Anmore is a small community located on the outskirts of Greater
Vancouver. The village is rural, small and its main attraction is
the BC
Hydro operated
Buntzen Lake reservoir.
Attractions/Activities
- Buntzen Lake. Buntzen Lake is a popular lake in the Vancouver
area, north of Coquitlam and Port Moody. It offers boating, a beach,
picnicking, fishing and hiking. Of the three circular trails, Diez
Vistas is the longest (15km) and
most
strenuous,
but
commands the best view of the lake and Vancouver. It takes about
5 hours. The other two trails are the Buntzen
Lake Trail (easiest) and Lake View Trail. The trails all begin
at the southeast corner of the parking lot.
- CPR Station. This restored 1907 railway station in Port Moody
is the focal point of the annual Golden Spike Festival. Rocky Point
Park, also in Port Moody, features a boat launch ramp, pier, outdoor
pool, playgrounds, walking trails and paved paths for biking and
rollerblading.
- Belcarra Regional Park. Oceanfront beaches, mudflats and a unique
floating walkway around Sasamat Lake give the park unusual variety.
The wharf is ideal for crabbing, fishing and scuba diving.
- Maillardville. Coquitlam’s French quarter, the oldest
francophone settlement in the Lower Mainland. Place des Arts offers
painting, weaving and pottery, and residents stage an annual Festival
du Bois.
- Minnekhada Regional Park & Lodge, a 65-year-old hunting
lodge in Coquitlam’s 175-hectare nature park that include
a marsh teeming with wildlife, a trail and lots of spots for picnicking.
- PoCo Trail. In Port Coquitlam, the trail takes you along the
Coquitlam and Pitt Rivers past waterfowl nesting grounds, logbooms
and mills.
