The following are links to Google Maps of locations visited by DNCB. Also, at the end of the page are more detailed directions for a few out-of-town excursions (e.g. in Washington, USA).
Many of the links have been provided by Glen Bodie and Terry Carr.
Please contact Ken Borrie kenborrie@dncb.wordpress.com if you have links to other maps not already here (or perhaps an improved map).
Note that we prefer maps to the exact DNCB Meeting place, rather than just a general map of the area
| All Saints Anglican Church 4755 Arthur Drive Delta BC V4K 2X6 | DNS monthly meetings (1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm) |
DNCB Outings
For each location below, click on the name to see the Google Maps location of the parking spot where we meet. The address given to the right of the name may not be the exact location of the parking spot.
| Alaksen National Wildlife Area | 5421-5183 Robertson Rd on Westham Island, BC / opens 9am |
| Aldergrove Regional Park | 27240 8 Ave, Aldergrove, BC |
| Ambleside Park | 1150 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, BC |
| Barnston Island | Free walk-on ferry to the island, at the end of 104 Ave just past Surrey Bend Park |
| Beach Grove Park | 6051 17A Ave, Delta, BC |
| Blackie Spit | 3136 McBride Ave, Surrey, BC. Meet in the gravel parking lot at the NE end of McBride Ave, past the paved parking lot and the sailing club. On the spit itself we need to stay on the path. |
| Blaine Marine Park and Pier | Approx 235 Marine Dr, Blaine, WA, USA. Bring passport or Nexus. Cross the border at Peace Arch and take the immediate exit 276 for highway 548 into Blaine. At the traffic circle before the shops, turn right onto Marine Drive, cross the railway tracks and park on the street by the small lookout (across the street from Sundance Yacht Sales). We’ll look for birds there and at the pier at the end of Marine Dr. Then we will drive around the bay to Semiahmoo Resort. Before going to the resort we will stop at the APA museum in Semiahmoo Park (at the beginning of the spit on the left). |
| Blakeburn Lagoon Park | 2947 Elbow Pl, Port Coquitlam, BC |
| Boundary Bay Dike @ 64 St, @ 72 St, @104 St | 64 – park near the end of the road past Houwellings; 72 – park near the end of the road past Kings Links Golf Course; 104 – park near the end of the road or in the Delta Heritage Air Park |
| Boundary Bay Regional Park | Centennial Beach Park, 498 Boundary Bay Rd, Delta, BC |
| Brooksdale Environmental Centre | A Rocha Canada at 1620 192 St, Surrey, BC. |
| Brunswick Point | West end of River Rd, Ladner, BC. Past the Westham Island bridge. Parking is at 3150 River Rd, about 1km back from where the trail really starts. |
| Brydon Lagoon | 19850 53 Ave, Langley, BC, parking on 53 Ave at the bottom of 198A St. We usually walk from here to Hi Knoll Park. |
| Burnaby Lake | 4519 Piper Ave, Burnaby, BC near the Nature House |
| Burnaby Mountain | 100 Centennial Way, Burnaby, BC |
| Burns Bog | 10388 Nordel Ct, Delta, BC. Parking in the Planet Ice area and walk in. |
| Camosun Bog | Take Camosun Trail from Imperial Drive, Vancouver, BC or start from Camosun St, Vancouver, BC |
| Campbell Valley Regional Park | 20290 16 Ave, Langley Twp, BC |
| Cates Park (near Deep Cove) | 4141 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver, BC |
| Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park | 53480 Elgey Rd, Rosedale, BC |
| Colebrook Park | 14311 Colebrook Rd, Surrey, BC |
| Colony Farm Regional Park | 70 Colony Farm Rd #76, Coquitlam, BC |
