The park is free but there is a fee for the observatory.
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The park is free, but you have to pay for the Conservatory which is full of birds and plants and might take you about 20 minutes to get through, depending on how interested you are in tropical plants.
Pay parking lots are available throughout Queen Elizabeth Park. See the map at the bottom of this page for reference. Some pay parking is also available along the road within the park.
There is free on-street parking down the hill though on Cambie Street and along West 29th Avenue and Midlothian Avenue by the northern end of the park.
Beautiful gardens with wonderful views of downtown Vancouver skyline and North Shore Mountains. Such a gorgeous park. Free to walk around and explore the gardens.
It's easy to spend the day at Queen Elizabeth Park, strolling the gardens, visiting the Conservatory, or just enjoying the views. A visit to the gardens and plaza alone will take about two-to-three hours; combine that with a game of golf or tennis and a picnic and you have a perfect outdoor day.
Events and Picnics in the ParkA limited number of picnic tables are available in the Park on a first-come first-served basis. Grilles, fires, alcohol, and portable radios are not allowed.
Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver's horticultural jewel, is a major draw for floral display enthusiasts and view-seekers, and as a popular backdrop for wedding photos.
ALL parking in Stanley Parking is pay parking so there is a cost to park anywhere inside Stanley Park! You can buy parking by the hour, day, season, or year. Parking in Stanley Park is managed by EasyPark. There are many unattended pay stations throughout Stanley Park in which you can purchase tickets.
Adults that visit Queen Elizabeth National Park are required to pay a charge of; USD40 for foreign nonresidents, USD30 for foreign residents and UGX20000 for the citizens of East African Community.
Though the Palace is generally not open to the public, during summer you can visit its State Apartments (admission charge) and see the Queen's large garden and collection of artwork. You can however see the Changing of the Guard for free at 11.30 am every morning during summer and every second morning during winter.
Whether explored on a leisurely river cruise or in a safari vehicle, the park now boasts four of the Big Five, with steadily increasing populations of lion, elephant and leopard, as well as great herds of buffalo.
Except where specifically permitted by the Commissioner, no person shall consume any alcoholic beverage in any park, playground, beach, swimming pool or other park property or facility, nor shall any person possess any alcoholic beverage with intent to consume or facilitate consumption by others of same in any park, ...
Toilets. Accessible toilets are available at the main visitor centre, Butser Hill kiosk and Juniper kiosk. The Juniper kiosk toilet has 24 hour access, while Butser Hill and visitor centre toilets are available during opening hours.
However, the park isn't named after Queen Elizabeth I. Instead, it's named after Queen Elizabeth II's mother, Queen Elizabeth. Married to King George VI, she was officially raised to the title of Queen consort, or Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.