Kitsilano Beach
An easy day, exactly when you need one.
If you're looking for an easy day with swimming, Kitsilano Beach is a solid pick.
Not the pick for solitude or a rugged wilderness day — this is a developed, easy-access spot.
Don't leave without...
- Swimming
- Beach volleyball
Overview
Kitsilano Beach is a beach on English Bay in the Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the most popular beaches in the city.
Quick Facts
- Type
- beach
- Coordinates
- 49.2739, -123.1551
Good to know
- Facilities
- Playground
Campsites advertisement — In 1906, campsites were advertised at 'Kitsilano' Greer's Beach.
Facility management plans — In 1906, plans for a baseball field, a dance pavilion over the water, and a dock for a small ferry to run to the new 'country club' at Jericho Beach.
More details
- Squamish name
- Xwupxpayʼem
- Translation
- having red cedar
- Longest swimming pool in Canada
- Kitsilano Pool
- Pool operator
- Vancouver Park Board
- Pool season
- May to September
- History
- In 1901, the beach was being transformed for future inclusion in a city park system.
- Original name
- Greer's Beach
- Settler
- Sam Greer
- Land pre-emption
- 160 acres on the waterfront in 1882 for farming.
- Land grant
- Provincial government granted Greer's land to the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Railway development consideration
- Developing the area into a rail-serviced port facility.
- Real estate advertisement
- In 1905, the name 'Kitsilano' began appearing in real estate advertisements.
- Tram deal
- British Columbia Electric Railway made a deal with the Canadian Pacific to run a tram from downtown Vancouver to a point called Greer's Beach, or Kitsilano.
- City acquisition
- Commencing in 1909 and continuing over several years, the City of Vancouver acquired several portions of what is now the public beach park.
- Bath house replacement
- In 2005, the bath house structure was demolished and replaced with a modern structure featuring the Watermark restaurant on top.
- Watermark building sale
- The Watermark building was later sold to The Boathouse restaurant franchise.
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