Sunset Beach is situated in the West End near the

Burrard Street Bridge The Burrard Street Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Burrard Bridge) is a four-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930–1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans Fal ...

and

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International Hostel. The Vancouver Aquatic Centre lies at the East end of Sunset beach right next to the North end of

. The beach has lifeguards on duty in the warm months. Public washrooms and concession stands are nearby. Biking, walking and inline skating paths wind above the beach area, leading to

Stanley Park Stanley Park is a public park in British Columbia, Canada that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay. The park borders the neighbourhoods of West End and Coal ...

in one direction and

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in the other. There is an off leash area to the south of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre, an Olympic size

natatorium A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable Human swimming, swimming or other leisure activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built ...

. It is a popular location for watching Vancouver fireworks.

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Beaches of Vancouver West End, Vancouver {{GVRD-geo-stub

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