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Bowen Island, Bowen Island, BC
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Bowen Island

Bowen Island is a sightseeing stop in Bowen Island, BC, part of the Vancouver guide. Cost: free.

432 Cardena Road · Bowen Island, BC

Why you should go…

Tourism Bowen Island is the official tourism marketing organization for Bowen Island, reached by a twenty-minute ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. The site promotes the island's hiking, sea kayaking, cycling and fishing charters alongside galleries, a museum, restaurants, craft cider and spirits, spas and boutique shopping. It operates a visitor information centre on the island.

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  • #hiking
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  • #ferry
  • #outdoor

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Bowen Island, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

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    History Buff

    Museum of Anthropology

    $25–$50

    See Northwest Coast First Nations art, totem poles and global ethnographic collections at UBC's museum of anthropology.

    8.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Stay
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    Full-hookup RV campground near the Capilano River with a pool and hot tub.

    9.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

    $50+

    Vancouver's famous 460-foot suspension bridge above the Capilano River, with treetop walkways and a cliffside walk.

    10 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sightseeing
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    Vancouver's North Shore

    Free

    Official visitor guide for North Vancouver and West Vancouver, across the water from downtown Vancouver.

    12 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Family Favorite

    Gray Line Vancouver Trolley Tours

    $25–$50

    Hop-on hop-off trolley tours through downtown Vancouver, Stanley Park, and Granville Island with onboard commentary.

    13 mi awayMore like this

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    Quirky Fun

    Point Roberts

    Free

    Chamber of commerce for the isolated US exclave community of Point Roberts, reachable overland only through Canada.

    30 mi awayMore like this