Squamish
Located on the north end of Howe Sound and at the midpoint between West Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia and is known as the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada. Home to wide range of activities ranging from rock climbing to hiking to even wind surfing, Squamish is a popular destination along the Sea to Sky Highway.
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The city was founded in 1910 with the expansion of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway. Squamish was named for the native peoples who lived in the area. Forestry was the region's driving industry but with the last mill closure in 2006 the area now provides cheap housing for people unwilling to pay premiums for Vancouver or Whistler, both approximately an hour away.
The area is best known for its recreational space. Billed as the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada, Squamish offers visitors a variety of activities. Stawamus Chief Park is the most noted landmark in Squamish. This 700 meter high granite mountain has smooth treeless sides popular with climbers as well as offering hiking trails. Nearby Shannon Falls Provincial Park is home to the third highest waterfall in British Columbia and a variety of parks in the region offer mountain biking, swimming, camping, hiking and river rafting.
Its strong connection to the outdoors continues with the rare species that live and migrate annually to Squamish. The high cliff face of Stawamus is a nesting sight to Peregrine Falcons and in the winter months Bald Eagles take refuge in the bare trees in nearby Brackendale.
Squamish, with its proximity to both Whistler and Vancouver is a great day or weekend trip to enjoy some of the best trails - whether climbing, hiking or biking - in the region.
