Starting July 13, 2026, 12 km of Cypress Bowl Road is being repaved between Cypress Mountain Resort and the District of West Vancouver works yard, located at the bottom of the mountain.
\nVehicle access to Cypress Park and Cypress Mountain Resort is being maintained at all times, though please expect delays, congestion, single-lane alternating traffic on gravel road surfaces, and restricted access to roadside parking lots or turnoffs.
\nAs of July 13, cyclists will not be permitted to travel along Cypress Bowl Road until work is completed.
\nRepaving is estimated to be completed by the end of October.
\nThank you for your patience and understanding as crews carry out this important work.
Cypress Park is a great place to visit in any season. Hiking, skiing, snowboarding, snowtubing, snowshoeing, and wilderness camping are just some of the activities this park offers.
Take a virtual tour of Cypress Park
The park’s southern section is surrounded by Mount Strachan, Black Mountain, Hollyburn Mountain, and West Vancouver. The northern section follows the Howe Sound Crest Trail, offering beautiful views of Howe Sound and the Salish Sea.
To the south is the sprawling metropolitan area of Vancouver. To the southeast is snowclad Mount Baker in the Cascade Mountain range. To the west and southwest lie the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island, with Georgia Strait in the foreground.
The mountains sitting directly across Burrard Inlet from Vancouver have attracted visitors for decades. Until the Lions Gate Bridge opened in 1939, ferries ran between Vancouver and the area now known as Cypress Park.
Cypress Mountain Resort operates a ski resort in Cypress Park. This offers downhill and nordic skiing activities. For more information, see the Cypress Park: Hiking and skiing page.
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The road to Cypress Park is from the Upper Levels Highway (Routes 1 and 99) in West Vancouver. From the city of Vancouver, cross the Lions Gate Bridge to the Upper Levels Highway via Taylor Way in West Vancouver.
For the Hollyburn (nordic skiing) area, please follow the road for 12.8 km and turn right. For the Cypress Bowl (Alpine skiing) area, continue another 2 km to the end of the road.
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Where the access road enters the park, at an elevation of 425 m, you pass through a coastal Douglas fir forest. This fire-scarred area has stands of Douglas fir and western hemlock. Logging before the park was established opened much of the forest floor to vine maple and cedar growth.
Between 800 m and 940 m elevation, the forest gradually changes. Near the ridge tops at 1300 m, mountain hemlock, amabalis fir, and yellow cypress (for which the park is named) predominate. The lush undergrowth consists largely of shade-tolerant ferns, huckleberries, red and white heather, and false azaleas.
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The mountains sitting directly across Burrard Inlet from Vancouver have attracted visitors for decades. Until the Lions Gate Bridge opened in 1939, ferries ran between Vancouver and the North Shore.
As the population of greater Vancouver increased, so did the demand for access to skiing and hiking opportunities. This demand resulted in the creation of Cypress Park in 1975. The Howe Sound Crest Trail was added to the park in 1982.
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At least 113 different bird species have been reported in this park, including ravens, gray jays, red-breasted sapsuckers, blue grouse, and pygmy owls.
The park also provides habitat for Pacific treefrogs, blue-listed (vulnerable) tailed frogs, and northwestern and western redback salamanders.
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Take a virtual tour of Cypress Park
The park’s southern section is surrounded by Mount Strachan, Black Mountain, Hollyburn Mountain, and West Vancouver. The northern section follows the Howe Sound Crest Trail, offering beautiful views of Howe Sound and the Salish Sea.
To the south is the sprawling metropolitan area of Vancouver. To the southeast is snowclad Mount Baker in the Cascade Mountain range. To the west and southwest lie the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island, with Georgia Strait in the foreground.
The mountains sitting directly across Burrard Inlet from Vancouver have attracted visitors for decades. Until the Lions Gate Bridge opened in 1939, ferries ran between Vancouver and the area now known as Cypress Park.
Cypress Mountain Resort operates a ski resort in Cypress Park. This offers downhill and nordic skiing activities. For more information, see the Cypress Park: Hiking and skiing page.
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Where the access road enters the park, at an elevation of 425 m, you pass through a coastal Douglas fir forest. This fire-scarred area has stands of Douglas fir and western hemlock. Logging before the park was established opened much of the forest floor to vine maple and cedar growth.
Between 800 m and 940 m elevation, the forest gradually changes. Near the ridge tops at 1300 m, mountain hemlock, amabalis fir, and yellow cypress (for which the park is named) predominate. The lush undergrowth consists largely of shade-tolerant ferns, huckleberries, red and white heather, and false azaleas.
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The mountains sitting directly across Burrard Inlet from Vancouver have attracted visitors for decades. Until the Lions Gate Bridge opened in 1939, ferries ran between Vancouver and the North Shore.
As the population of greater Vancouver increased, so did the demand for access to skiing and hiking opportunities. This demand resulted in the creation of Cypress Park in 1975. The Howe Sound Crest Trail was added to the park in 1982.
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At least 113 different bird species have been reported in this park, including ravens, gray jays, red-breasted sapsuckers, blue grouse, and pygmy owls.
The park also provides habitat for Pacific treefrogs, blue-listed (vulnerable) tailed frogs, and northwestern and western redback salamanders.
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