British Columbia, CA

Kitsilano Beach

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryCA
RegionBritish Columbia

Getting There

Nearest CityWest End1.7 km
Airport (YVR)Vancouver International Airport9.3 km

Safety & Conditions

LifeguardYes
Shark Incidents0recorded

Facilities

✓ Restrooms✓ Showers

Sand & Geology

Predicted regional compositionfeldspar-rich (plutonic/crystalline terrane)
Q 39%
F 37%
L 24%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Travel

Kitsilano Beach sits on Vancouver's urban waterfront, a place where the city's energy meets the Pacific. Located on the south side of English Bay in the trendy Kitsilano neighborho...

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Kitsilano Beach49.2757, -123.1543