Beach Drinking In Vancouver - Locations + Rules
TLDR:
7 Beaches
Where Drinking Alcohol is Permitted
From June to September
As of 2025, Vancouverites can drink alcohol at 7 Vancouver Beaches from the beginning of June to the end of September!
Below is the List of All the Beaches in Vancouver
Where Drinking Alcohol is Permitted!
Please Refer To Maps for Designated Drinking Areas. You Can Drink in Parks and on Beaches, just not Anywhere.
Along with all the Rules, Maps, and more Details.
Scroll Down To Learn More!
Maps are provided from the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.
Please note, the each pair of Maps shows on one the Beach areas where drinking is permitted -only from June to the end of September- in Light Pink and on the other the Park areas where drinking is permitted -all year long- in Red.
Beaches
Kitsilano Beach + Kitsilano Beach Park
Drinking in the Park:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted All Year Long
Drinking on the Beach:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted from June to End of September
Jericho Beach + Jericho Beach Park
Drinking on the Beach:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted from June to End of September
Drinking in the Park:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted All Year Long
Locarno Beach + Locarno Beach Park
Drinking in the Park:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted All Year Long
Drinking on the Beach:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted from June to End of September
Spanish Banks Beach + Spanish Banks Park
Drinking on the Beach:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted
from June to End of September
Drinking in the Park:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted
All Year Long
Second Beach + Southwest Stanley Park
Drinking in the Park:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted
All Year Long
Drinking on the Beach:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted
from June to End of September
New Brighton Park + Beach
Drinking in the Park:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted
All Year Long
Drinking on the Beach:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted
from June to End of September
Trout Lake Park + John Hendry Beach
Drinking in the Park:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted
All Year Long
Drinking on the Beach:
Drinking Alcohol is Permitted
from June to End of September
Beaches Where Drinking Alcohol
Is Still Banned
Sunset Beach
Third Beach
English Bay
CRAB Park
Fraser River Park Beach
Riverfront Park Beach
Gladstone-Riverside Park Beach
Deering Island Park Beach
And any other Beaches along the Fraser River not listed.
Rules
Where exactly can I drink alcohol on Beaches and in Parks?
You're Allowed to Drink Alcohol
In Many Parks and some Beaches.
However, Not Everywhere on the Beaches and in the Parks!
In all 47 Parks in Vancouver where drinking is permitted,
there are areas that still remain off limits to people consuming alcohol.
We don’t want you to get written up by a Ranger for this potential misunderstanding.
Please, refer below to “Where Drinking Alcohol is Never Allowed” section,
if you are seeking clarification about what areas
in the permitted Parks and Beaches remain restricted to drinking alcohol.
Warning:
Parks are not Beaches. Beaches are not Parks
All 7 Beaches in Vancouver that have had drinking permitted
-only from June to the end of September-
are all adjacent to Parks where drinking is permitted year round.
We don’t want you to get written up by a ranger for this potential misunderstanding.
Please review the below section for a better understanding
of the areas where drinking is and is not permitted.
Where Drinking Alcohol is Never Allowed
At Playgrounds
At Outdoor pools, Wading pools, and Splash parks
At Sports fields, Sports courts, and purpose-built amenities such as Skate parks
Inside Community Centres, Washrooms, Fieldhouses, and other facilities
In and On Ecologically sensitive natural areas
In Parking lots
In off-leash dog parks
In and At Community gardens and horticulture displays
Parks
The 31 Parks Where Drinking Alcohol is Permitted All Year Long!
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