6 Family Day Trips Around Vancouver

Bowen Island is only a twenty minute ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay (and a beautiful ferry ride at that), yet it's a world away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Park your car in Horseshoe Bay and walk onto the ferry. Once the ferry docks in Snug Cove, shops and restaurants are at your toes, and Crippen Park has a variety of hikes for legs of all lengths, the easiest being the Bridal Veil Falls hike (about ten minutes, and if you’re lucky you will see fish in the fish ladder).