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Crystal Falls – Hikes near Vancouver

Crystal Falls – Hikes near Vancouver

Crystal Falls is an easy, fun hike in Coquitlam, just over 30 minutes drive East of Vancouver. The waterfall is really beautiful after an easy hike, so the only bad thing about the Crystal Falls trail is that it is VERY busy! If you prefer quiet walks in the wilderness, then you need to start before 9am for this one. We attempted to visit once in the afternoon, and there were soooo many people that the parking near the trailhead…

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Coquitlam Lake View Trail – waterfalls & a bear!

Coquitlam Lake View Trail – waterfalls & a bear!

Spring in Vancouver is a really good time to go and see waterfalls. There is still quite a lot of snow up high on the mountains. This melts and trickles into streams that then join up to give birth some pretty epic, gushing waterfalls. I recently bought the new 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia by Stephen Hui, and this mentions that the Coquitlam Lake View Trail has four waterfalls. We couldn’t resist a trail that combines good mountain…

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