This week we head to Whytecliff Park, located near Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, BC. Equipped with picnic tables, a playground, and a beach, the park is a popular place, especially on a fair weather day, for gatherings, kids play, and short hikes. It is also popular amongst scuba divers and they can be often spotted entering or leaving the water via the beach. Whenever we visit the park, we start with the playground and would eventually make our way down to the beach using the beach trail. One obvious landmark once you reach the beach is Whyte Islet located to the southeast of the beach. The islet is connected to the mainland by a land bridge that submerges under water on high tide, making the islet only accessible by foot during low tide. One time, we hiked towards the cliffs to the west of the beach to observe the views of the beach and the islet from high up. We also like to cross the land bridge and hike up Whyte Islet each time we visit, provided that the tides cooperate. We usually end the visit by finding and catching little crabs at the beach, which we release after playing with them for a while.

These photos were taken during our Autumn 2019 visit.

Picnic tables and a nice grass field with plenty of large trees providing shade.

Trail that leads to the beach.

View of the beach, the land bridge, and Whyte Islet.

We decided to hike up the rocks and cliffs located to the west of the beach.

Kids up on the rocky cliffs looking at the islet.

Whyte Islet and the land bridge.

The beach.

I believe these waters is where Howe Sound meets Strait of Georgia.

Good visibility even on a slightly overcast day.

My daughter stretching atop the rocky cliffs.

Looking back at the rocky cliffs from the beach.

We decided to cross the land bridge and climb up the islet.

Crossing the land bridge.

Climbing up the islet.

My son doing the dab on top of the islet. He learned it from his older cousins who played Fortnite.

Looking further down towards the far side of the islet. We did not proceed further and headed back after reaching the summit.

The following photos were taking during our Spring 2024 visit. We ran into a couple seals during this visit.

A scuba diver getting ready to head into the water.

We saw a seal in the water. It's hard to spot in this photo, but it's the little black spot in the water.

This seal is just chilling under the sun. Its skin camouflages into the stones really well and we almost did not spot it.

Playing with a little crab.

Check out my previous hikes:

1. The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
2. The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
3. The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
4. Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
5. It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
6. The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
7. The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
8. The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
9. The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
10. The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
11. A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
12. Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
13. The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
14. The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
15. Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
16. Yosemite National Park
17. The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
18. Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
19. The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
20. Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
21. Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
22. Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
23. Eagle Bluffs
24. Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
25. Admiralty Point
26. Myra Canyon Trail
27. Garabaldi Lake
28. Botanical Beach Loop
29. Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop
30. Whistler Train Wreck Trail
31. Grouse Grind
32. Crown Mountain
33. Chance Cove Coastal Trail
34. Big Four Ice Caves
35. Stawamus Chief First Peak
36. Four Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park
37. Four Lakes Trail Winter Revisit
38. Lindeman Lake Trail
39. Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
40. Steelhead Falls
41. Cascade Falls
42. Dawson Falls
43. Bridal Veil Falls
44. Kay Falls and Bear Creek Falls
45. Lions Bay Loop and Crystal Falls
46. Overlander Falls
47. Flood Falls
48. Marymere Falls
49. Johnston Canyon Lower Falls
50. Elfin Lakes
51. Gold Creek Lower Falls
52. Nairn Falls
53. Lower and Upper Shannon Falls
54. Brandywine Falls
55. Mamquam Falls
56. Cliff Gilker Park Waterfalls
57. Snoqualmie Falls
58. Norvan Falls
59. Niagara Falls and Trestles at Goldstream Park
60. Niagara Falls
61. Ptarmigan Ridge
62. Chain Lakes Trail
63. Cambie Creek Loop
64. Mushrooms of Norvan Falls Trail
65. Cheakamus Lake Trail
66. Panorama Ridge via Helm Creek Trail
67. Saint Mark's Summit
68. West Lion
69. Elk Mountain
70. Quarry Rock
71. Bowen Lookout winter trail
72. Black Tusk and Garabaldi Lake
73. Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park
74. Smoke Bluffs Loop
75. Dog Mountain Autumn Revisit
76. Lake Louise Fairview Lookout Trail
77. Pitt-Addington Marsh
78. Mount Revelstoke National Park
79. Joffre Lakes
80. Crippen Regional Park and Killarney Lake
81. Squamish Estuary Trail
82. Grand Canyon South Rim
83. Kanaka Creek Regional Park
84. Jug Island Beach Trail
85. Hole in the Wall at Olympic Peninsula
86. Abby Grind
87. Mount Thom
88. McKee Peak via McKee Road
89. Devil's Punchbowl in Olympic National Park
90. Moraine Lake
91. Buntzen Lake Loop
92. Tree of Life
93. Ladner Creek Trestle
94. Teapot Hill
95. Heather Meadows
96. Soames Hill
97. Dorman Point Trail