# Tri-Cities Parks: Coquitlam, Port Moody & Port Coquitlam Guide > The best parks in Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam in one guide: Mundy Park, Lafarge Lake, Rocky Point, Old Orchard beach, the Traboulay PoCo Trail and the lakes next door. **Source:** https://soldbycraig.ca/tri-cities-parks/ **Author:** Craig Johnston, REALTOR® (BCFSA Licence #187645) · Royal LePage Elite West **Site:** https://soldbycraig.ca --- [Home](/) › Tri-Cities Parks Tri-Cities Parks Guide # Every park worth knowing in Coquitlam, Port Moody & Port Coquitlam, *in one place.* Forest, waterfront, river trails and lakes — and the neighbourhoods closest to each one. Written for families deciding where to live, not just where to spend a Saturday. [Book a strategy call →](/book-a-strategy-call-with-craig-johnston/) [What’s my home worth?](/home-evaluation/) By [Craig Johnston](/coquitlam-realtor-craig-johnston/), REALTOR® · Royal LePage Elite West · Tri-Cities resident 47+ years · Updated November 2026 Quick answer ## Which parks matter most in the Tri-Cities? **Coquitlam** has the big forest parks: Mundy Park (176 hectares), Town Centre Park on Lafarge Lake, Como Lake and the Coquitlam Crunch, with Pinecone Burke and Minnekhada at the edges. **Port Moody** is the waterfront: Rocky Point Park, Old Orchard’s salt-water beach and the Shoreline Trail between them. **Port Coquitlam** is rivers and fields: the 25.3-km Traboulay PoCo Trail, ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park (formerly Colony Farm) and the Gates Park sports hub. Sasamat Lake and Buntzen Lake sit just outside the three cities. [Coquitlam](#coquitlam)[Port Moody](#port-moody)[Port Coquitlam](#port-coquitlam)[Lakes next door](#lakes)[Parks & where to buy](#where-to-buy)[FAQ](#faq) Coquitlam ## Forest in the middle of the city, mountains at the edge. Coquitlam is the biggest of the three cities and has the deepest park list. The two that shape everyday life are Mundy Park in the centre and Town Centre Park on Lafarge Lake. Burke Mountain and Westwood Plateau families lean on the mountain side: Pinecone Burke and the Coquitlam Crunch. [Central Coquitlam Mundy Park 176 hectares of forest in the middle of the city. A 5.5-km perimeter path (about an hour on foot), Mundy and Lost Lakes, sports fields and a fenced off-leash dog area. Best for: forest walks without driving to the mountains Read the guide →](/mundy-park-coquitlam-guide/)[City Centre Town Centre Park & Lafarge Lake Lafarge Lake loop, Percy Perry Stadium, sports fields and the city’s big outdoor events, beside Lafarge Lake–Douglas SkyTrain. Best for: car-free families near the SkyTrain Read the guide →](/town-centre-park-coquitlam/)[Central Coquitlam Como Lake Park A small, stocked trout lake with a walking loop — the everyday park for the Como Lake and Austin Heights pockets. Best for: short daily loops and kids’ first fishing trip Read the guide →](/como-lake-park-coquitlam/)[Westwood Plateau · Eagle Ridge The Coquitlam Crunch A 2.2-km climb up the BC Hydro right-of-way with 242 m of gain and 894 steps. Parking and washrooms at Eagle Ridge Park and Bramble Park. Best for: a hard workout ten minutes from home Read the guide →](/coquitlam-crunch-trail-guide/)[Burke Mountain Pinecone Burke Provincial Park The provincial wilderness park behind Burke Mountain. Lower trailheads are family day-use; the deeper routes are for experienced hikers. Best for: real backcountry from a suburban driveway Read the guide →](/pinecone-burke-provincial-park-guide/)[Northeast Coquitlam Minnekhada Regional Park Metro Vancouver forest and marsh trails, including the climb to the High Knoll lookout. Best for: birding and a quiet loop on a weekend morning Read the guide →](/minnekhada-regional-park-coquitlam-guide/) **Craig’s take:** Burke Mountain now has its first real sports facility too. [Burke Mountain Athletic Park](/blog/burke-mountain-athletic-park/) opened on September 25, 2026 with a 400-m track, a lit turf field and four tennis courts. For the full Coquitlam list, see the [Coquitlam parks & trails guide](/coquitlam-parks-and-trails/). Port Moody ## The waterfront city: pier, beach and an inlet trail. Port Moody’s parks are built around the end of Burrard Inlet. Rocky Point Park and Old Orchard Park sit at either end of the Shoreline Trail, and the forest at Bert Flinn Park is up the hill on Heritage Mountain. [Moody Centre Rocky Point Park Port Moody’s 3.8-hectare waterfront park: recreational pier, seasonal outdoor pool, playground, skateboard and bike trials parks, boat launch and kayak rentals. Best for: summer evenings on the water, Brewers Row next door Read the guide →](/rocky-point-old-orchard-port-moody-guide/)[Port Moody waterfront Old Orchard Park Port Moody’s only salt-water swimming