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Deer Lake in Burnaby on an overcast autumn day, red and gold trees reflected in still waterDeer Lake Park · Burnabytake the scenic route ↗

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  1. Burnaby Mountain Park viewpoint looking over Burrard Inlet with autumn colour in the foregroundBurnaby
    viewpoint · park

    Burnaby Mountain Park

    Sweeping views over Burrard Inlet and the North Shore mountains, framed in autumn by golden maples and the carved Kamui Mintara poles.

    fall · summer · springExplore guide
  2. Heritage village street at dusk with pumpkins on porches and warm lamp lightBurnabyDated
    halloween · family

    Burnaby Village Museum — Haunted Village

    A 1920s heritage village beside Deer Lake that dresses up for Halloween with pumpkins, costumed interpreters and a vintage carousel glowing in the dusk.

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  3. Tall Douglas firs and golden maples along a wide trail in Central Park, BurnabyBurnaby
    park · walk

    Central Park

    A cathedral of old Douglas firs beside Patterson SkyTrain station, with wide flat trails and two small ponds that glow with autumn colour.

    fall · spring · summer · winterExplore guide
  4. Como Lake in Coquitlam ringed by orange and yellow autumn trees reflected in still waterCoquitlam
    lake · park

    Como Lake Park

    A small round lake in a quiet Coquitlam neighbourhood, completely ringed by autumn trees and a gentle one-kilometre gravel loop.

    fall · spring · summerExplore guide
  5. Deer Lake in Burnaby on an overcast autumn day, red and gold trees reflected in still waterBurnaby
    lake · park

    Deer Lake Park

    A gentle lakeside loop in the heart of Burnaby where maples, alders and still water put on one of the city’s easiest autumn shows.

    fall · spring · summerExplore guide
  6. Green Timbers Lake in Surrey surrounded by autumn forest with a wooden fishing pierSurrey
    park · lake

    Green Timbers Urban Forest

    A large second-growth forest in central Surrey with a stocked fishing lake, misty mornings and soft trails under tall firs and golden birches.

    fall · spring · summerExplore guide
  7. Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam with autumn trees on the shore and a paved loop trailCoquitlam
    lake · park

    Lafarge Lake

    A paved 1.2 km loop around a former quarry lake in Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park, ringed by autumn trees and steps from SkyTrain.

    fall · winter · summer · springExplore guide
  8. Rows of bright orange pumpkins on a Maple Ridge farm field with misty hills behindMaple RidgeDated
    pumpkin patch · farm

    Laity Pumpkin Patch

    A classic Maple Ridge family farm where you ride a wagon out to the field, pick your own pumpkin and get lost in a corn maze.

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  9. Lynn Canyon suspension bridge over a forest canyon with yellow maple leaves in autumnNorth Vancouver
    walk · park

    Lynn Canyon Park

    A free suspension bridge, emerald creek pools and rainforest trails in North Vancouver, where yellow maples light up the dark cedar canopy each fall.

    fall · summer · springExplore guide
  10. Pumpkin patch at an Abbotsford farm with a snow-capped peak in the distanceAbbotsfordSeasonal
    pumpkin patch · farm

    Maan Farms

    A Fraser Valley destination farm with a huge corn maze, a pumpkin patch, a farm market and winery, plus after-dark haunted events for older visitors.

    fall · summerExplore guide
  11. Quarry Garden at Queen Elizabeth Park in autumn with red Japanese maples and a small waterfallVancouver
    garden · viewpoint

    Queen Elizabeth Park

    Vancouver’s highest point pairs a sunken quarry garden of fiery Japanese maples with a panoramic view across the city to the mountains.

    fall · spring · summerExplore guide
  12. Pumpkin patch in Richmond with rows of pumpkins and a tractor-pulled wagon in the distanceRichmondDated
    pumpkin patch · farm

    Richmond Country Farms Pumpkin Patch

    Richmond’s big, well-organised pumpkin patch with wagon rides, a live show and a barnyard, a short drive from Steveston Village.

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  13. Rocky Point Park pier in Port Moody stretching into Burrard Inlet with autumn trees on shorePort Moody
    park · viewpoint

    Rocky Point Park

    Port Moody’s waterfront gathering place, where a long pier, shoreline boardwalks and autumn trees meet the still head of Burrard Inlet.

    fall · summer · springExplore guide
  14. Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park with autumn trees reflected and the Vancouver skyline behindVancouver
    lake · park

    Stanley Park — Lost Lagoon

    A tranquil lagoon loop at the city end of Stanley Park, where golden willows and red maples reflect beneath the downtown skyline.

    fall · spring · summer · winterExplore guide
  15. Miniature train track winding through dark Stanley Park forest lit with orange lanternsVancouverSeasonal
    halloween · family

    Stanley Park Ghost Train

    Vancouver’s beloved Halloween tradition: a miniature train ride through a lantern-lit, theatrically decorated stretch of Stanley Park forest.

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  16. Residential street in East Vancouver with houses decorated for Halloween at duskVancouverSeasonal
    halloween · walk

    Trinity Street Halloween Displays

    An East Vancouver street famous for its Christmas lights that also goes all-in on Halloween, with porch pumpkins, skeletons and glowing yards to stroll past at dusk.

    fall · winterExplore guide
  17. Trout Lake in East Vancouver with golden trees reflected and a wooden dockVancouver
    lake · park

    Trout Lake (John Hendry Park)

    East Vancouver’s neighbourhood lake, where a flat shoreline loop, willows and golden poplars make a relaxed autumn circuit with mountain views.

    fall · summer · springExplore guide
  18. Lake and lawn at VanDusen Botanical Garden with brilliant red maples and reflectionsVancouver
    garden · walk

    VanDusen Botanical Garden

    A ticketed 22-hectare botanical garden where maples, ginkgos and ornamental lakes stage the most curated fall colour in Vancouver.

    fall · spring · summerExplore guide
  19. Garden pathway at night lined with glowing carved pumpkins and lanternsVancouverSeasonal
    halloween · garden

    VanDusen Garden — Glow in the Garden

    VanDusen Botanical Garden after dark in October: hundreds of carved pumpkins, lantern-lit paths and autumn trees glowing above the lakes.

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  20. Pumpkin field on Westham Island with flat Delta farmland and a wide skyDeltaSeasonal
    pumpkin patch · farm

    Westham Island Herb Farm

    A laid-back pumpkin patch on a quiet Delta island, with big skies, a farm stand and a hay maze that keeps things pleasantly low-key.

    fall · summerExplore guide

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