As you walk gingerly out on to the world's longest (140m/460ft) and highest (70m/230ft) suspension bridge, swaying gently over the roiling waters of tree-lined Capilano Canyon, remember that the thick steel cables you are gripping are safely embedded in huge concrete blocks on either side. That should steady your feet - unless the teenagers are stamping across to scare the oldsters...
The region's most popular attraction - hence the summertime crowds and relentless tour buses - the grounds here also include rainforest walks, totem poles, and a swinging network of smaller bridges strung between the trees, called Treetops Adventure. This series of open-ended suspension bridges link eight towering Douglass fir trees. At heights of up to 25m/80ft above the forest floor, the bridges have viewing platforms where Capilano’s naturalist hold court on the area’s ecological attributes.
Afterward, drop by the souvenir shop, one of BC's biggest, for First Nations artwork and 'moose dropping' chocolates.
The Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park is located in North Vancouver, across the First Narrows from Stanley Park. If you’re traveling by car, take Highway 99 north across Lions Gate Bridge to exit 14 on Capilano Road. You can also take a bus from downtown Vancouver.
