Today Max and I went for a run through Crescent Park. It’s a lovely big park, with lots of play areas, cricket fields, baseball parks, and large open areas with lots of park benches for resting and relaxing. It is in the middle of an old growth forest, with huge redwoods and other firs.

It has a lot of elevation changes, so the running can be challenging if you want it to be. We started at the second parking lot, at the lowest level. There are some nice covered picnic areas, which were busy with loads of Little Leaguers bbqing their lunch. We chose the right path and quickly got into a steep uphill climb.

We came to a pond by the upper plateau and there were lots of ducks there. When we stopped to take a picture, I noticed there were lots of turtles hanging out there too! Very cool! People were having wedding pictures done, kids were fascinated by the turtles, and several dogs were enjoying the scenery.

It is very cool to jog through those big old redwoods. Some are so huge, it takes ten minutes to get around them! haha For the most part, Vancouver parks don’t have these wonderful trails to run through. Most are simply “green spaces” where you can count how many trees are there! Not so with Crescent Park.

We took a long trail back through the forest, and just enjoyed the experience, communing with the trees. So very peaceful. The trails are well maintained, with lots of smaller paths leading off deeper into the forest. You could come here several days in row and not have the same trail experience.

I really enjoyed this park. There were a lot of people in it, but for long stretches, I felt quite alone. Max and I were quite beat by the time we got back to the car. Lots of fun!