Stanley Park Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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