring the victims of Air India Flight 182.

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    DEADMAN’S ISLAND AND HMCS DISCOVERY — View the island’s active naval reserve and explore its layered maritime history.

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    STANLEY PARK ROCK GARDEN — Explore Vancouver’s first public rock garden, restored from its early twentieth-century design.

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    Prospect Point Lighthouse

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    PROSPECT POINT LIGHTHOUSE — View the active historic beacon at First Narrows from its publicly accessible grounds.

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    STANLEY PARK ROSE GARDEN — Enjoy colourful seasonal blooms in the park’s century-old formal garden.

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    HOLLOW TREE — See the stabilized 700- to 800-year-old western red cedar stump, one of the park’s most photographed landmarks.

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    JAPANESE CANADIAN WAR MEMORIAL — Visit the 1920 monument honouring Japanese Canadians who served in the First World War.

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    MALKIN BOWL — Pass the active outdoor performance venue, home to concerts and summer theatre.

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    LOST LAGOON — Explore a freshwater wetland and bird habitat centred on the landmark Jubilee Fountain.

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    Stanley Park

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    HMCS DISCOVERY CAIRN — See a memorial connected to Vancouver’s naval reserve and wartime service history.

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    Stanley Park

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    2006 WINDSTORM — See how the powerful storm reshaped Stanley Park’s forest and inspired extensive restoration work.

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    BEAVER LAKE — Follow the one-kilometre wetland loop for birds, water plants and signs of resident beavers.

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    VANCOUVER ROWING CLUB — View the historic waterfront clubhouse beside Coal Harbour.

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    Third Beach

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    THIRD BEACH — Pause at a sheltered Pacific shoreline known for sunset views and seasonal swimming.

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    Stanley Park

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    TED AND MARY GREIG RHODODENDRON GARDEN — Enjoy seasonal colour among mature rhododendrons and azaleas beneath the forest canopy.

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    STANLEY PARK PAVILION — Admire the restored heritage venue and its surrounding gardens.

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    Statue Of Harry Jerome

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    HARRY JEROME STATUE — Honour the Vancouver sprinter whose achievements made him one of Canada’s greatest track athletes.

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    Stanley Park Ecology's Nature House

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    STANLEY PARK NATURE HOUSE — Visit the seasonal ecology centre for wildlife exhibits, park information and family activities.

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    Lord Stanley Memorial Monument

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    LORD STANLEY STATUE — See the monument to the governor general whose name the park has carried since 1888.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.