beach, plus a playground and picnic shelter. Non-motorized boats can launch from the beach, tide permitting. Best for: a beach day without crossing a bridge Read the guide →](/rocky-point-old-orchard-port-moody-guide/)[Rocky Point to Old Orchard Shoreline Trail About 6 km round trip along Burrard Inlet. A paved multi-use path (bikes allowed) and a gravel walking trail with a 440-m accessible boardwalk finished in 2025. Best for: the flat, stroller-friendly waterfront walk Read the guide →](/rocky-point-old-orchard-port-moody-guide/)[Heritage Mountain Bert Flinn Park Forest trails at the top of Heritage Mountain Boulevard. The main loop is about 2.6 km; one wide gravel trail west of the David Avenue roundabout is off-leash. Best for: dog owners on Heritage Mountain Read the guide →](/heritage-mountain-homes/) **Craig’s take:** buyers pay for Rocky Point because of everything within a short walk of it: the pier, the trail, [Brewers Row](/brewers-row-port-moody/) and Moody Centre SkyTrain. If you won’t use that lifestyle, you can usually get more house for the money up the hill. Port Coquitlam ## Rivers, fields and a 25-km loop around the whole city. Port Coquitlam’s outdoor life follows its rivers. The Traboulay PoCo Trail circles the city, ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park sits along the Coquitlam River, and the City’s spray parks and Gates Park cover the younger-family side. [Loops the whole city Traboulay PoCo Trail A 25.3-km loop around Port Coquitlam along the Coquitlam, Fraser and Pitt Rivers, open to walkers and cyclists. Best for: long, flat river rides and runs Read the guide →](/blog/traboulay-poco-trail-port-coquitlam/)[Coquitlam & Port Coquitlam ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park (formerly Colony Farm) Metro Vancouver fields and wetlands along the Coquitlam River — habitat for more than 200 bird species, with walking and cycling trails. Renamed in 2023 with the Kwikwetlem First Nation. Best for: big skies and birding between the two cities Read the guide →](/citadel-port-coquitlam-guide/)[Port Coquitlam Gates Park Sports Hub The City’s upgraded sports hub: a synthetic turf field for soccer and field lacrosse, a warm-up pitch and four pickleball courts. A 500-seat grandstand is due in 2027. Best for: families with kids in field sports Read the guide →](/port-coquitlam/)[Across Port Coquitlam Spray parks: Lions, Castle & Sun Valley The City runs summer spray parks at Lions Park, Castle Park, Sun Valley and the Port Coquitlam Community Centre. Best for: hot afternoons with little kids Read the guide →](/port-coquitlam/) **Craig’s take:** PoCo can give move-up families more yard for the money than Coquitlam or Port Moody in the Tri-Cities, and almost every neighbourhood is a few minutes from the PoCo Trail. [Citadel](/citadel-port-coquitlam-guide/) sits on the hill above the Fraser with the trail below it. Just outside the Tri-Cities ## The two lakes everyone drives to in July. Sasamat Lake and Buntzen Lake aren’t in the three cities, but they’re a big part of why people live here. Both are a short drive from most Tri-Cities homes, and both fill up on hot weekends. [Belcarra · next to Port Moody Belcarra Regional Park & Sasamat Lake White Pine Beach on Sasamat Lake and the Indian Arm shoreline. No lifeguards — swim at your own risk — and parking fills early on summer weekends. Best for: the warmest lake swim close to the Tri-Cities Read the guide →](/belcarra-regional-park-guide/)[Anmore Buntzen Lake BC Hydro’s reservoir lake with beaches, a lake loop and Diez Vistas above it. Summer day-pass reservations apply — check before you drive. Best for: a full lake day with trails above the water Read the guide →](/buntzen-lake-anmore-guide/) [10 Tri-Cities hikes with parking & dog rules](/hikes-and-trails-coquitlam-tri-cities/)[Living in Anmore](/anmore/)[Living in Belcarra](/belcarra/) Parks & where to buy ## Which neighbourhoods sit closest to which parks. Park access is one of the things buyers ask about most, and it’s easy to overpay for. A listing that says “steps to the park” may mean a trailhead with weekend parking on your street. Here’s how the big parks line up with the neighbourhoods around them. | Park | City | Closest neighbourhoods | What it means if you buy there | |---|---|---|---| | Mundy Park | Coquitlam | [Austin Heights](/austin-heights-coquitlam-guide/), [Como Lake](/como-lake-coquitlam-guide/) | Older homes, but you’re buying a forest on foot. Strong for families who want space without the commute to Burke. | | Town Centre Park | Coquitlam | [Town Centre](/north-coquitlam-town-centre-guide/), [Lafarge Lake–Douglas condos](/lafarge-lake-douglas-station-homes-for-sale/) | Condo and townhome buyers get a major park and SkyTrain together. Expect