Vancouver. Photo: popejon2 from Paddington, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Vancouver

Surf, ski, sailing, dive, kayak, climbing and mountain biking town · Canada

Surf, ski, sailing, dive, kayak, climbing and mountain biking, 6 nights from tomorrow, from your nearest start point: scored, planned and costed. Try another search

Beds: 23 places

23 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.

Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

All 23 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 12 places in 7 sports

Surf · this week

Ambleside Park · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no score

Ski · this week

At Grouse Mountain: We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Avalanche Canada.

Grouse Mountain · 24 min by car · stays here · Closed for the season
–, no score
Mt Seymour · 32 min by car · Closed for the season
–, no score

Sailing · this week

Hollyburn Sailing Club · 8.9 km · stays here
25 out of 100
Jericho Sailing Centre · 6.6 km · stays here
24 out of 100

Dive · this week

HMCS Cape Breton · 9.7 km · stays here
–, no score
HMCS Saskatchewan · 9.1 km · stays here
–, no score

Kayak · this week

Dragon Zone Paddling Club · 2.6 km · stays here
82 out of 100

Climbing · this week

Arbutus Grove · 13.6 km · stays here
72 out of 100
Brothers Creek Erratic · 12.6 km · stays here
66 out of 100
Moody Wall · 9.9 km · stays here
64 out of 100

Mountain biking · this week

Vanier Bike Park · 3.3 km · stays here
56 out of 100

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Vancouver.

Map

the town and every place near it

Vancouver on Google Maps

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 30 km from Vancouver.

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Photos of Vancouver

Cambie Street Median — Photo: Canadian2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Around Vancouver, British Columbia (470078) — Photo: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Hillcrest Park aerial view 2026 — Photo: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Vancouver

where it is, what is near

Vancouver is a town in British Columbia, Canada.

From Vancouver you can reach 1 surf spot, 2 ski resorts, 2 sailing spots, 2 dive sites, 1 kayak spot, 3 climbing areas and 1 mountain bike area.

The nearest is Dragon Zone Paddling Club, a kayak spot 2.6 km from the centre.

Overture lists 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 8 km away.

In British Columbia · Western Canada · Canada

23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 8 km, Nanaimo Airport (YCD), 59 km, Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), 61 km

Forecast updated Sun 1 Nov, 18:17 UTC. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).