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Peace Arch Provincial Park
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
9 reviews for Peace Arch Provincial Park
9 reviews in English
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Review from Melissa C.
Richmond, BC
4/16/2012 3 Check-ins Here
Losing your sanity? Step outside and breathe in that fresh Canadian air.
Excruciating leg cramps and numb bums? Prance around the well-groomed and beautifully landscaped field with endless grass, tall trees, bushy bushes and bright flowers.
Bladder about to explode? Use the washroom located outside a wooden house on the Canada to US side of the field.
Desire to be in two places at once? Find the grey corner stone that separates the Canadian and US border. Also, stand underneath the huge, white Peace Arch and feel some national pride as the flags flap in the wind.
Overall, nice place to pass the time but don't get too caught up in this piece of beauty because you need to get back into that car to cross the border!Listed in: April Underdog CHALLENGE…
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Review from Sarah E.
5/15/2012 1 Check-in Here
This place is a nice park to look at when you're sitting in line for an hour in your car to get across the border. The grass is ridiculously green and well maintained, and the Arch and surrounding monuments are really neat too. "May these gates never close" is the best quote, because I need my poutine and cheap sushi!
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Review from Rudi T.
5/10/2012 2 Check-ins Here
This is where they catch all the baddies coming into countries with less than 5 questions asked.
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Review from Devo S.
6/29/2011 1 Check-in Here
Agree with RowerRob C....if it wasn't for this park, I'd have gone CRAZY just sitting in our car waiting in those long-ass, slow-moving lines!
It's pretty, and thank goodness there's the duty-free shop near in case you need something to eat/drink.
The sculptures and flowers and Peace Arch are all quite pretty...nice attempt to calm the savage, border-weary beasts ;) -
Review from RowerRob C.
10/12/2010 2 Check-ins Here
Love thy neighbor.
If this damn park wasn't there, we'd ALL GO CRAZY during those long waits at the border...
Love the concept. :-) May that gate never close... so I can get my duty-free booze. -
Review from Sachi M.
This park is on the border of USA and Canada. This page is the Canadian side, and the American side is here: http://www.yelp.com/bi...
I rented the "Picnic Shelter" (on the Canadian side) for my wedding reception. It's much better than that sounds.
+ "Log Cabin" type sturdy-looking building
+ LARGE kitchen with a few ovens, few sinks, one refrigerator, and a counter open to both rooms for easy serving
+ 2 barbecue pits at the back -- one is reserved for the Shelter renter, and the other is available to the public (as it usually is)
+ large grass area (we played soccer here in suits and dresses -- I would assume no spikes allowed)
+ flushing and CLEAN washroom building next door (with actual mirrors)
+ paved pathway connects the parking lot, Shelter, and washroom (important for dressed-up events where people wear heels)
+ photogenic sites such as gazebo and stream with bridge, also nearby at White Rock Beach
Apparently, because of the bay White Rock is situated on, it is often sunny there when Vancouver is raining. And at a price of $200 PER DAY (until 11pm) when most venues are charging by the hour, it was wonderful!!
I was looking for a place for 150 people. I think that's the capacity of this hall. They have tables (that need tablecloths) and orange plastic chairs for that many people. No sound system, but a friend's computer and speakers were enough.
Get to the parking lot by getting on Hwy 99 South, then getting off at "Beach Road", just before the Duty-Free shop. A good map is here: http://www.hellobc.com... -
Review from Melissa F.
Toronto, ON
1/25/2010
You guys- when you've driven your ass miles to get to the border only to find out there is a 3 hour crossing wait then this place is HEAVEN
Especially on a sunny day and ESPECIALLY if you like bunnies.
Yeah, that's right- There are a lot of poeple who unleash their pet bunnies that they can't take care of in Richmond and neighbouring areas- consequently on a nice sunny afternoon you'll see many adorable bunnies frolicking beside humanoids cartwheeling waiting for the U.S. borderguards to get those 300 vehicles in fornt of you through. -
Review from Laura P.
9/28/2010
This park is a godsend when you have an antsy toddler who does not appreciate being immobile. While we didn't stop here during a long border wait (Nexus takes care of that!), we popped in here because the scenery is beautiful and there is plenty of green space to run around in. The sculptures and flowers captivated our little walker for quite some time. She particularly loved a tiny speck of the park that featured ginormous rhubarb- inedible greens that were at least 5 ft. high. Major points for the swing set. We met several locals who were at the park with their toddlers, too.
The only downside to the park were the musty bathrooms, but hey, any bathroom can be a beautiful thing when you have to go and these were super clean. The only thing they lack is a little playground. The swing set was made possible by generous donors so hopefully more $$ will roll in to fund more play structures. We made a donation in the small drop box nearby. -
Review from David L.
1/25/2010
This is a tiny park near the U.S/Canadian border. I've been here several times and at all times, they were for big gathering picnics or events. There is a lot of green grass space and there are a lot of picnic tables. It's a nice place to be if you want to be safe, considering it's so close to the border and there are a lot of security around the area. The park is next to the ocean so the air quality is always fresh and clean.
