Burnaby Mountain
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 The mountain, water and city views from high atop Burnaby
Mountain make this destination popular for locals and visitors alike. Make sure
you bring your camera -- you'll want to capture the beauty of this park.
The green hillside offers room to throw a frisbee or send a kite soaring. A
network of trails offers a variety of hiking, walking and jogging options, and
there is a playground tucked into the upper hillside.
The Centennial Pavilion area features the resplendent Rose Garden, with its
vibrant colours, heady scents and great variety of roses. Nearby are the
acclaimed Horizons restaurant and two majestic totem poles, a reminder of the
community's proud native heritage.
Towering over the distant city are the tall Kamui Mintara (Playground of the
Gods) sculptures. The Kamui Mintara is more than a dozen carved poles created by
Japanese sculptors Nuburi Toko and his son, Shusei. These impressive sculptures
commemorate the goodwill between Burnaby and its sister city, Kushiro, Japan.
In November 1995, the Province of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University
reached an agreement to transfer 820 acres of university land to the City of
Burnaby for inclusion into Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area.
The majority of this 1,423 acre park is comprised of steep, forested mountain
slopes. The conservation of such a large natural area, in one of North America's
fastest growing metropolitan regions, will ensure the accessibility and
preservation of a valuable natural heritage. Burnaby Mountain has many
significant ecological assets, including a mixed deciduous/coniferous forest,
diverse wildlife—such as blacktail deer, bald eagles and many perching birds—and
creeks that provide critical habitats for fish and wildlife. The park area, with
its many trails, provides untold opportunities for outdoor recreation, nature
interpretation and education in Burnaby.
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