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Picnic Sites

Sites Location Seating Details (note the Fees and charges)
Ceperley/Second Beach (covered)

At 2nd Beach Stanley Park

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110 
  • no inflatables allowed
  • kitchen has 3 cold water sinks, 4 electrical outlets (15 amp only)
  • close to: public playground, pitch & putt, outdoor pool, washrooms, accessible pay parking stalls
  • maximum of 150 people
Fraser River Park

75th Avenue and Angus Drive

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4 tables only – seating is casual (potluck style)
  • 4 tables painted green, reserve sign
  • close to: grassed fields, washrooms, trails
  • maximum of 150 people
Jericho Pond

Near Jericho Beach at the end of Point Grey Road

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5 tables only – seating is casual (potluck style)
  • 5 tables painted green, reserve sign
  • close to: beach, concession and washrooms
  • no inflatables allowed
  • maximum of 150 people
Locarno Beach

At the foot of Discovery Street off of 4th Avenue and NW Marine Drive

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5 tables only – seating is casual (potluck style)
  • 5 tables painted green, reserve sign, hot coal disposable pit, water tap
  • close to beach, concession and washrooms
  • no inflatables allowed
  • maximum of 150 people
Maple Grove Park

Yew Street, 51st Avenue and Marine Drive

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4 tables only – seating is casual (potluck style)
  • 4 tables painted green, reserve sign, 2 BBQs
  • close by: ball diamond ($8.75/hr but picnic area must also be booked), playground, pool, washrooms
  • no inflatables, no oversized BBQs or catering equipment
  • maximum 75 people
Memorial South Park

Prince Albert Street and 41st Avenue

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4 tables only – seating is casual (potluck style)
  • 4 tables painted green, 2 BBQs, reserve sign
  • close by: tennis courts, pond, grass fields, playground, washrooms on east side of park
  • no inflatables allowed
  • maximum 75 people
Miniature Railway #1 (covered)

Stanley Park

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110 
  • no inflatables allowed
  • shared kitchen, 2 electrical outlets, cold water, grassed area
  • close to: Lumbermen's Arch, Children's Farmyard, Miniature Train and Vancouver Aquarium
  • maximum of 150 people
Miniature Railway #2 (covered)

Stanley Park

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80 
  • no inflatables allowed
  • shared kitchen, 2 electrical outlets, cold water, grassed area
  • close to: Lumbermen's Arch, Children's Farmyard, Miniature Train and Vancouver Aquarium
  • maximum of 150 people
New Brighton Park

Off of McGill Street via Commissioner Street Overpass

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5 tables only – seating is casual (potluck style)
  • 5 tables painted green, reserve sign
  • close to: fields, washrooms, swimming pool, playground, concession
  • no inflatables allowed
  • parking off of McGill Street, Commissioner Street Overpass or Bridgeway Avenue
  • maximum of 150 people
Prospect Point (covered)

Stanley Park

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150 
  • kitchen with sinks and 3 power outlets (15 amp only), ball diamond, hot coal disposal pit, pay parking with 2 accessible stalls, shuttle bus stop, washrooms
  • maximum of 150 people
Riverfront Park (covered)

SE Marine Drive and Jellicoe Street

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2 tables under shelter – 4 tables around shelter (potluck style)
  • covered/uncovered area with 6 tables painted green, water tap
  • no inflatables allowed
  • close by: half-court basketball, tennis courts, playground, walkway along river, washrooms (wheelchair accessible)
  • maximum of 75 people
Trout Lake (John Hendry) (covered)

13th and 19th Avenues, Victoria and Templeton Drives

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50 
  • reserve sign, water tap, no electrical outlets
  • close by: concession, lake washrooms and playground
  • no inflatables allowed
  • maximum of 150 people
Picnic Locations Map

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Picnic Sites

1 Ceperley/2nd Beach
2 Fraser River Pk
3 Jericho Pond
4 Locarno Beach
5 Maple Grove
6 Memorial South
7 Mini. Railway #1
8 Mini. Railway #2
9 New Brighton
10 Prospect Point
11 Riverfront
12 Trout Lake

Call (604) 257-8482 (no phone bookings) or email pbpicnic@vancouver.ca for more information.

Regular office hours of operation are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm. Office is not open on weekends or holidays.


Fees and Charges