About Cypress Provincial Park (CPP)
Natural Features
16,000 years ago the three mountains in southern CPP were under several hundred metres of glacier ice. As the glaciers receded, they scoured and rounded the mountaintops, marking them with striations that can be seen today. Strachan is the tallest…
Plants
Southern CPP’s easy access and diverse plant species make this area ideal for botanical studies. Plant lists for several areas within the park’s southern section have been compiled by Vancouver Natural History Society members and others.
Wildlife
Visitors are most likely to see Douglas squirrels, northwestern chipmunks, black bears, black-tailed deer and coyotes. The tracks of weasels, pine martens, and snowshoe hares may be seen in winter. Other species include flying squirrels, deer mice, bushy-tailed woodrats, shrews and voles…
Hiking Map
This 1:21,000 summer hiking map for CPP in West Vancouver, BC, Canada. It shows trails in the 2100 hectare southern section of CPP up to Strachan Meadows on the Howe Sound Crest Trail (HSCT), as well as the main trails leading to CPP from upper West Vancouver.