Crabbing Rules at Ambleside Pier, British Columbia

Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver, BC

Day 4

British Columbia is the warmest province in Canada.  It is famous for  beautiful gardens and natural beauty.


Today we visited Ambleside Park  located in west Vancouver.

Ambleside used to be a seaside village accessible by ferry service.

View of Lions' Gate Bridge from Ambleside Beach

However, the ferry service became obsolete in 1947 when the construction of the Lions’ Gate
Bridge was completed.

The Ferry building has been turned into an art gallery.

The building, with a gabled roof, is a typical architectural example of the turn of the century. It has been designated as a heritage building.







The Ambleside Park is a picturesque area with a beautiful waterfront park.

Ambleside Park is a beautiful waterfront park, West Vancouver 

A beautiful beach at Ambleside Park, West Vancouver, BC

The park has been designed to retain the quiet, tranquil small seaside village feel.

Ambleside Pier , West Vancouver, British Columbia

The Ambleside Pier was quiet and peaceful on the day of our visit.

Crabbing is still allowed at the pier. However, strict guidelines and rules are posted to remind crabbers to follow the rules of crabbing at the pier.

People are allowed to fish or catch crabs at the Ambleside Pier

Some of the important rules to remember are:

1.            One must have a proper crabbing license to catch crabs

2.            People cannot catch crabs an hour before and after sunset

3.            You can only catch male crabs, limited to 4 per license

4.            The crabs to be retained must be at a certain length

A bird's eye view of Ambleside linked by the Lions' Gate Bridge to Vancouver on the other side

Though we did not have the opportunity of watching people catching crabs at the pier, we did drive up to the hills and had an excellent view of Vancouver and Ambleside!

We met up with Jean's hubby later and enjoyed an excellent dinner  catching up with them.

 A fun time was had by all!








R.T.
Ambleside Park
Vancouver, British Columbia