Garry Point Park Parking Lot – Steveston Fishermen's Memorial loop from Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site

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Garry Point Park Parking Lot – Steveston Fishermen's Memorial loop from Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site

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Garry Point Park Parking Lot – Steveston Fishermen's Memorial loop from Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site

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3.39km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

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907 m

Garry Point Park Parking Lot

Highlight • Parking

A free parking spot is hard to come by in Steveston. But here you stand a chance, washrooms are nearby. Charger for electric vehicles available.

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981 m

The garden in Garry Point Park commemorates Gihei Kuno, the first immigrant to arrive in Steveston from Japan in 1889. In the following decades, up to 5,000 people immigrated from his home region and shaped the fishing industry in the region. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Kuno's arrival, the Wakayama Kenjin-kai planted a grove of Akebono cherry trees in 1989 to honor the Japanese pioneers and their descendants. (Visit May 31, 2025)
Source: heritagebc.ca/japanese-canadian-location/kuno-garden

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1.08 km

View of Steveston Harbour

Highlight • Viewpoint

Steveston Harbour is Canada's largest harbor for small commercial fishing boats. At Fisherman's Wharf, local fishermen sell their freshly caught produce directly from their boats.
Source: stevestonheritage.ca/explore/#:~:text=Steveston%20Harbour

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1.10 km

Steveston Fishermen's Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The Steveston Fishermen's Memorial in Garry Point Park was unveiled in 1996. It features a giant fishing pin with a stone compass rose at its center. The names of the fishermen lost at sea, and their boats are engraved on it. (Visit May 31, 2025)
Source: richmond.ca/culture/sites/richmondmemorialmonuments/stevestonfishermansemorial.htm

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1.65 km

Garry Point Park Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Garry Point Park is located on the southwestern tip of Lulu Island, where the South Arm of the Fraser River flows into the Strait of Georgia or the Salish Sea.
The park, near the Steveston neighborhood, is a popular destination with waterfront access. (Visit May 31, 2025)
Source: richmond.ca/parks-recreation/parks/parksearch/park.aspx?ID=17

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1.85 km

Scotch Pond

Highlight • Historical Site

Scotch Pond is a rectangular, man-made body of water located in Garry Point Park and was originally a tidal inlet. The site has a rich history: it was a settlement of the Musqueam until the late 1890s. Subsequently, it was the site of a fish cannery with buildings built on stilts. Japanese boat builders operated here from 1905 until they were expelled by internment in the 1940s. Starting in 1925, the Canadian Fishing Company used the site as a fishing station and had the slough dredged in the 1950s to create a harbor for its fleet. Today, the site is preserved and maintained by the Scotch Pond Heritage Cooperative Association as a traditional mooring for fishing boats. (Visit May 31, 2025)
Source: historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2397

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2.25 km

Garry Point Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

This park has well-maintained easy walking trails, clean restrooms, and panoramic views of the Fraser River and open ocean to the east. In the spring you can come here to see the orchard of cherry blossom trees lining the path.

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