Some views of the Park, and the Fraser River taken during a 2-night stay in Hope last week…read more The Park runs along a portion of Water Street, adjacent the Fraser River, and offers a small lookout spot to catch some spectacular views of the River. The River was running 'high & wide' at this time. The lovely weather during our stay, and the Park's setting, sure provided us with some wonderful viewings during our stay.

In 1956, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 crashed on Mount Slesse, located in Chilliwack, killing…read moreall 62 people aboard. I had never heard about this crash, one of the worst aviation disasters, or of Mount Slesse, until my friend invited me to go hiking on the Slesse Memorial Trail with a Meetup group yesterday. I'm not a novice hiker -- I have gone on my fair share of hikes over the years and have done a few this summer -- but I am definitely not an expert hiker; the majority of the hikes I have done are three to four hours, with the longest being around six hours. Reading the description of the hike, I knew it would be a challenge, and I was a little nervous that it would be above my skill level, but I decided to give it a try. While there were about 20 people in the Meetup group all together, we hiked in small groups, and I hiked with my friend in a group of six. Unfortunately we got off to a late start for various reasons, including hiking up a very rocky and difficult path for about 20 minutes before we realized we took the wrong path and were walking up an ATV/access road, and not actually hiking along the trail, which took up about 45 minutes of our time. By the time we started hiking the Slesse Memorial Trail, it was 12:15pm. The initial half an hour or so of the trail was fairly easy, especially compared to walking up that rocky path, but the trail gradually became more and more challenging, and I would definitely rate it as "difficult". There were lots of roots, rocks, and logs to scramble over, as well as a small rock face we had to climb up. The trail was quite narrow at many points (sometimes with a steep drop on one side -- don't attempt this hike if you're afraid of heights!), as well as muddy. While I enjoy a challenge, it was beyond my skill level, and there were a couple of points at which I was debating whether or not to stop and wait for the group to pick me up on the way back (I had a book to read, so I would have been fine waiting for a few hours). However, I continued on, but when we got to about 90% of the way up, I had to give up -- my left knee was throbbing, the terrain was just too difficult for me, and I was afraid that I would seriously injure myself -- the last 10% was known to be even more challenging than what we had already experienced, and I did not feel confident that I would be able to climb back down (assuming I was even able to climb up in the first place). So I left my group and joined another Meetup member for my slow, three hour descent down. (It should not have taken that long to get back to the beginning of the trail head, but my knees were killing me -- I managed to whack my right knee against a log), and my legs were utterly fatigued. I was so slow that two minutes after I got to the bottom, my group, who had continued to the top, where they had spent about 20 minutes, arrived. While it was disappointing that I had to turn back when I was so close to the top (where there is a piece of the propeller from the crash, "the Propeller Cairn"), it was the right call to make due to the challenging terrain, and I would have slowed down the group so much that we would have been hiking back in the dark. Including the 45 minute hike up the rocky trail, we had hiked from 11:30am to 7pm, for a total of 7.5 hours. Despite not being able to complete the hike, I still managed to get some great exercise and take in some amazing views. [Yelp collections: Hiking]

Cheam Lake Wetlands is a 100 hectare park that is a great place to view birds, dragonflies, frogs…read moreand other wetland critters. What's really great is that there is no dog walking, fishing or boating allowed, so you it is definitely well preserved. The park is a great example of successful habitat restoration. During the 1950s the lake was drained and the marl was mined from the bottom sediments. Since 1992, a fish ladder was built to reflood the lake. Every year more of the natural habitat is being restore to the area. The new dock and wildlife viewing platform is a bonus. An easy 5k walk around the lake is a great way of spotting this new habitat. Every season is different.

Beautiful spot! The drive up is really nice. Zero reception so be prepared. The campsite is very…read morewell taken care of and clean. The lindeman loop was the best camp area - flora loop has zero privacy and Paleface loop was shoulder to shoulder close so I would not recommend at all. The lake was super high so there was no beach except some small areas near the beach launch. I'd go again!

Ventured on the shorter trail, Lindeman. Loved this hike, but very steep once halfway up, making it…read moreharder on the knees coming down. The view of the lake, is beautiful, and makes a rewarding treat, to enjoy. Beautiful colours, all around, with gorgeous tourqouse water. People do camp nearby. A beautiful view to wake up to in the morning. Have been to Chilliwack lake, breath taking. People do camp there, but you can day visit too. Very relaxing and peaceful.

Very few people outside Abbotsford are aware about this trail n i dont blame them coz its not even…read morevisible from the road. Right at the intersection of olund road u would find gravel parking. Its just the begining of the magic. Trailing along this park/trail would feel like crossing fields, forest, fauna and just going deep into woods. Half of the trail is around people's farmland. Ofcourse its fenced but u can see the crop and the farmhouses along the way. At places its dense tense trees n wild flowers. Pathway is gravel. U can bring your horses for horse riding or just a walk with them. ( i wish i had one but i will soon take my friends there). Somewhere in between is a railway track that is a perfect spot to take some rail track photos. ( i did take some) In total its 14 km stretch which is too much to walk or jog but who cares if u wanna be healthy so just go for it. Enjoy this sight.

Lovely lake. Great for a walk around sunrise or sunset especially…read more Has an adult's playground nearby - good for exercise. Beautiful boardwalk - reasonably clean Can see ducks waddling about. Nice walking trail. A small art gallery. Large field for sports if you like.

I love living near this lovely park!!…read more We are less than a block from the park and head into the loop around the lake whenever we need a breath of fresh air. The circular path around takes about 20-25 minutes to walk and is well-maintained. I would've given it 5 stars, but it does have a seemier side when visibility is low, particularly dusk / around sunset.

Introduced by my friend who we used to work together for an organization that is based in…read moreAbbotsford, BC. After discovering this lovely lakeside park, we have been bring our beloved Daisy here whenever we are in the area, I recall she used to love watching the ducks & other wildlife going about their business. Later when Daisy is not able to walk the distance, we would take her here in her stroller, the path along the lake is well paved and offers different vantage point for a lovely walk. Now that Daisy is on the other side of the rainbow, I am sure she would be happy that we are still coming here from time to time! Parking is abundant, & a very dog friendly park! Be a responsible dog owner and always clean up after!!

We were visiting Abbotsford with our dog and were looking for a good park to walk him. The hotel…read morestaff recommended Mill Lake Park because it was close by and we're happy they did. The park has a paved path all around the lake, picnic areas with tables, and playgrounds. The park is clean and we found the other people using it to be very welcoming. We also saw lots of other dogs, much to our dog's delight.

Daughter and I did a walk through this small, lakefront park one early-morning during our recent…read morestay in Harrison Hot Springs. The Park is located at the far eastern end of Harrison, with Harrison Lake access and views on one side, and apartments lining the other side. Walking access to the Park is via a small entranceway at the end of Esplanade Avenue, or another entranceway at the opposite end of the Park, off Rockwell Drive. The Park is a day use area, with a number of picnic tables, and an area of the Lake is 'fenced off' (w/floats) for swimming. The walk though, and around provided our first up-close look at this area of Harrison since the nearby cottage/cabin type hotel had been removed, and other apartments, and such built on nearby properties. For us, it was good to see the park area had been spared from any further construction, and left as a park.