Pitt Meadows
Pitt Meadows is a city within Metro Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
Incorporated in 1914, it currently has a land area of 86.34 square kilometres (33.34 sq mi) with an estimate population of 19,498 as of 2024. The city received its name from the Pitt River and Pitt Lake. Pitt Meadows is one of the cities in British Columbia including Electoral Area A that comprises the Metro Vancouver Regional District.
Getting to Pitt Meadows
See Vancouver for options to get in the Vancouver area by plane, by bus, and by train, and by boat. The most convenient access is by car, with two options. The first is by the Lougheed Highway over the Pitt River Bridge from Port Coquitlam. The second option is by the Golden Ears Bridge, a toll bridge that links with 200th St. in Langley and Highway 1.
- 01Pitt Meadows Regional Airport
Worth seeing
A Heritage Preservation Area contains several buildings of significant heritage value, including the old General Store (now the Pitt Meadows Museum) and Hoffman and Sons Garage.
- 01Pitt Lake
A short distance north of town, reaching into a steep valley where BC's mountains meet the Fraser Valley.
- 02Pitt Meadows Museum and Archives
12294 Harris Road and 12277 Harris Rd, Pittmeadowsmuseum@telus.net.
Things to do
- 01Blue Heron Winery
18539 Dewdney Trunk Rd (Lougheed Hwy east from Pitt River Bridge, left onto Dewdney Trunk Road, between Reichenbach and Rippington Roads), fax: +1-604-465-5513, info@blueheronwinery.ca.
- 02Pacific Rim Aviation Academy
393-11465 Baynes Rd (on the south side of Pitt Meadows Airport, via Ford Road and Harris Road), fax: +1-604-465-3664, pacrimav@telus.net.
Where to eat
- 01The Firehall Bistro
Mon-Fri noon-2PM; Mon-Thu 6PM-10PM; Fri Sat 5PM-10PM; Sun 5PM-9PM.
- 02Stomping Grounds Cafe Bistro
- 03Austin Fish & Chips
Mon-Thu Sat 11AM-8PM; Fri 11AM-9PM; Sun 4PM-8PM.
Getting around Pitt Meadows the local way
- Get inSurrey can be reached by traveling east from Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) ferry terminal and Vancouver, and can be reached from by traveling west from Kamloops and the Fraser Valley.
- Get inVancouver (Horseshoe Bay) ferry terminal is the point of arrival for travelers from Bowen Island, Vancouver Island, and the Sunshine Coast Highway 10.
- Get inTerminates in Surrey after traveling from Vancouver (Tsawwassen) ferry terminal in Delta, about 30 minutes away from Surrey.
- Get inVancouver (Tsawwassen) ferry terminal is the point of arrival for travelers from Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.
- Get aroundDuring overnight hours, there is one bus route serving Surrey: N19 - Between downtown Vancouver and Surrey Central station via Burnaby and New Westminster Ferry serving Surrey:
From Wikivoyage: Surrey (British Columbia), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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