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Sunset Beach
Category: Active Life Beaches Beaches [Edit]
Beach AveBetween Thurlow and Bute
Vancouver, BC
Neighbourhood: West End
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
9 reviews for Sunset Beach
9 reviews in English
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Review from Beverly W.
Vancouver, BC
2/6/2012
One area of the beach is a designated off-leash dog park. I always take my dog here to play with other dogs. The dogs can go swimming as well. I have noticed some people come to Sunset Beach to watch the dogs even if they are not presently dog owners.
There can be some garbage on the beach. Dog owners should be aware of weird objects around including wine bottles and feminine hygiene products washed up ashore.
This is a great place to watch the sunset as well! -
Review from S R.
5/24/2012 3 photos
my least favorite beach of the ones i saw in vancouver. seems manmade, areas facing the water are small and narrow. sand doesnt seem all that clean. not that inviting overall. the walking trail and grassy areas right next to the beach are nice.
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Review from Allan-ester D.
Vancouver, BC
4/23/2012 1 Check-in Here
this area seems to be getting better all the time...busy at times, but still enjoyable and beautiful
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Review from Ryan G.
10/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
Nice beat, can watch the boats, or the beach volley games. Lots of spots to sit with a picnic, and it's right on the bike/walking path that connects to the seawall. A great place for a rest.
Thanks Vancouver, your beaches are bountiful and fun :) -
Review from Barry M.
8/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
Grassy areas are covered in seagull dookie.
The view is great, but I wouldn't put my body in the water for fear of corrosion or driven over by a speedboat heading into false creek. -
Review from Nick C.
4/15/2011 9 Check-ins Here
A 1.5 star rating on Sunset Beach... no way! A 1.5 star beach should be for something in Jersey with needles washing ashore or a beach right next to a coal fired power plant on Lake Erie where you can taste the fumes. I'd even be willing to stack up Sunset Beach against beaches much further south. Different of course, but still solid.
It is worth the trip to head down to third beach if you are looking for something less urban and more pristine, otherwise enjoy! -
Review from Gretchen C.
Vancouver, BC
9/30/2011 2 Check-ins Here
best beach downtown because no one knows about it, so it doesn't get too crowded.
after wreck, i think this is my favorite beach in vancouver. close to home, and just a chill, relaxed vibe to it.
beautiful view of the water, etc. too because it's right on the seawall. -
Review from Crystal H.
Vancouver, BC
7/31/2009 5 Check-ins Here
Ah, lay back, let the wind whip through your hair, smell the salty air, dip your toes in the ocean...ah Mexico.
What I really mean is -- don't judge me. I only dunked myself up to my shoulders in False Creek water because it's so close to my house and it's so dang hot outside!
Rules of Sunset Beach:
Always, always wear footwear or have the broken-glass-wrath come down upon you.
Those who cast the first cigarette butt and the millions who followed shall have the Karma police on you...eventually. Watch out for these people and give them the evil eye as you pass by.
In a canoe, a kayak or a water vehicle of any kind- take note: do not cross into the buoyed area. The lifeguard will have your hide.
Make use of the showers over by the concession stand. Wash the sand, dirt, cigarettes and the urban water off of you. (Even if there are "bros" doing chin ups on the shower bar...soldier on!)
And above all else, if you are so inclined or just so dizzy from the heat that you need to enter the water DON'T LOOK DOWN. Whatever you do DON'T LOOK DOWN. This is not Mexico! -
Review from Darien C.
BC
11/17/2008 1 photo
Don't go here. I go here, but it's across the street from my house so I have an excuse. Of the downtown beaches, this one barely qualifies. The sand is more dirt than anything else. Make sure you bring a large towel to avoid any exposure to the light layer of sand covering an underground world of cigarette butts. This seems to be the beach downtown security forgot. The usual pack of vagrants which are chased off the beach have free reign. Ironically, you'd think with so many homeless around the beach would be virtually devoid of cigarette butts, which we all know is one of their coveted currencies.
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