| Cypress Mountain | Cypress Bowl Rd, West Vancouver, BC. Meet at the High View Lookout on the road up to Cypress. There is a large parking area, and we may see some birds there. Then park at the cross country ski area and walk into Hollyburn Lodge and lake. Then park at the downhill area in the Cypress Bowl Olympic parking lot and walk the Yew Lake loop. |
| Deas Island Regional Park | 6090 Deas Island Rd, Delta, BC |
| DeBoville Slough | 4100 Cedar Dr, Coquitlam, BC |
| Deer Lake Park | 4948 Royal Oak Ave, Burnaby, BC. Royal Oak parking lot is accessible only heading north off Royal Oak, on right just before Deer Lake Parkway. Approach from Oakland St/Dover St. |
| Derby Reach Regional Park | 21801 Allard Crescent, Langley Twp, BC. See details below. |
| Elgin Heritage Park | 13723 Crescent Rd, Surrey, BC |
| Fergus Watershed Biodiversity Preserve | 1277 168 St, Surrey, BC. The parking lot is at 14th Ave. |
| Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve | 9016 164 St, Surrey, BC |
| Gulf Island Ferry Tour | See details below. |
| Harrison Mills | 215 Kilby Rd, Harrison Mills, BC. Meet at Kilby Park. From there we’ll go up Morris Valley Rd past the Sandpiper Golf Course to a parking lot at 14550 Morris Valley Rd to look for eagles and maybe also on to the Chehalis River Hatchery. |
| Hi Knoll Park | 19515 Colebrook Rd, Surrey, BC. We usually park at Brydon Lagoon and walk over to Hi Knoll Park. |
| Iona Beach Regional Park | 900 Ferguson Rd, Richmond, BC. Park near the washrooms. |
| Jackman Wetlands | 1111 272 St, Aldergrove, BC. Parking is on the W side of 27 St between 16th & 8th Ave, across from Langley Transfer Station. |
| Jericho Beach | 3880 Point Grey Rd, Vancouver, BC. You could park in the lot there but it costs. If you get there early you can park on West 2nd Ave for free. |
| Joe Brown Park | 5381 125A St, Surrey, BC. Coming from Delta, take Hwy 10. Turn right onto Scott Rd (120th St). Turn left onto New McLellan Rd (56th Ave). Turn right onto 125A St and drive past Colebrook Elementary School. At the traffic circle at 54th Ave, 125A St is the small road that branches off to the right, while the main road becomes Station Rd going down the hill to Colebrook Rd. There should be enough room to park at the side of the road below the traffic circle on 125A St. |
| Kwomais Point Park | 1367 128th St, Surrey, BC or can enter from the other end at 12639 14 Ave, Surrey, BC. |
| Ladner Harbour Park | 4905 Mcneelys Way, Delta, BC |
| Lighthouse Marine Park | 811 Marine Dr, Point Roberts, WA, USA. Bring passport or Nexus. Go through the parking lots to the water’s edge. Then we usually drive from here to the Point Roberts Marina. |
| Lighthouse Park | 4902 Beacon Ln, West Vancouver, BC |
| Lily Point | East end of APA Rd, Point Roberts, WA, USA. Bring passport or Nexus. |
| Little Campbell River Fish Hatchery | 1284 184 St, Surrey, BC. |
| Manning Provincial Park | 7500 BC-3, Manning Park, BC. Meet at the picnic tables in front of the Manning Park Lodge. |
| Maplewood Flats Conservation Area | 2649 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver, BC. Park along side the road from Dollarton Hiway, not in the building’s parking lot. Meet at the Wild Bird Trust building. |
| Mill Lake | 33015 Bevan Ave, Abbotsford, BC. See details below. |
| Minnekhada Regional Park | 4455 Oliver Rd, Coquitlam, BC. Meet at the lodge parking lot. |
| Mount Baker | Meet at the Glacier Public Service Center at 10091 Mt Baker Hwy, Deming, WA, USA. Bring passport or Nexus. See details below. |
| Mud Bay Park | 13030 48 Ave, Surrey, BC |
