Home - The Best Hanami Spots in Vancouver There are several thousands of cherry trees in the streets, parks and gardens of Vancouver. The following is an attempt to list some of the best places for cherry blossom viewing in the city. If you know of a great location not listed here, please contact us.   1) Stanley Park Rose Garden Shirotae Cherry at Lost Lagoon Yoshino Cherry at Lost Lagoon Rose Garden top spot Stanley Park Rose Garden is one of the best places to have a hanami pick nick. There are over a dozen, beautiful Yoshino Cherry trees in the garden. Due to the fact that the Rose Garden is a little bit shadowy place especially in the late afternoon, it is recommended to visit it around noon or in the early afternoon. Probably for the same reason, the Yoshino Cherry trees of Rose Garden are about one week behind the schedule of Yoshino trees downtown. more Japanese Canadian WWI War Memorial Over a dozen Shirotae and a few Yoshino Cherry trees are planted in the park around the war memorial. It is also a suitable place for pick nicks. Unfortunatelly, the park is also a little bit shadowy in late afternoon, and probably also best visited around noon and early afternoon. more Devonian Harbour Park In this park north of Georgia Street at Coal Harbour, many young, small Yoshino trees can be found. In addition, there are a few Whitcomb cherries and one Accolade tree. more Lost Lagoon Bad news: Some of the most beautiful somei yoshino trees around the bus loop were cut down in winter 2002/2003 due to construction work There are a few trees on the south shore of Lost Lagoon and around the pedestrian underpass at the bus loop. The trees on the south shore include Autumn Flowering Cherries, Shirotae and Accolade trees, while the trees around the pedestrian underpass are beautiful Yoshino Cherries. more   2) Queen Elizabeth Park Yoshino Cherry The Great One Yoshino Cherry Q.E. Park West Entrance top spot Close to the parking lot at the West Entrance of Queen Elizabeth Park is one of the best hanami spots in Vancouver to have a pick nick. There are several Yoshino Cherry trees including, what I consider to be Vancouver's most beautiful tree (see "The Great One" above). more   3) Downtown and West End Burrard Skytrain Station Burrard Skytrain Station Chilco and Comox Street Burrard Skytrain Station top spot The Skytrain is surrounded by over a dozen of Yoshino Cherry trees. It is not very suitable place for a pick nick, but one of the best spots to view a relatively large number of trees. Unfortunatelly, the light conditions are due to the surrounding high rise buildings not very favourable for photographers. more Chilco and Comox Street This the most attractive place that I am aware of to view the relatively rare Accolde Cherry trees. The small pedestrian passage of Chilco Street between Comox and Nelson Street is beautifully ornamented by about a dozen trees. Light conditions are best around noon and early afternoon. Accolade Cherry trees are in bloom about two to three weeks ahead of the Yoshino Cherries. more   4) UBC Lower Mall Lower Mall Nitobe Garden Lower Mall and Nitobe Garden top spot Lower Mall at the UBC campus is the most attractive "Yoshino Street" that I am aware of. Furthermore, it leads the blossom viewer just to the entrance gate of Nitobe Garden which is also worth a visit, featuring a tall tree next to the pond. more Regent College Regent College is located on the UBC campus at the corner of University Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall. About one hundred young Shirotae trees surround the building, making it one of the most attractive places to view Shirotae in Vancouver. more   5) Granville Island Close to Community Centre Small Park Small Park False Creek Community Centre There are five large Yoshino Cherry trees close to the community centre. The place is suitable for pick nicks. more Small Park at Creekside Drive This small park is located in the middle between Burrard Bridge and Granville Bridge a few steps away from Granville Island between the marina and Creekside Drive. It features about ten young Yoshino Cherry trees. more   6) Kitsilano Vancouver Museum Vancouver Museum Yew Street at Kits Beach Vancouver Museum Quite a few cherry trees, mostly Yoshino Cherries, can be found in front and behind Vancouver Museum and on the parking lot. more Kitsilano Beach Park There are several large Yoshino Cherry trees at the Yew Street entrance to Kitsilano Beach Park. More trees can be found on the parking lot and east of the tennis courts. About two weeks after the Yoshino season, Yew Street leading to Kitsilano Beach turns into one of the many attractive Kanzan streets of Vancouver. more   6) Oakridge Ash Street Tisdall Park Plum Street Ash Street 22 Whitcomb Cherry trees are planted in one row on the west side of Ash Street along Tisdall Park between 45th and 49th Avenue (just south of Oakridge Centre). It is the best place to view the early flowering Whitcomb Cherries in Vancouver that I am aware of. The area (especially 44th to 48th Avenue between Cambie and Ontario Street) is also very attractive for plum tree viewing. more