Belcarra Regional Park
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Just north of Port Moody
This 690 hectare park offers 9 km of ocean shoreline, three beaches, sandy coves and mud flats. There's diving and boating. On the inland Sasamat Lake (a reservoir) there's lots of hiking and fishing.
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Belcarra Village
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On the east side of Indian Arm, northeast of Port Moody
Belcarra, a rural residential community in natural setting, provides residents and visitors alike with opportunities to enjoy a range of land and water based recreational activities.
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Buntzen Lake
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Port Moody, Take Ioco Road north and continue
Has shoreline and mountains trails, picnic sites, canoe rentals, cycling, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, swimming, sailing and wildlife watching.
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Golden Ears Provincial Park
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Follow 232 Street north, entrance via Fern Crescent.
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Heritage Square
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1120 Brunette Avenue, In Historic Maillardville, Coquitlam, V3K 1G2
(604) 664-1636.
Ryan House and Nackin House Museum were built in 1909. Also includes the Fraser Mills CPR
Station, Caboose Park Arts Centre and Music School. Museums are open May to September,
Arts Centre Galleries and Gift Shop are open year round.
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Maillardville
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Just north of Highway 7 are bounded by Burnett, Schoolhouse, Rochester, and Blue Mountain Streets
These six downtown blocks of francophone (French-speaking) culture. There is a caisse populaire (a french credit union), a blingual senior citizen's residence, Our Lady of Lourdes Church and Rectory, a declared heritage site and Laval Square. There are over 1,500 members of the Society of Maillardville francophone association.
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Minnekhada Regional Park
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(604) 432-6350
This park features marshes and rocky knolls overlooking the Pitt River. There are 10 km of trails to the Minnekhada marsh and wildlife management area. The park also includes The Lodge, built in 1934 of cedar to resemble old Scottish hunting lodges, which was owned by two former BC lieutenant-governors.
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Port Moody Arts Center
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2425 St. Johns Street.
Features exhibits changing monthly. The Centre has art classes and a gift shop with works by local artists.
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Port Moody Station Museum
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2734 Murray St, Port Moody
(604) 939-1648
This museum of pioneer artifacts and railway memorabilia is housed in a restored 1907 Canadian Pacific Railway railway station. Open every day except Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day from 12 noon to 4 pm (Victoria Day to Labour Day, from 10 am to 5 pm).
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