STANLEY PARK, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA: Unlike most city parks, this one wasn't created by a landscape architect. It is mostly natural forest, and it shows. TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK ...

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"It's so beautiful ... of the largest urban parks in the United States, Mission Trails Regional Park spans 7,220 acres and offers a variety of hiking trails. One of the most recommended trails ...