West Vancouver
West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
A member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, West Vancouver is situated on the north shore of Burrard Inlet to the northwest of the city of Vancouver. With the District of North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver, West Vancouver is part of a regional grouping known as the North Shore municipalities. It is among the wealthiest municipalities in Canada by average household net worth.
Getting to West Vancouver
See Vancouver for options to get in the Vancouver area by plane, by bus, and by train, and by boat. The main entry points to West Vancouver are Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) from North Vancouver or by Highway 99 across the Lion's Gate Bridge from Vancouver. Visitors travelling south on Highway 99 from Squamish or Whistler will arrive in the North Shore just above Horseshoe Bay.
- 01Vancouver
Worth seeing
- 01Lighthouse Park
Beacon Lane (follow Marine Dr west from Dundarave, turn left onto Beacon Lane and follow it to the park parking lot), for information about recreation programs and facility rentals).
- 02Cypress Falls Park
- 03Whytecliff Park
Marine Dr (7000 block of Marine Drive just west of Horseshoe Bay).
Things to do
- 01Ambleside Beach
Probably the nicest sandy beach on the North Shore, though with lots of pebbles mixed in on much of the beach, unlike the almost fully sand beaches in Delta, Vancouver, and White Rock.
- 02Dundarave Beach
A small pleasant beach on the west end of the sea wall.
- 03Cypress Mountain
- 04West Vancouver Sea Wall
A mostly paved walkway along the ocean that runs between Ambleside Park and Dundarave Village.
Where to eat
- 01The Beach House
150 25th St (at the Dundarave Pier in West Vancouver),.
- 02The Boathouse
6695 Nelson Ave (on the waterfront in Horseshoe Bay),.
- 03Carmelo's
1448 Marine Dr (Ambleside), fax: +1 604-922-4613.
- 04Osaka Supermarket
If you are looking for fresh food & grocery, it's a great place to shop!
- 05Zen Japanese Restaurant
A broad menu of Japanese food styles — sushi, sashimi, robata, plus fusion, and westcoast cuisine — executed with creativity and flair.
Getting around West Vancouver the local way
- Get inDestinations served by this terminal, all using ferries that carry vehicles and foot passengers: Bowen Island (Snug Cove) ferry terminal (20 minute crossing), operating every 1.25 to 2 hours.
- Get inNanaimo (Departure Bay) ferry terminal on Vancouver Island (1 hour 40 minute crossing), operating slightly less frequently than every 2 hours.
- Get inSunshine Coast (Langdale) ferry terminal (40 minute crossing) near Gibsons, operating slightly less frequently than every 2 hours.
- Get inReservations Reservations can be completed on BC Ferries' website or by phone.
- Get inReservations are a generally good idea, as ferries can fill up.
- Get inDrivers must redeem their reservation at the ferry terminal at least 30 minutes before the scheduled sailing or they lose their guarantee to be on the sailing and are given the same priority as anyone else showing up at the ferry terminal without a reservation.
- Get inPublic transit Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) ferry terminal is served by several of TransLink's bus routes including: Route 250, connecting to downtown Vancouver.
- Get inSunshine Coast (Langdale) ferry terminal is served by bus routes operated by BC Transit: Route 1 connects with Sechelt via Gibsons Route 90 connects with Sechelt via Gibsons, but includes less detours, resulting in faster travel time to and from Sechelt Parking options Short-term and long-term parking are available at the ferry terminal, but parking availability may be limited at peak times.
From Wikivoyage: West Vancouver, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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