Campbell Valley Regional Park

Campbell Valley is the park to pick when you want a real wander. Metro Vancouver’s brochure sums it up as a pioneer-heritage park with a lot of natural variety, and the trail list backs that up: a flat boardwalk stroll for little legs, a steep valley hike for a full day, and a long perimeter route for walkers and cyclists.

The trails

All distances below come from Metro Vancouver’s brochure.

• Little River Loop: 2.3 km, about an hour. Flat and wheelchair accessible, and it crosses the Little Campbell River twice on raised boardwalks.
• Ravine Trail Loop: 1.8 km, about 40 minutes. One steep hill, and the boardwalks can be slippery when wet. Part of it follows an old narrow-gauge railway bed that once hauled logs to a mill.
• Shaggy Mane Trail: an 11 km loop, about 3.5 hours. Steep climbs in and out of the valley and some muddy stretches in the wet season. Hikers and horse riders share it, and hikers give way to riders.
• Perimeter Trail: 20 km, about 8 hours. Flat and wheelchair accessible, open to walkers and cyclists, past open fields and groves of trees. Give way to horses where it crosses the Shaggy Mane Trail.

Cycling is allowed on the Perimeter Trail only.

Horses, dogs and washrooms

Riders unload trailers at the Campbell Downs Equestrian Centre. In especially wet weather the cross-country course and riding ring close to protect them.

Dogs must be leashed and under control, and you pick up after them. The brochure says an off-leash area sits at 4 Avenue. There are pit toilets at Camp Coyote, and wheelchair-accessible toilets at the North Valley and South Valley entrances. Liquor and cannabis are not allowed, and smoking is only allowed in signed areas.

Heritage and programs

The Annand/Rowlatt Farmstead started with Alexander Annand, who arrived from Nova Scotia in 1886. Len Rowlatt owned the farm from 1918 to 1973, when Metro Vancouver bought it as parkland, and most of the buildings were restored and designated a municipal heritage site in 1988. The Lochiel Schoolhouse was built in 1924, ran as a school until 1975, then served as a community hall before the Langley Heritage Society moved it into the park in 1988.

The Nature House and Wildlife Garden is usually open on summer weekend afternoons. Camp Coyote is a group camp for up to 40 people, booked through Metro Vancouver. For programs and field trips call 604-432-6359.

Plan your visit

For other ways to string a walk together, see our Langley hikes and walks guide. More dog-friendly spots are on the off-leash parks page. Check the park page for closures before you head out, and see events for what’s coming up.

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