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Description
Beaver Lake is located in the middle of Stanley Park in Vancouver. The lake is mainly covered in foliage and is a diverse wetland. There is a large beaver dam that can be seen. The Beaver Lake Trail is a flat, gravel, 1 km trail that goes completely around Beaver Lake. There are several spots along the trail where you can view the lake.
On the water you can observe Canada Goose, Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck and other ducks. Beaver Lake is the only place in Stanley Park with hardhack, a shrub that the Common Yellowthroat loves. The lake’s cattails, sedges, grasses, and proximity to the forest also offer optimal diversity for American Goldfinch, Willow Flycatcher, Rufous Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird and Brown-headed Cowbird. Along the paths through the surrounding forest you can find Pileated Woodpecker, Barred Owl, Chestnut-backed Chickadee and Red-breasted Nuthatch.
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Access
Beaver Lake is located in the centre of Stanley Park just off of Pipeline Road. You can get there by driving north up Pipeline Road either from the Georgia Street Entrance to Stanley Park, or heading south by turning left off of Stanley Park Drive after Lumbermens' Arch. The nearest parkings lots are at the Stanley Park Junction and across Pipeline Road where the works yard and horse barns are. Press a P on the map for directions to a parking.
The way to get to Beaver Lake by bicycle is to bicycle up Pipeline Road from the Georgia Street entrance to Stanley Park. There are 2 primary ways to get to Beaver Lake by walking. The main route is walk up Pipeline Road from the Georgia Street entrance to Stanley Park. This is about a 20 minute walk to get to the trailhead that leads to Beaver Lake. A second way to walk to Beaver Lake is walk their from one of the many trails (e.g. North Creek trail, Lake Trail, South Creek Trail, Tisdall Walk, Ravine Trail) that connect to the Beaver Lake Trail which goes around Beaver Lake.