GVRD
REGIONAL PARKS…
by Ed Rychkun
his
new book features the most unique set of parks in the Lower Mainland - all around
Vancouver. Each park represents an area of very special value in that it preserves some
unique natural feature or it has natural ecological significance. This comprehensive
guidebook reveals these areas in explicit detail, capturing the essence of each, and
providing an incredible amount of detail on all the recreational highlights. Covering
history, setting, special features and facilities, the book is the only comprehensive
guide available, giving detailed maps, 140 pictures and relevant access details. The book
offers you a way of planning your escape ahead of time through an all-in-one-
comprehensive guide book.. All of these parks are within a few hours of Vancouver and
readily accessible by car.
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Regional Parks… Unbelievable experiences…
egional parks represent over 11,000 hectares
of unique wildlife habitat, unusual landscape, special heritage, and ecological wonders in
the lower mainland. Most people are unaware of these parks because they have never been
widely publicised so their special recreational values have gone unnoticed. The book
reveals 26 of these exciting parks by including the following detailed information:
 | how
to find the entrances
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| historical
summary
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| area
descriptions
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| detailed
park maps
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| detailed
facilities and services
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| available
recreation activities
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| special
features and attractions
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| quick
look-up and summary tables
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| special
interpretative trails
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| tables
on bird viewing |
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The
book will appeal to those people who like to get more detail than that provided by the
usual day trip or hiking guide. The variety of terrain, activity, features and attractions
reviewed is exceptional, all explicitly detailed in one volume. The highlight is that the
book presents all these special places in a consistent format… making it easy for you
to find where to go for your specific type of recreation need.
Detailed
accurate park maps…
ere is something quite
different. Detailed park maps are given for each park, pinpointing the features,
facilities and other relevant details such as buildings, parking and trails. All maps are
oriented in the same direction and all are drawn to a scale. Special insets are provided
to explode areas where more detail is required. Easy referencing and lookup tables make it
a snap to find your own needs.
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