Rocky Point Park, also known as Rocky Point, is situated along

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Port Moody Port Moody is a city in British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It envelops the east end of Burrard Inlet and is the smallest of the Tri-Cities, bordered by Coquitlam on the east and south a ...

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, next to the

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. It is 3.8 hectares in size, and is the most well-known park in Port Moody. Rocky Point has a variety of amenities including an outdoor

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park, boat launch,

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and

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trails, and wildlife viewing. There is also a covered performance stage, and new warden houses have been built. The Old Mill Boat House is also located on the property, as well as a kayak and sailboat rental shack. The park is also home to one of the five Pajo's Fish and Chips locations in the

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, as well as a new Boathouse Restaurant location. Rocky Point Ice Cream is also located on the south side of the park. Many breweries are also located across the street. Questions about shoreline erosion have also been raised, as in some areas, benches have been moved further back into the park as the shoreline fell into the inlet. Proper use of

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may be a solution to this problem. The park hosts the

Golden Spike Days The Golden Spike Days Festival is an annual family festival held in Rocky Point Park, Port Moody, British Columbia. The festival commemorates the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway to the city and the Confederation of Canada Canadian C ...

festival every July to commemorate the completion of the

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...

in 1885. It also hosts many other events such as Canada Day.

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* Parks in Greater Vancouver Port Moody {{GVRD-geo-stub