| North 40 Dog Park | 3902 72nd St, Delta, BC. From Hwy 10 turn south onto 72nd St. Turn left into North 40 parking lot (before you get to the railway crossing). Park anywhere along Ontario St. |
| Pitt Lake (Grant Narrows) & Pitt Polder | North end of Rannie Rd, Pitt Meadows, BC. |
| Point Roberts Marina and Beach | 713 Simundson Dr, Point Roberts, WA, USA. Bring passport or Nexus. We usually drive here after Lighthouse Marine Park and stop at docks, then at the beach. |
| Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve | 6899 Koehn Rd #6601, Blaine, WA, USA. Bring passport or Nexus. |
| Queen Elizabeth Park | 4600 Cambie St, Vancouver, BC. Meet by the Frisbee golf/Pitch & Putt. Parking Oct 1 to Apr 30 $2.75 per hour, $7.50 per day; May 1 to Sep 30 $3.75 per hour, $13.75 per day, Free parking on the street below the tennis courts on 37th Ave between Alberta St. & Columbia St. |
| Redwood Park | 17900 20 Ave, Surrey, BC. |
| Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary | 5191 Robertson Rd, Delta, BC. We usually stop at the Ferry Terminal before this because Reifel opens at 9am. Tell the gate attendant that you are with the DNS Group. Non-members pay admission fee. |
| Richmond Dike @ Garry Point, @ Williams Rd, @ Westminster | Garry Point – in the main parking lot; Williams Rd – wherever you can along Williams Rd; Westminster – wherever you can along Westminster |
| Rocky Point, Port Moody | 2800 Murray St, Port Moody, BC. See details below. |
| Salt Spring Island | See details below. |
| Seabright Farm Cottages | Seabright Loop, Point Roberts, WA, USA. Bring passport or Nexus. Park at the south end of Paul’s Rd. |
| Semiahmoo Fish and Game Club | 1284 184 St, Surrey, BC. |
| Semiahmoo Spit | See Blaine Marine Park and Pier. |
| Serpentine Fen | King George Blvd, near 44 Ave, Surrey, BC. Park by the bridge on King George Blvd. |
| Sidney Spit Marine Park | See details below. |
| Stanley Park | Second Beach, Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC. |
| Sturgeon Slough | 16482 Rannie Rd, Pitt Meadows, BC. Park on the side of Rannie Rd just north of the Slough. |
| Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest | 2598 144 St, Surrey, BC. |
| Surrey Bend Regional Park | 17775 104 Ave, Surrey, BC. |
| Surrey Lake Park | 7500 152 St, Surrey, BC. |
| Tennant Lake Park | 5200-5298 Nielsen Rd, Ferndale, WA, USA. Bring passport or Nexus. See details below. See details below. |
| Terra Nova Rural Park | 2340 River Rd, Richmond, BC. (West end of River Rd – west of the north end of No 1 Rd). Meet by the Adventure Playground. |
| Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Causeway | 1 Ferry Causeway, Delta, BC. Park most of the way along the north side of the causeway at the pullout. |
| Tynehead Regional Park & Hatchery | 16689 96 Ave, Surrey, BC. Note that there have been instances of theft from cars parked here. |
| UBC Botanical Gardens | 6804 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver, BC. Pay parking on site ($1.50 per hour or $6 all day) but if you’re really early you might get a free spot on Old Marine Dr. below the gardens. |
| Van Dusen Gardens | 5251 Oak St, Vancouver, BC. |
| Watershed Park | 11600 Kittson Pkwy, Delta, BC. |
| Whidbey Island | See details below. |
| White Rock Pier | 15322 White Rock Promenade, White Rock, BC |
Bring passport or Nexus. Bring a picnic lunch – but no fruit, vegetables or meat. Or buy something after crossing the border. You can cross the border at Peace Arch or Sumas, and meet at the Glacier Public Service Centre (10091 Mt Baker Hwy, Glacier, WA) about 9am.
