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Vancouver's iconic 1938 suspension bridge spanning the First Narrows from Stanley Park to the North Shore, gateway to the Sea-to-Sky Highway with mountain and harbour views from its green towers.
28 km · about 30 min drive
British Columbia, Canada · North America
Gibsons works well as a base: 10 minutes from Langdale, 40km from Shannon Falls.
Gibsons is a town located in British Columbia, Canada. With a population of 6,821, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Gibsons sits in Canada, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Vancouver time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gibsons to your route.
Gibsons is a coastal community in southwestern British Columbia, Canada on the Sunshine Coast, where the northwest bank of Howe Sound meets the Strait of Georgia.
During its early history as a European-descended settlement, the town was a local centre for forestry and commercial fishing. However, changing economicsRead more
and resource availability have led Gibsons to increasingly become a bedroom community to workers in Greater Vancouver (especially remote or hybrid workers). Due to its location in the Pacific Coastal Rainforest, adjacent the Salish Sea and the Coast Mountains, and its position as gateway to the rest of the Sunshine Coast, Gibsons is a regional tourist destination.
In 2009, the International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom) named Gibsons the most liveable community in the world with a population under 20,000.
Gibsons is perhaps best known in Canada as the setting of the popular and long-running CBC Television series The Beachcombers, which aired from 1972 to 1990. The storefront "Molly's Reach" (a former cafe now up for lease as of 2023), the restored tug Persephone, and a display about the series at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives are popular attractions. Gibsons is also the fictional setting and filming location of the TV series Murder in a Small Town (2024–). Films that have used Gibsons as a location include Charlie St. Cloud (2010), starring Kim Basinger and Zac Efron (as a stand-in for Marblehead, Massachusetts); and Needful Things (1993), starring Max von Sydow and Ed Harris.
Gibsons, like the remainder of the Sunshine Coast, is inaccessible by road directly from the rest of the lower mainland, and is primarily accessed by a BC Ferries ferry from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver.
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Gibsons is located in British Columbia, Canada, North America. The coordinates are 49.3954 latitude, -123.5055 longitude.
Gibsons has a population of approximately 6,821 people, making it a town in Canada.
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Full driving guide for Canada7 notable places within an hour's drive.
bridge
Vancouver's iconic 1938 suspension bridge spanning the First Narrows from Stanley Park to the North Shore, gateway to the Sea-to-Sky Highway with mountain and harbour views from its green towers.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Canada's largest aquarium in Stanley Park dedicated to the conservation of aquatic life in the Pacific Northwest.
29 km · about 35 min drive
bridge
A 137 m footbridge swaying 70 m above the Capilano River in North Vancouver, with treetop walkways and a granite cliffwalk: one of BC's most visited attractions since 1889.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Collection of First Nations totem poles in Vancouver's Stanley Park, one of the most visited attractions in British Columbia.
30 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Stunning coastal and mountain highway from Vancouver to Whistler
34 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Gondola beside the Sea-to-Sky Highway near Squamish, rising 885 m above Howe Sound to a summit lodge, suspension bridge and sweeping viewpoints over fjord, forest and the Stawamus Chief.
40 km · about 45 min drive
waterfall
British Columbia's third-highest waterfall, immediately beside the Sea to Sky Highway near Squamish with a roadside car park.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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