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Find your way through your favourite regional park like never before! Our new app integrates GIS map data with a mobile platform.

iParks-Navigator for both iPhone and iPad enables you to explore the finest parks and greenspace in and around Metro Vancouver, including a system of 23 regional parks and now including parks operated by the City of Richmond.

Released for July 2012, the new version of iParks Navigator includes the ability to display information about parks managed by the City of Richmond. Spending the day at Richmond's Steveston Park? Now you can use iParks Navigator to check out the nearest regional park and see which programs are being offered.

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Regional Parks & Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve 
Fire Icon Fire Danger Rating Advisories
Fire Rating Low
* Note: The Fire Danger Rating for individual park sites can be higher or lower than the Regional Parks average. Click on the ‘Regional Parks’ link to view each Park Site and its individual rating, or call 604-432-6350.

Conditions and restrictions can change quickly. Please help us protect our valuable parks and green spaces against wildfire.

Current Average Fire Danger Rating for Regional Parks is: LOW

 Park and Trail Advisories

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Brunette-Fraser Regional Greenway
Upper Brunette River Habitat Enhancement Project
Construction will begin August 15, 2012 and continue for several weeks. Greenway access may occasionally be affected by construction equipment and vehicles. Visitors are reminded to watch for equipment movement along the trail; and to follow posted detour and safety signs. For more information, visit www.pmh1project.com  or call 1-866-999-7641.
Capilano River Regional Park
Temporary closures near Cleveland Dam
Because of truck traffic related to construction at the Capilano Filtration Plant, parts of the East Service Road and the Lower Dam Viewing Area will be closed to park visitors on weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The work begins Tuesday, October 9 and will continue to mid-May.
Park visitors wanting to access the hatchery or other east side trails from the Cleveland Dam parking lot or the picnic area can use the upper Palisades Trail.
The Lower Dam Viewing Area and the East Service Road will be open to park visitors on weekends.
For more information, please click here or call the Regional Parks West Area Office at (604) 224-5739.
Lower Seymour Conservation Area
Bear Island Bridge Crossing:

The amazing restored bridge is located just downstream of the Seymour Falls Dam, and connects the Spur 4 road to the trail network adjacent to the Seymour Fish Hatchery allowing for a 25km loop. Bike recommended.
PDF icon Bear Island Bridge
PDF icon LSCR Trail Map

Metro Vancouver Supporting the NSMBA Trail Adoption Program (TAP)
Metro Vancouver is supporting the North Shore Mountain Bike Association (NSMBA) in their commitment to trail maintenance and restoration. Please expect some work to be underway on the following trails this season within the LSCR: Ned’s, Bottle Top, Circuit-8 and Corkscrew. Please note that this work will include the removal of structures in unsatisfactory condition. Your patience is appreciated while this work is being carried out. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the NSMBA or LSCR staff at LSCR@metrovancouver.org or 604.432.6200.
Reuse and Recycle, Lumber to Go
PDF icon Pilot milling project in the LSCR
LSCR Waste Stream Diversion Facility
The LSCR is committed to reducing waste and we are taking an innovative approach to waste management. Twelve of our garbage only cans have been removed from the trail network and re-located to the main parking lot, creating a recycling-focused Waste Stream Diversion Facility. LSCR visitors will now be able to sort their waste by type. Examples include Bottles and Cans, Dog Waste, Food Waste, and Mixed Paper. When you visit the LSCR, please help our initiative by sorting your waste accordingly. The proper sorting of waste products will prevent the majority of LSCR waste from entering permanent landfill storage. If you pack it in, please pack it out to the LSCR Waste Stream Diversion Facility.
CBC is now closed for the season
Please respect your fellow riders and use an alternative trail.
Mountain Bike Structure Decommissioning

Safety inspections of existing mountain bike structures on LSCR land are being conducted. Some mountain bike structures on popular LSCR trails (Ned’s, Dale’s, etc.) have reached their lifespan and may now present a safety hazard to users due to structural or surfacing deficiencies. Those structures deemed to be unsafe and beyond repair are being removed.

Dog Mountain: On-Leash Advisory

All dogs on the Dog Mountain trail are required to be on-leash at all times. This supports Dog Mountain’s status as a sensitive sub-alpine ecosystem in the LSCR Management Plan. Furthermore, it aligns Metro Vancouvers’ dog rules with BC Parks’ in the surrounding area, and supports wildlife and public safety.
PDF icon Dog Mountain Map

Harvesting in the LSCR

Harvesting plants and edibles such as, mushrooms, fiddleheads, salal, and moss is not allowed within the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve. Such activities can degrade natural resources. Help us conserve the biodiversity of this forest system and leave the plants untouched.

Lynn Headwaters Regional Park
Trail Conditions
May 13
 
Sunset is at 8:30PM
 
Park visitors to the Grouse Mtn. alpine area and the Munday Alpine Snowshoe Park should be trained and equipped for  backcountry mountain travel on snow and check with Grouse Mountain Resorts for conditions and closures at www.grousemountain.com or call 604-986-6262.  
Seasonal Backcountry Route Closure
All backcountry routes are now closed for the season above Norvan Falls in Lynn Valley and North of Dam Mountain and Thunderbird Ridge in the Grouse Alpine area due to hazardous snow conditions.
Matsqui Trail Regional Park
Temporary Trail Closures at JAMES Plant, Gladwin Road
Temporary trail closures will occur from time to time while facility upgrading is underway at the JAMES Plant, Nov 2012 - 2014. Dates and times of major trail closures will be posted at park trailheads. Please obey all signs and closures and be prepared to turn around. For more information, please contact the East Area Parks Office at 604-530-4983.
Closures due to flooding
It's that time of year again - the Fraser River is high with spring run-off, forcing the closure of lower river trails in the park, the east end of the Olund Trail, and the closure of the Main Day-use parking lot at Mission Bridge. Please use the equestrian lot on Tall Road. Use caution if parking along the road.
 
Please obey all signs and closures. For more information, contact the East Area Parks Office at 604-530-4983. Thanks for your cooperation!
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Resources

 Upcoming Events
Burns Bog Scientific Advisory Panel meeting
Metro Vancouver Regional Parks West Area Office
June 18, 2013
Introduction to Geocaching
Iona Beach Regional Park
May 18, 2013
Lazuli Bunting Walks
Colony Farm Regional Park. Meet in front of the community gardens at the end of Colony Farm Road.
June 01, 2013
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Gordon Smith Youth Environmental Stewardship Award - Inspiring youth, recognized for achievements

Nominations for the 2013 Gordon Smith Youth Environmental Stewardship Award are being accepted now.

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 Pacific Parklands Foundation

 Keep Bears Wild
As Metro Vancouver grows, people are living, working and playing in closer proximity to bears. Understanding bear behavior helps keep people safe and bears wild.

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Looking for Summer work?
Are you between 19 and 30 years of age? Now accepting applications for Program Supervisors in various Metro Vancouver Regional Parks. Catching the Spirit - the environmental stewardship program run by youths for youths.
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  • Since 1993, the annual number of visits to Regional Parks has increased by 65 per cent - from 4.4 million to 7.4 million.