55 kid-friendly hikes in B.C. and Washington to add to your list

Looking for family-friendly hikes near Vancouver?

My new book, Best Hikes and Nature Walks With Kids In and Around Southwestern British Columbia, offers 55 fun trails for your consideration, including several in Washington state.

It’s time to take the wraps off the table of contents for Best Hikes and Nature Walks With Kids — coming to bookstores on May 17, 2022.

Here’s the full list of 55 hikes featured in the new book.

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Hikes North of Vancouver

North Vancouver

1. Dog Mountain
2. Fisherman’s Trail
3. Rice Lake
4. Lynn Canyon
5. Capilano Canyon

West Vancouver and Lions Bay

6. Cypress Falls
7. Lost Lake
8. Bowen Lookout
9. Erin Moore Trail

Squamish

10. Four Lakes Trail
11. Brohm Lake
12. Levette Lake
13. Cheakamus Canyon
14. Berg Lake

Whistler

15. Cal-Cheak Trail
16. Train Wreck Falls
17. One Duck Lake
18. Parkhurst Ghost Town
19. Ancient Cedars Trail

Duffey Lake

20. Holly Lake

Hikes East of Vancouver

Burnaby to Coquitlam

21. Burnaby Mountain
22. Jug Island Beach
23. Sasamat Lake 
24. Woodland Walk 

Maple Ridge

25. Alouette Valley Trail
26. Lower Falls Trail

Mission to Harrison Hot Springs

27. Railway Trail
28. Steelhead Falls
29. Hoover Lake
30. Hicks Lake

Chilliwack

31. Mount Thom
32. Three Bears
33. Thaletel Trail

Hope and Coquihalla Pass

34. Thacker Mountain
35. Little Douglas Lake

E.C. Manning Provincial Park

36. Similkameen Trail
37. Flash Lake

Hikes West of Vancouver

Howe Sound

38. Dorman Point
39. Killarney Lake

Sunshine Coast

40. Chapman Falls
41. Homesite Caves
42. Pender Hill
43. Klein Lake
44. Skookumchuck Narrows

Gulf Islands

45. Gray Peninsula
46. Pebble Beach
47. Echo Valley Trail

Victoria

48. McKenzie Bight
49. Sooke Potholes

Hikes South of Vancouver

Bellingham

50. Lummi Peak
51. Chuckanut Falls
52. Teddy Bear Cove

Anacortes and San Juan Islands

53. Rosario Head
54. Goose Rock
55. Young Hill

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When you take a hike, please remember to leave a trip plan, carry the 10 essentials, and practice Leave No Trace principles. I’ve included helpful tips on hiking with kids as well as safety, ethics, and etiquette in the book.