Leave Tsawwassen at 7 am to cross Peace Arch (Douglas) border crossing about 7:30 am. Take I-5 to Bellingham then take exit 255 for Mt Baker (Hwy 542 east) and follow Hwy 542 to Glacier Public Service Center – Mt Baker Ranger District, 10091 Mt Baker Hwy, Glacier, WA. This is just past the town of Glacier on the right hand side of the road. We should meet there about 9 am.
Each car will need to buy a US$5 recreation parking pass there. There are good washrooms there. After that, there will be outhouses. We will drive from there to Picture Lake, Austin Pass and Artist Point for short walks. There should be no snow on those trails. We should only go if the weather forecast is good, or it will be foggy there. We usually get home around 6 pm – see Reports of previous Mt. Baker Outings.
We will leave the Blaine Peace Arch Parking Lot at 8am. This parking lot is on the Canadian side of border – just before the duty free, turn right onto Beach Road – exit 1 – then turn left into the Peace Arch Park parking lot.
Drive to Tennant Lake Fragrance Garden (5200 Nielsen Rd in Ferndale) about 20 minutes from Blaine, take I-5 to exit 262 then right on Main St/Axton Rd then left on Hovander Rd and right on Nielsen Rd.
Some may have lunch in Ferndale at Chihuahua Mexican Restaurant 5694 3rd Ave (right off Main Street)
Meet on the 7am ferry to Victoria and return on the 5pm ferry. The ferry is free for BC Seniors (65+). Adult fare is $18 each way.
We will take bus 70 from Swartz Bay to Sidney. It leaves at 8:55 and arrives at 9:04. $5 for a day pass available from the driver.
Then walk 7 minutes to Port Sidney Marina at the north end of Seaport Place for the first ferry (930am). The ferry no longer leaves from the end of Beacon Ave. The ferry takes 25 minutes, returns at 3pm. Return cost is $25 for adults $21 for seniors. It holds 41 people and must be pre-booked. Everyone needs to book directly at www.sidneyspitferry.com/schedule.
Bring a picnic lunch and water. We will be there for low tide. It should be good for shorebirds. To avoid the early start some people may want to stay in Sidney the night before. Sidney has several hotels and interesting shops and restaurants. Check out the report from our 2019 trip.
We will meet on the ferry unless you make other arrangements. We will catch the 7:00 am ferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, getting a through ticket to the Fulford Harbour terminal on Saltspring (9:00 am ferry connecting to the 9:43 bus to Ganges)
How to get to Tsawwassen Ferry: From the Ladner Exchange, with free parking, the number 620 bus leaves at 6:19 am for the ferry terminal. The best parking is at the TFN lot at the beginning of the ferry jetty, which has a free shuttle to the terminal entrance – much more convenient, and cheaper, than the terminal parking. We can meet on the ferry… great to have breakfast looking for birds while enjoying the window view.
Return trip: we will catch the 2:40 bus from Ganges to Long Harbour connecting with the 3:45 ferry to Tsawwassen, with one stop at Galiano Island, arriving at 5:34. Another option for returning would be to catch the 3:05 bus to Fulford Harbour to catch the 3:50 ferry to Swartz Bay connecting with the 5:00 ferry to Tsawwassen (buffet anyone?) arriving at 6:35.
Meet on the 9am Victoria ferry. Participants may want to discuss with nearby friends about car-pooling to the Ferry Terminal and parking there, or at the FTFN “Park & Go” lot which is cheaper ($11). Or park for free at the Ladner bus exchange and take the BC transit bus to the terminal.
- Tsawwassen to Victoria (Swartz Bay): Departs at 9:00 am, arrives at Swartz Bay at 10:35 am. Ask for a through fare ticket to Fulford Harbour. BC seniors are half price.
- Saltspring (Fulford Harbour) ferry leaves Swartz Bay at 11:00 am and arrives at 11:35
- The ferry is met by the shuttle bus to Ganges: Cost $2:75. Ask for a transfer to use on the afternoon bus trip
- Bus arrives at Ganges at noon. We will have 3 hours there to have lunch and/or explore the town.