event crowds a few weekends a year. | | Coquitlam Crunch | Coquitlam | [Westwood Plateau](/westwood-plateau/), [Eagle Ridge](/eagle-ridge-coquitlam-guide/) | A real amenity for active households; also weekend parking pressure on the streets nearest the access points. | | Pinecone Burke | Coquitlam | [Burke Mountain](/burke-mountain/) | Newer detached homes and townhomes with wilderness at the top of the street. Check what is still being built around the lot. | | Rocky Point & Shoreline Trail | Port Moody | [Moody Centre](/moody-centre-real-estate-guide/), [Rocky Point & Old Orchard](/rocky-point-old-orchard-port-moody-guide/) | The lifestyle reason people buy in Port Moody. Walkable to Brewers Row and the SkyTrain. | | Bert Flinn Park | Port Moody | [Heritage Mountain](/heritage-mountain-homes/), [College Park](/college-park-port-moody-guide/) | Quiet hillside streets with forest trails at the top; good for dog owners. | | Traboulay PoCo Trail | Port Coquitlam | [Citadel](/citadel-port-coquitlam-guide/), [Mary Hill](/mary-hill-port-coquitlam-guide/), [Lincoln Park](/lincoln-park-port-coquitlam-guide/) | Often more home for the money than Coquitlam or Port Moody, with a 25-km river loop on the doorstep. | **Before you pay for park frontage:** walk the block on a Saturday morning, check where trail users park, and compare sales of homes that back onto the park with similar homes a street away. I pull those comparables for clients before we write an offer. FAQ ## Tri-Cities parks questions I get asked. **What are the best parks in the Tri-Cities?** For everyday use: Mundy Park and Town Centre Park (Lafarge Lake) in Coquitlam, Rocky Point Park and the Shoreline Trail in Port Moody, and the Traboulay PoCo Trail in Port Coquitlam. For bigger outings: Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, Minnekhada Regional Park, Belcarra Regional Park (Sasamat Lake) and Buntzen Lake. **Where can you swim in the Tri-Cities?** Old Orchard Park is Port Moody's only salt-water swimming beach. Sasamat Lake (White Pine Beach, Belcarra Regional Park) and Buntzen Lake in Anmore are the main lake swims; neither has lifeguards posted, so swim at your own risk. Rocky Point Park also has a seasonal outdoor pool. **What happened to Colony Farm Regional Park?** It was renamed ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park; the name means 'be invited'. The Kwikwetlem First Nation and Metro Vancouver announced the name on July 1, 2023. It's the same park along the Coquitlam River between Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. **Which Tri-Cities parks are good for dogs?** Mundy Park has a fenced off-leash area on the west side of Mariner Way with separate spaces for large and small dogs. In Port Moody, Bert Flinn Park has an off-leash gravel trail west of the David Avenue and Heritage Mountain Boulevard roundabout; dogs are on-leash on its other trails. Rules change, so check the posted signs. **Which Tri-Cities neighbourhoods have the best park access?** Burke Mountain (Pinecone Burke and the new Burke Mountain Athletic Park), Westwood Plateau and Eagle Ridge (the Coquitlam Crunch), the streets around Mundy Park and Como Lake, Moody Centre (Rocky Point and the Shoreline Trail), Heritage Mountain (Bert Flinn Park) and Citadel in Port Coquitlam (above the Fraser and the PoCo Trail). **Does living next to a park raise a home's value?** Homes that back onto green space or sit close to a trailhead often draw more buyer interest, but the effect varies street by street. Event traffic, trailhead parking and privacy all cut the other way. Price it from comparable sales near the same park, not from a rule of thumb. Park details were checked against the City of Coquitlam, City of Port Moody, City of Port Coquitlam, Metro Vancouver and BC Parks in November 2026. Hours, fees, reservations and closures change, so check with the park operator before you go. ## Want to live within walking distance of one of these? Tell me the park and the kind of home. I’ll send what’s for sale near it, what has sold there recently, and which streets actually deliver the access. [Book a 20-minute call](/book-a-strategy-call-with-craig-johnston/) [Get a home evaluation](/home-evaluation/) [Where to buy in Coquitlam](/where-to-buy-in-coquitlam/) Tri-Cities monthly ## Local, once a month. October 2026 Coquitlam detached HPI is $1,571,400, -7.0% YoY. What that means for your buy or sell decision — without the salesy fluff. One email per month. Unsubscribe anytime. No spam, no listings flood, no marketing automation games. Genuine monthly update from a 47+ year Tri-Cities resident. **About the numbers on this page:** market statistics come from Greater Vancouver REALTORS® data. 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