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- Place Types Park
- Address Arch Border, BC-99, Surrey, BC V3S, Canada
- Coordinate 49.0052566,-122.7590731
- Website http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/peace_arch/
- Rating 4.5
- Compound Code 264R+49 Surrey, BC, Canada
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Beautiful scenery! People were out on lawn chairs gathered around personal fire pits. Grandparents played with their grandchildren in the fall leaves. Young couples and old friends all enjoyed the space at a respectable 6ft distance. Idyllic autumn day.
Met with Canadian family here during the pandemic while borders are closed to non-essential travel. Nice provision, relaxed situation for us to meet and picnic at this beautiful park. Lots of trees for shaded area. Plenty of border patrol presence.
Went to this park last weekend to meet a special someone. I parked a few blocks away (on the Canadian side), walked to the park, and presented my driver's license to the RCMP guy before walking across the ditch into Blaine, WA, USA. RCMP was super polite and just asked me not to bring in anything on my way back. He also said that while I'm in the park I should not cross into the parking lot or any 'building' on the other side because that would mean I have entered their country. Anyway, the park is a great and is a completely legal loophole that allows us to meet American loved ones without going into the US proper. 5/5 highly recommend it to anyone seeking to safely and responsibility meet American friends/family during these strange pandemic times. Do maintain social distancing and wear masks appropriately to avoid any unnecessary issues.
This border-spanning park right on the Pacific Ocean is unique. The northern half the park is located in Canada, while the southern half is in the US. Residents of each country can park on their own sides and meet their foreign friends in the middle. Even in the tensest times, there is no sense of heavy surveillance here (although I wouldn't try leaving the park on the opposite side from where you entered - there no doubt IS surveillance going on).nnThe photo op is for you and your friends to have one foot on either side of the border, beneath the Peach Arch that was built to commemorate the friendship between the two countries.nWell maintained facilities, gardens and landscaping.
Sadly this was not as exciting as I thought it would be. I remember visiting this as a child during a festival and it was a lot more exciting. my GPS kicked me back across the Canada border into the US which was unfortunate as I had to go through customs all over again. That was not my goal. The park is nice and the arches are neat. I spent less than an hour here.
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