Queen Elizabeth Park

Queen Elizabeth Park & Bloedel Conservatory

The city's highest hill, an old quarry turned flower garden

Hours

Park always open; Bloedel Conservatory hours vary by season (check official site)

Tickets

Park free; Bloedel Conservatory paid (check current rate)

Address

4600 Cambie Street, with the Bloedel Conservatory at the summit

The city's highest hill, about 150 metres, turned entirely into a park. From the summit plaza the North Shore mountains rise behind the downtown towers like a backdrop. The old quarry pits are now sunken flower gardens you walk down into by stone steps, which makes for good photos. In the glass dome of the Bloedel Conservatory on top, parrots and other birds fly loose among tropical plants.