Explore the Park!
Voices from Vancouver's past mingle with the sounds of nature, beautiful gardens skirt colourful totem poles, British Columbia First Nations artisans chisel legend into cedar and Capilano Suspension Bridge takes you to the serenity of a West Coast rainforest and Canada's award-winning tourist attraction, Treetops Adventure.
Capilano Suspension Bridge is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Vancouver, British Columbia. The reason is simple, there are so many things to do and see! Just minutes from the bustle of downtown Vancouver, Capilano Suspension Bridge offers a unique mix of adventure, history and culture making this Vancouver tourist attraction a complete British Columbia experience and an essential on your list of things to do in Vancouver, BC.
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Must-see attraction, Treetops Adventure is the first venue of its kind in North America, offering a squirrel's eye view of a thriving coastal forest. Visitors venture from one magnificent Douglas fir tree to another on a series of elevated suspension bridges, some reaching as high as 100 feet (30m) above the forest floor.
Follow in the footsteps of the millions of visitors who have crossed Capilano Suspension Bridge since 1889. The original bridge was constructed of hemp rope and cedar planks. 450 feet (137m) long and 230 feet (70m) high, today's bridge is made of reinforced steel safely anchored in 13 tons of concrete on either side of the canyon. Can you say "I made it!"?
You're one of the Capilano Tramps, those early adventurers who made the long "tramp" to Capilano Suspension Bridge. Today visitors to Capilano Suspension Bridge can pose with the Tramps before they begin their walk through the Story Centre. Life-size photomurals, artifacts and antiques together with "voices from the past" and informative flipbooks chronicle the early history of the Bridge and the development of Vancouver.
Now Open, this heart-stopping cliffside journey takes you through rainforest vegetation on a series of unobtrusive cantilevered and suspended walkways jutting out from the granite cliff face above Capilano River to previously unexplored areas of the park. Not for the faint of heart, it is high and narrow and, in some sections, glass (very strong glass) is all that separates guests from the canyon far below. It's an unforgettable tourist attraction in Vancouver.
Get a glimpse into the lives of BC's First Nations people at Kia'palano, where the historical connection between First Nations' culture and the natural world is highlighted. Kia'palano is an educational adventure and enlightening thing to do in Vancouver.
Part of Capilano's captivating story involves the tradition of placing totem (story) poles on the grounds at Capilano Suspension Bridge. In the 1930's Mac MacEachran invited local First Nations to place their story poles in the park. Those colourful poles are maintained in the exact condition in which they were received and are on display in the Totem Park.
The delicate Temperate West Coast Rainforest
ecosystem is visually presented on large panels
interpreting the Forest Floor, the Rainforest
Canopy, Geology at the Edge and the Spirit of
the Rainforest. Complimentary guided tours are
offered hourly year round and every half hour in
the summer months. Visitors are well informed
for their stroll through the rainforest, past
tranquil trout ponds and majestic evergreens.
ecosystem is visually presented on large panels
interpreting the Forest Floor, the Rainforest
Canopy, Geology at the Edge and the Spirit of
the Rainforest. Complimentary guided tours are
offered hourly year round and every half hour in
the summer months. Visitors are well informed
for their stroll through the rainforest, past
tranquil trout ponds and majestic evergreens.
Fun Fact:
I'm sure you're wondering why the Capilano Suspension Bridge was ever built in the first place. It was simply to get to the other side!
3735 Capilano Road
North Vancouver, BC
Canada V7R 4J1
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