Experts' Choice Award Queen Elizabeth Park
What the experts agree on
Vancouver's hilltop park showcases a stunning sunken quarry garden with global trees and sculptures, offering panoramic views of downtown and mountains—ideal for strolls, picnics, and lawn bowling in meticulously landscaped surroundings.
“Built in on a former quarry 500 feet above sea level, this park is the highest vantage point in Vancouver.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's "This 52-hectare (130-acre) park has lavish sunken gardens (in a former stone quarry), a rose garden, and an abundance of grassy picnicking spots." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Panoramic views of the mountain-framed downtown skyscrapers – this 52-hectare park claims to house specimens of every tree native to Canada." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Highly popular park, which stretches across the open hillside. At the northwest end of the park is an arboretum." Full review
Afar Magazine "Hundreds of people gather every New Year’s Day on English Bay to watch crazy/brave souls take a Polar Bear Dip into the freezing cold water. " Full review
Afar Magazine "A manicured space of shrubs, cascading streams and flowers in bloom, Queen Elizabeth Park is the garden of choice for meditative walks and games of lawn bowling and pitch and putt." Full review
Frommer's "The big attraction is the gorgeously landscaped, flower-filled quarry garden, but the arboretum, featuring trees from all over the world, is also a big draw, as are the Henry Moore sculptures" Full review
National Geographic "The best vantage points are Queen Elizabeth Park, Harbour Centre's Vancouver Lookout"
Lonely Planet "The highest point in the city, Queen Elizabeth Park serves up panoramic views of Vancouver, framed by the majestic mountains that surround downtown. Thanks to the Bloedel Conservatory, a..."
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