Whytecliff Park

Whytecliff Park
Aerial view of Whytecliff Park
Type	Municipal
Location	West Vancouver
Coordinates	49.374005°N 123.288832°W / 49.374005; -123.288832
Area	15.63 hectares (0.1563 km^2; 0.0603 sq mi)
Operated by	District of West Vancouver
Status	Open all year
Website	westvancouver.ca/parks-recreation/parks-trails/whytecliff-park

Whytecliff Park is located in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, near the Horseshoe Bay neighbourhood, which was originally named White Cliff City when it was first settled in 1909. The park is currently home to more than 200 marine animal species and is the first Marine Protected Area in Canada. Sea lions can be seen sunbathing on the beach during summer.

History

In 1914, Colonel Albert Whyte pressed for the spelling change from White Cliff City to Whytecliff. The Whytecliff area is now distinct from Horseshoe Bay. The park, originally Rockcliffe Park, was developed by W.W. Boultbee in 1926, and a private access road was cut from the Marine Drive highway at Batchelor Bay. ^[1]

The fifty acre Boultbee estate was purchased by the Union Steamship Company in 1939 and the company operated a Bowen Island Ferry from Whytecliff during 1939-41 and 1946-1952 ^[2]

References

1. Fox, Margaret and Angela Keown. (1971). Cha-Hai (Horseshoe Bay) A Look at the Past! Gleneagles Parent Teacher Association, 49 Pages.
2. Ommundsen, Peter D. (1997). Bowen Island Passenger Ferries. The Sannie Transportation Company 1921-1956. Cape West Publishing, 64 pp.

External links

• Discover Vancouver

• Hiking trails around Whytecliff Park