Introduction
The pacific Spirit Regional Park is situated at the Endowment Lands of the University of British Columbia. It is located at Point Grey that is on the West to the City of Vancouver. The park surrounds the endowment lands at the shores of the Pacific Ocean, Georgia Straight. The park is a natural reserve by the government of British Columbia. The government classifies it under the Electoral Area A. The parks consists of more than 73 Km used for walking and biking activities. The area coverage for the multi-use, cycling and the horseback riding is around 50 kilometers. The British Columbia allocated about ninety hectares of the land in the Pacific Spirit Regional Park as an ecological reserve in the year 1975.The public was not allowed to use this part of the park for their recreational activities. The ecological section of the park was mainly used for forest research activities and programs. The species in this section of the Pacific spirit Regional Park contains many species of plants for research. The whole section of this park covered by the Acadia Beach is mainly allocated for the clothing options. The wreck Beach is located at this part of the Pacific Spirit Regional Park. The parking services are free at the areas of Acadia, Jericho Beaches and the Spanish Banks parts of the Pacific Spirit Regional Park. The information Centre located at the 16th Avenue also offers free parking services. The parking for payment is available at the locations next to Gate 7 and UBC. The South marine also provides parking services along the 16TH Avenue as well as the Old Marine Drive and the Museum of Anthropology within the Pacific Spirit Regional Park. Most of the buses for UBC often stop next to the trails in the park.
The aspects relating to the control of dogs on this park are taken into keen consideration. The notices are all over the park where the owners of the dogs are advised to collect the droppings of their dogs in order to keep the park clean and friendly for recreation. The local signs on the park are also used in this park in order to direct and guide the visitors to various locations and facilities on the park. The local signs also warns the visitors of the various dangers and precautions they should take into consideration. The details on the local signs on various parts of the park are useful in guiding and directing the visitors and informing them of the important aspects of the park. The directions and the local signs in the park are also useful in showing the potential risks and accidents in the park in order to help the visitors avoid such risky areas and locations in the parks. The issues relating to courtesy are emphasized highly in this park. The picnic tables and the washrooms are located at various locations in the park in order to facilitate the clean environment for recreation and proper use by the visitors. The washrooms and the picnic tables are found at Acadia Beach. The use and accessibility of wheelchairs are also promoted in this park in order to allow the physically challenged people or visitors to access and use the park appropriately for their recreation purposes (Lifestyle 22). The accessible facilities in this park also includes Heron, Cleveland, Imperial trails and a picnic area at Clinton Meadow. The Trails in the park are subject to wear and tear exposing them to difficulties and challenges for use in the future. It is advisable to accompany a physically able person while visiting this park due to the nature of the trails.
The trails of the park are networked in a manner that can allow you to make a walk along such trails. This park is among the most common parks in Vancouver. The location and the neighborhood of the park are very expensive. The wealthy population occupies the community and society living next to the location of the park in Point Grey. This made most of the facilities of the parking demand high charges in the provision of its services. The networks of the trails in the park are very long to make them very long, and the visitors can walk for several hours in recreating themselves at various directions of the park. This park is open at the day, and the visitors have access to many stands within the park. The park is also composed of trails with packed gravel where the elevation only change during special occasions. Most of the trails are accessible for the multiuse activities like horseback racing and biking as well as walking within the park.
A large section of the park is composed of deep forest with stairs leading to various beaches in the park. There are also steep stairs leading to the beautiful beaches at the ocean. The oceans consist of a very clean shoreline and nice sand. The enormous logs are also visible due to heavy logging activities in the forest. The logs give the west coast of the beach very beautiful scenery. The Wreck Beach is among the most common beaches in the pacific Spirit Regional Park. The optional beach for clothing is also one of the most significant and unique facilities in the world. This makes the park attract many visitors from many parts of the world in order to enjoy such beach facilities (Cousins 16-18). The surreal section of Vancouver can be shocking to the strangers giving the park a unique appeal and picture. The beauty and charm of the park can make the visitors forget about the unique surroundings of the beaches.
The Museum Anthropology is located next to the Wreck Beach. The museum contains various works and unique works of art made of wood from the forest in the park. These works relate to the lives of the people of the nations of the First Nations in the Northwest Coast. The woodcarvings and the totem poles are among the unique works of art in the museum of Anthropology. The works in this museum also showed the culture of the people who lived in this area decade ago. The history, art and anthropology are well elaborated or showcased in this museum. The museum consists of enormous carvings making the museum very appealing to the eyes of the visitors. The carvings show both the present and past culture of the community.
The society of the Pacific spirit Regional Park is involved fully in relation to the activities and use of the park. The participation of the society is important in promoting the accessibility and the promotion of the status of the park. The community participation offices are located at the West parts of this park. The community is encouraged highly to participate in the renovation and to improve the park because it influences their social welfare in various ways.The officials concerned with community projects are also located at the offices at the Western sides of this park. The participation of the society is also important in relation to the conservation of the park for future use and accessibility by the members of the society and the visitors in general. The efforts of the community are very important in taking care of this park, as well as the general improvement of the park facilities.
The cypress falls are also located next to the Pacific Spirit Regional Park giving it a beautiful and unique scenery. The two waterfalls of the Cypress Falls give the park a lively effect. The cypress Falls also consists of the old growth of the Douglas firs and cedars giving it an impressive site of the forest. The Mystery Lake is also very spectacular site next to the Park. This lake is a perfect site for swimming, relaxing and resting as well as picnic activities. This lake welcomes the park dogs. This trail is very accessible on the mountain Seymour resort. The mountain lake gives the park a very beautiful and spectacular scenery for attraction of the visitors from various parts of the world. The waters of this mountain lake make the park a lively and enjoyable site for hiking and swimming things. The lake also gives the park a perfect view for mountain hiking to the visitors of Pacific Spirit Regional Park.
The clear waters of the ocean also play a crucial purpose in boosting and improving the scenery of the park. The blue waters of the ocean facilitate swimming activities and the cool breeze at the beaches along the ocean. The waters also give the beaches a lively and enjoyable nature due the supply of nice sand. The water from the ocean also replace and wash the sand regularly making it fresh for the visitors at the beach. The ocean supplies water to the beaches at the coastal shores making the sands wet and refreshing for the visitors.
The dense forest in the park is a facility used for research. A variety of plant species in the forest next to the ocean plays an important role in facilitating research studies. The research on the various plants species in the forest requires the researchers to obtain permits from the authorities and management of the park in order to ensure that the forest is not misused or abused by the researchers. There are special regulations and rules guiding the research and the special use of the park to carry out various special events. The volunteer opportunities are also encouraged in the park in order to boost its sustainability in the future. The volunteers are also welcomed to provide donations in the form of money and efforts in improving the park for proper accessibility to the community and the visitors.
In conclusion, the Pacific Spirit Regional Park is a spectacular scenery for recreation both to the members of the neighboring community and the visitors from various parts of the world. The availability of beautiful beaches makes the park a very attractive recreational facility. The dense forest in its surrounding also serves various uses as research and hiking. The museum in the park also provides an important place for preserving the cultural values of both the present and past communities in the region.
Works Cited
Cousins, Jean. Easy Hiking Around Vancouver. New York: Greystone Books, 2013. Print.
Exploring Community Perceptions of Pacific Spirit Regional Park: a Question of Safety. N.p., 2012. Print.
Lifestyle, Michelin T. Michelin Must See Vancouver. Lanham: Michelin Travel & Lifestyle, 2013. Print.
