Spanish Bank

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For the financial institution, see Banco de España.

The Spanish Banks are a series of beaches in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Contents 1 About Spanish Bank beach 1.1 History 2 The beaches 2.1 Spanish Bank East 2.2 Spanish Bank Extension 2.3 Spanish Bank West 3 External link

[edit] About Spanish Bank beach

Spanish Bank beach is located west of Tolmie Street on Northwest Marine Drive in the northwestern side of Vancouver. The beach is sectioned off into three parts: Spanish Bank East, Spanish Bank Extension, and Spanish Bank West. These beaches are popular family-friendly places for volleyball, kite-flying, barbeques and skim-boarding.

[edit] History

In the early 1770s, Spanish explorers named this area of land close to water, Spanish Bank.

[edit] The beaches

[edit] Spanish Bank East

Spanish Bank East is situated west of Tolmie Street on Northwest Marine Drive. The beach is equipped with eight sand volleyball courts that operate on a first-come-first-serve basis. There are lifeguards on site (from Victoria Day to Labour Day), and a concession stand. A popular activity on Spanish Banks East is skimboarding in the many shallow pools and rad waves.

[edit] Spanish Bank Extension

Spanish Bank Extension can be found west of Spanish Bank West on Northwest Marine Drive. There are lifeguards on site (from Victoria Day to Labour Day), but there are no concession stands or volleyball courts.

[edit] Spanish Bank West

Spanish Bank West is located west of Spanish Bank East on Northwest Marine Drive. Like Spanish Bank East, this beach has eight volleyball courts, life guards on site (from Victoria Day to Labour Day) and a concession stand. However, this beach is designated as a quiet beach so no amplified music is permitted.

[edit] External link

• Vancouver Parks Board's page on Spanish Bank