Mount Seymour Provincial Park

Extending around the 1453 m (4768 ft) Mount Seymour and almost on Vancouver's doorstep (8 km (5 mi.) north-east of North Vancouver; 15 km (9 mi.) north-east of the city center by Second Narrows Bridge), the 35 sq. km (13 sq. mi.) Mount Seymour Provincial Park is a popular skiing and recreation area criss-crossed by several trails. A winding but good road with frequent impressive views climbs to about 1000 m (3282 ft), from which point hiking trails continue to the summit and to some small karst lakes (more views). While raccoons, eagles and other birds of prey are relatively common the park's black bears are generally only encountered in remoter areas.

The 42 km (26 mi.) "Baden Powell Centennial Trail", starting at Deep Cove on Indian Arm and continuing west through the Cypress Provincial Park to Horseshoe Bay on Howe Sound, is much favored. In summer the Mystery Peak chair-lift takes visitors up to an altitude of 1200 m (3938 ft).

This particular provincial park was established in 1936. Although the first recorded ascent of Mount Seymour was in 1908, it, like other peaks in the Coast Mountains, was largely neglected until the end of the 1920s. In 1929/30 however the Alpine Club of Canada began to take an interest and the first skiing facilities were installed shortly afterwards.