Leaving Saltspring: The bus leaves Ganges at 3:00 pm, arrives at Long Harbour at 3:10 pm. Tsawwassen ferry leaves at 3:25 pm, stops at Pender, Mayne & Galiano then arrives in Tsawwassen at 6:45 pm
Arrive at the Murray Street parking around 8:30 am. Port Moody Directions to Rocky Point: heading along St. John’s St. turn NORTH at Moody St. (toward the water), go over the rail tracks and follow Moody Street LEFT, around the bend (do not exit to the Boathouse Restaurant) and turn LEFT at Murray Street and continue a short distance until you see a parking lot on the LEFT. There is Rocky Point ice cream place and reddish-coloured building (Port Moody Station Museum) to the West. There is quite a bit of parking there, and we are early enough that it shouldn’t be a problem. The Boathouse parking is for patrons only, but they might allow general parking early in the day.
Arrive Mill Lake parking around 8:30 am. Follow Hwy 1 to Abbotsford area then
- Take Exit 87 to Clearbrook N., cross over Hwy 1, and first road on the right is Marshall Rd. Diversion – take that to the right, and it becomes Marshall Rd. at the bottom of the curve (left).
- Follow Marshall Rd to Emerson St. and turn LEFT.
- turn RIGHT on Bevan Ave. Bevan is along the park border.
- Pass Alta Ave., LEFT on Primrose St.: there is a sign for park entry and parking, which is a large lot on the left – enter and find parking.
There is a washroom there. We will wait until most are present, and follow the path (very short walk down a small road which passes in front of the washrooms, to pick up the path close to the water) to the left, clockwise for late-comers.
Meet at 8:30 am at Edgewater Bar/Derby Reach Campground Parking Lot off Allard Crescent. Shuttle cars will take people to Heritage Area parking lot for start of Houston Trail loop (4 km long, plus access trail 500m). After Houston Trail, we will walk back to vehicles at Campground via Edge Farm Trail, along the River.
Includes taking the 10:15 ferry from Keystone to Port Townsend and the 11:00 ferry back as foot passengers. We may do limited carpooling. Let me know if you are willing to carpool from Tsawwassen or Blaine and whether you have Nexus.
Some people may want to consider spending Monday night in Anacortes, Oak Harbor or Coupeville.
Driving instructions:
- Cross the border at Peace Arch about 7:30am.
- Bring a picnic lunch. No fruit, vegetables or meat. Or buy something for lunch after crossing the border (e.g. Haggen or Safeway in Oak Harbor).
Our first stop will be the Port Townsend – Keystone ferry terminal at Coupeville which is one hour and 46 minutes from Blaine.
- Follow I-5 to Hwy 20 West (exit 230).
- Follow Hwy 20 past Anacortes to the Keystone Ferry Terminal (for Port Townsend ferry)
- On Highway 20, before Anacortes, there is a roundabout. Follow the signs for Oak Harbour and Port Townsend Ferry (DO NOT go to Anacortes).
- Later when you are approaching Coupeville, you can either follow the signs to Port Townsend Ferry by staying on Highway 20, or take the shorter route by turning right onto Main St which becomes S Engle Rd and also goes to the ferry. There is lots of free parking around the ferry.
We will take the 10:15 ferry to Port Townsend as foot passengers. 35 minutes each way. We often see guillemots, murres, auklets and loons from the ferry. We will take the same ferry back at 11. Buy 2 single tickets inside the terminal. Fare each way is $1.95 for seniors and $3.95 for adults. To pay with a Canadian credit card, when it asks for your zipcode, enter zero, zero and the 3 numbers from your Canadian postal code. After returning on the ferry, we will bird Keystone Spit, Crockett Lake and the trail to Fort Casey. We will have our picnic lunch at Fort Casey.
Then visit Deception Pass State Park (Cranberry Lake & West Beach & Rosario Beach). For state parks, each car will need to buy a Discover Pass ($11.50 day pass or a $35 annual pass) at store.discoverpass.wa.gov/
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