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Belcarra • Ocean Beach Safe to Swim

Belcarra Regional Park Beach

Water Quality is Clean & Safe. Bacterial levels are well below federal health guidelines.

💡 Recommendation: Ideal conditions for swimming, paddleboarding, and water recreation.
Latest Laboratory Test
22 CFU/100mL
30-Day Geometric Mean (Threshold: ≤ 200)
Single Sample: 25 CFU (Limit: 400)
Tested on: 2026-08-14

Latest Verified Reading

Metro Vancouver's public beach monitoring feed publishes each site's current result only — no per-sample historical series is available upstream, so no trend chart is shown here.

Sample Date 2026-08-14
30-Day Geo Mean 22 CFU
Single Sample 25 CFU
Water Quality Safe to Swim

Beach Amenities & Details

Sheltered coastal cove along Bedwell Bay featuring a long crabbing pier, forest trails to Jug Island, and kayak launch.

🐾 Dog-Friendly / Off-Leash Yes
🏊 Lifeguards On Duty Unsupervised
♿ Wheelchair Access Mat Accessible Mat Installed
🚻 Public Washrooms & Showers Available
Great For:
Crabbing from dock Kayaking Bedwell Bay Jug Island Trail hiking
Verify on Official VCH / Health Agency
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Getting to Belcarra Regional Park Beach

Transit connections, parking access, and GPS coordinates

🚌 Public Transit

Bus #182 from Port Moody Station to Belcarra Bay.

🚗 Parking & Access

Paid summer parking lots inside Belcarra Regional Park.

🗺️ Navigation
49.3130° N, 122.9275° W

Nearby Clean Safe Beaches

Verified safe waters within quick travel distance

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Connected Live City Telemetry

Cross-Utility Pulse
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How Safety Status is Decided

Vancouver Coastal Health & Health Canada E. coli standards

CFU / 100 mL
Safe to Swim (Green)

≤ 200 geometric mean
≤ 235 single sample.

Clean water, low health risk.
Caution (Yellow)

Single sample 235 – 400.
Beach Action Value triggered.

Resampling in progress.
Advisory (Red)

Geometric mean > 200
or single sample > 400.

Do not swim (high illness risk).
Unmonitored (Gray)

Off-season or no sample within 14 days.

Recreational season: May–Sept.