| 10. Hastings Park | | | | areas surrounding Lost Lagoon. |
| Hastings Park is located directly beside | | | | 5. Vancouver Art Gallery |
| Vancouver’s amusement park, Playland. This | | | | Located directly inside Vancouver’s downtown |
| makes Hastings Park a popular lunchtime hangout as | | | | core, the Vancouver Art Gallery is an inter-urban picnic |
| Playland patrons can come here for a break from the | | | | hotspot. Swing by the corner of Howe and West |
| rides. Prospective picnickers should note, Hastings Park | | | | Georgia for a bite; even if you didn’t pack a lunch, |
| is occupied every year by the Pacific National | | | | there is a hotdog vendor available on site. The |
| Exhibition (PNE) for the month of August. | | | | Vancouver Art Gallery is also the home of the 2010 |
| 9. Kitsilano Beach | | | | Olympic countdown clock. |
| Cool summer breezes and a mixture of tall trees | | | | 4. Charleson Park |
| make Kitsilano Beach a great place to spend a day. | | | | Showcasing much of Vancouver’s beauty, |
| Unlike most beaches where there is only sand and | | | | Charleson Park is a popular picnic stop-off for those |
| water, Kitsilano Beach, or simply “Kits,” has a | | | | travelling along the Seawall. The park is located along |
| large grass area which extends across the length of | | | | False Creek in between Granville Island and the |
| the beach. This is great for picnickers wanting the cool | | | | Cambie Street Bridge. Additionally, the pond here |
| beach breezes, but not the sand In their sandwich. | | | | always seems to attract Canadian Geese making for |
| 8. English Bay | | | | great interactions and photo opportunities. |
| English Bay is located in downtown Vancouver and is | | | | 3. Vanier Park |
| a popular hotspot for locals and visitors alike. Its shores | | | | Located right next to the Burrard Street Bridge, Vanier |
| extend into Sunset Beach while there is a large | | | | Park is home to Vancouver’s Space Centre and |
| shaded grassy area towards the entrance of Stanley | | | | Museum. Views of both False Creek and the Burrard |
| Park. English Bay is a popular place to picnic as it is | | | | Inlet are readily available to prospective picnickers. |
| connected to the Seawall which circles Stanley Park. | | | | Every year during the HSBC Celebration of Light, |
| 7. Jericho Beach Park | | | | Vanier Park becomes a picnic central. Picnickers from |
| Located on the west side of Vancouver, this beach | | | | all across Vancouver flock here as it is generally less |
| park is most popular with kite and wind-surfers as | | | | crowded than the shores of English Bay. |
| waters here are generally more turbulent. Jericho | | | | 2. Queen Elizabeth Park |
| Beach Park made our list due to its large picnic-able | | | | Unlike most of the parks on our list, Queen Elizabeth |
| area and semi-secluded location. | | | | Park is located away from the downtown core. Here, |
| 6. Stanley Park | | | | prospective picnickers will find a multitude of settings to |
| Stanley Park is Vancouver’s oldest and largest | | | | lay their blankets. The duck pond however, is typically |
| park. The east area of the Park is open and was | | | | the most popular spot to picnic as there is lots of |
| designed for picnicking as there are picnic tables | | | | shaded flat land available. Queen Elizabeth Park also |
| everywhere. This part of the park also features a | | | | features one of Vancouver’s most extravagant |
| totem pole display and offers views of downtown | | | | garden displays and is rarely crowded. |
| Vancouver. Another popular place to picnic is in the | | | | 1. |
