Mt. Seymour is the closest real mountain day to downtown Vancouver. Old growth forest, alpine meadows, and views across the North Shore mountains, the city skyline and the islands. Well kept trails at a range of levels, and no mountain road to drive.
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Choose your own adventure: we drop you off, and the bus picks you up in the same spot.
A few hours on real trail with roots, rocks and some climbing, so wear proper shoes.
Seymour goes up through towering Douglas fir into alpine meadow, and the change happens fast enough that you notice it on the way.
From the higher ground you get the whole picture: the North Shore mountains behind, the Vancouver skyline below, and the islands out beyond it.
The trails are well kept and there is a range of them, so a group with different appetites for climbing can still have the same day out.
A mountain, thirty minutes from a city centre.
One drop-off, and the trails go from there.
We pick you up
Your exact pickup point and time are on your ticket. Please get there fifteen minutes early.
Old growth forest, alpine meadows and viewpoints over the North Shore, the city and the islands. Moderate hiking, well maintained trails, and options for a range of fitness levels.
Good to know:
We drop you back
The bus returns to the same place it left from, so you go home the way you came.
This is our estimated return time, not a guarantee. Traffic can change it and some trips do run late, so please leave yourself some room afterwards rather than booking something tight against it.
Mountain rules, even on a short day.
It is materially colder and windier at the top than at the car park, and snow lies late on the upper trails well into the season. Bring a warm layer and a shell whatever the forecast said downtown, and pick your route to match the conditions on the day.
This runs through the summer season. Dates appear here when they open in the booking system.
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We're Canada's outdoor bus service. Since 2010 we've taken more than 300,000 people to parks and trails without a car. You bring a daypack. We handle everything with wheels.
The closest thing to a proper mountain day you can do from the middle of the city.
The road up Seymour is steep and winding, and the car park fills on a good day. Neither is your problem.
All parking fees are included, which at a North Shore trail is not nothing.
Short forest loops through Douglas fir, or longer climbs up into the alpine.
★★★★★ 4.6/5.0 on Google
“Highly recommend them for Joffre’s Lake or even Golden Ears/Garibaldi trip. The bus service is so useful for people who doesn’t want to drive and gives return facility. They were on time and bus facility was good too. Total worth the cost if you want to avoid hassle driving/parking.”Sidhant Duggal · Facebook · Aug 2022
The amount of time we were given in the park was perfect for a day trip, we did some canoeing, hiking, and our toddler had a great time on the playground. The bus was on time and all staff involved were pleasant and friendly!Rebecca McLeod · Google Local Guide
All stops enable guests ample time to explore the destination. This is a highly a good idea trip for those that appreciate spending time in nature minus distractions.OnAir48444 · Tripadvisor · Oct 2025
Cancel more than 14 days before departure and you get a 90% refund, with 10% withheld for payment processing. Inside 14 days refunds are not available, except for a medical emergency in the 48 hours before departure, which needs a signed doctor’s note within 14 days of the missed trip and returns 50%. Tickets are transferable: you can change the passenger name up to 48 hours before departure.
If Parkbus cancels a trip, you get a full refund. We decide no later than 48 hours before departure and only on confirmed conditions: the park closed or the park authority asking us to stand down, an evacuation order or alert, an area restriction order, the highway closed, or the trip judged unsafe to run. A forecast is not one of those things, and trips run rain or shine.
And you do not have to drive the road up to them.
Not quite the right fit? These all leave from the same spot downtown.
