Burnaby Cariboo RV Park - The Best in Metro RV Park Lifestyle

By Dean Unger

As much as RVing is a lifestyle often equated with idyllic countryside lays or seaside ocean landscapes, urban, and even metropolitan RV destinations are sometimes required - even sought after. Burnaby Cariboo RV Park's most important feature is its location in the heart of Greater Vancouver. With public transit running nearby the park, the bus to the Sky train, and the Skytrain to downtown connecting with the Seabus to North Vancouver, Burnaby Cariboo Parks is situated perfectly for easy access to Vancouver's many world-class attractions.

Immediately surrounding the BCRV (Burnaby Cariboo RV Park) is 400 acres of Burnaby Lake Regional Park, with four and one-half miles of hiking trails, birdwatching bivouacs, and natural blinds. Do your due diligence in advance to discover what bird species are expected at various times of the year.

A beautiful Greenway bicycle path runs alongside the Brunette River and beside the park, running from New Westminster into Downtown Vancouver. This trailway runs through the heart of the lush wilderness here and serves as an excellent vantage point for bird watching and photography, as well as a great circuit for hiking and biking.

BCRV is a deluxe facility with 217 paved, landscaped pads and 6' hedges between RV sites for privacy. All of these sites are equipped with full hook-up water, sewer and power; cable vision is available, and WIFI can be accessed free of charge (a small fee applies for unlimited use).

The indoor pool, Jacuzzi, fitness room, and games room are open at 8:00AM and remain open until 11:00PM daily. Free hot showers are available anytime - day or night.

The convenience store is well stocked with groceries as well as tenting and RV accessories. The front desk and concierge service is available from 8:00AM to 10:00PM at night.

Perks & Benefits Include:

* The Burnaby Cariboo RV Park is open year round

* Within 1/2 hour of Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain and Cypress Bowl, and within a two hour drive to Whistler / Blackcomb ski resorts

* The park has been rated in the top 3% among North American parks since 1986

* Boasts easy bus and rapid Transit connection to downtown Vancouver and Area

Services:

* There are 217 paved, level, full hook-up sites with 30-amp service, water and sewer

* Each site comes with picnic table and perimeter hedge to ensure privacy

* Beautifully landscaped sites are surrounded by 400-acre Burnaby Lake Regional Park

* Heated washrooms with free hot showers and handicapped facilities

* Internet stations and free WiFi 

        Amenities:

Heated indoor pool, and fitness room (stocked with Jacuzzi), lounge and TV room, fully equipped laundromat, playground, basketball courts and horseshoe pits add an element of summer recreation that brings a resort-like feel to the park.

All sites are also equipped with a sanitary dump station

Nearby Attractions:

Vancouver offers a multitude of activities to see and do to make your stay a memorable one. Vancouver is Canada's third largest and British Columbia's largest city.

Also located nearby:

Stanley Park - 1000 Acre park, Aquarium, Children's farmyard, Horse drawn tours. Gastown - "GASSY" Jack Deighton settled here in 1867, Steam Clock.

Chinatown - 2ND largest in North America, trinkets, exotic foodstuffs, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen.

Science World and Omni-Max Theatre.

Robson Street - A must see and "must be seen" shopping and cultural destination.

Granville Island - A mix of fresh food and seafood markets, artisans, restaurants and theatres. 

UBC, Museum of Anthropology - Finest displays of Northwest Coast First Nations art.

          Burnaby Village Museum -Turn of the Century Town and Carousel. 

Confederation Park - Miniature Live Steam Railway (7" scale).

Steveston Village and Museum - Canada's largest commercial fishery.

Metrotown Shopping & Entertainment - BC's largest shopping complex (500 places to shop and play).