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English Bay Beach
Whether it's a languid early evening in August with buskers, sunbathers and volleyballers sharing the beach, or a cold, blustery day in November with just you and a dog-walker staring at the waves, English Bay is a top West End highlight.
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Jericho Beach
An activity-lovers idyll - Jericho is also great if you just want to putter along the beach, clamber over driftwood logs and catch stunning panoramic vistas of downtown Vancouver sandwiched between the water and the looming North Shore mountains. It's also popular with sunset fans.
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Kitsilano Beach
Mega-popular Kits Beach faces English Bay and has a strong claim to being the city's favorite summer hangout. The wide, sandy expanse flanking the water here attracts buff Frisbee tossers and giggling volleyball players, as well as those who just like to preen while they're catching the rays.
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Second Beach & Third Beach
Second Beach is an ever-busy, family-friendly area on the park's western side, with a large, grassy playground, a greasy-spoon snack bar that also serves ice cream, and the Stanley Park Pitch & Putt golf course. Its main attraction, though, is the seasonal outdoor swimming pool that sits on the waterfront overlooking the distant UBC peninsula.
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Spanish Banks
There are some stunning views from this beach on the north side of the peninsula: you can wave at the giant freighters moored in Burrard Inlet or just sit back and watch the city and distant West Vancouver slowly fade in the setting sun. Recalling the early arrival of Spanish explorers in the region, the British - who arrived later but eventually won control of the area - named the waterfront after them.
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Sunset Beach
A chain of small, sandy beaches running along the north side of False Creek, this is where West Enders come to hang out and catch some rays, many of them lounging on the grassy banks overlooking the waterfront. The walking, cycling and blading trail here - it links to the Stanley Park seawall trail if you want extend your trek - is always packed in summer, often with members of the local gay community checking each other out.
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Wreck Beach
From the intersection of NW Marine Dr and University Blvd, follow Trail 6 into the woods then head down the steps to the waterfront for Wreck Beach, a microcosm taste of what makes Vancouver unlike almost any other North American city. You'll find an undeveloped, log-strewn, 7.8km beach surrounded by a hulking forest that makes you feel worlds away from the city, yet downtown is only 20 minutes away.
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