Sea to Sky
The Sea to Sky region stretches from the North Shore up the east side of Howe Sound to Squamish, the gateway to British Columbia's magnificent alpine country of forests, lakes, and year round world class outdoor activities.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Whistler and Pemberton.
Whistler
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Whistler is a resort community near Vancouver in British Columbia. Boasting the largest ski area in North America, Whistler is a popular winter skiing and outdoor sports destination.
Pemberton
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Pemberton, and the wider Pemberton Valley, is a pretty area in the north of the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia, Canada. The valley floor is mostly agricultural, while the surrounding mountains provide climbing, mountain biking and some spectacular hiking opportunities.
Joffre Lakes Provincial Park
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Joffre Lakes Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia. It's roughly about 35 km east-northeast of Pemberton via Highway 99.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Squamish and Lions Bay-Britannia Beach.
Squamish
Squamish is a town of about 20,000 people in the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia half-way between Vancouver and Whistler. Squamish calls itself "the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada" due to the abundant rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, golf, fishing, kayaking, bouldering, white-water rafting, horseback riding, scuba diving and other activities readily available in the area.
Lions Bay-Britannia Beach
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Stretching along the eastern shore of Howe Sound, Lions Bay to Britannia Beach is a series of small communities and parks offering some gorgeous views, outdoor recreation and 30 km of some of the most spectacular driving in Canada.
Garibaldi Provincial Park
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Garibaldi Provincial Park is a rugged wonderland set amid the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. Its landscape — shaped by volcanic action and carved by glaciers — is dotted with blue lakes and snow-capped mountains, providing some of the most stunning hiking and camping in the province.
Sea to Sky
- Type: region
- Description: subregion of British Columbia in Canada
- Also known as: “Sea-to-Sky Corridor”
- Location: Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center
49.9361° or 49° 56′ 10″ northLongitude of center
-123.1667° or 123° 10′ 0″ westWikidata ID
Q7439799
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Sea to Sky” goes by many names.
- French: “Sea to Sky”
- German: “Sea-to-Sky Corridor”
- Japanese: “シー・トゥー・スカイ地方”
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