Locarno Beach

Sitka Foundation supports water monitoring here to keep this beach healthy. Click here to learn more.

BEACH INFO:
Locarno Beach is a quiet sandy beach with areas of tall evergreen trees. Frequented by nature lovers.

Located on the Stanley Park Seawall system, Locarno Beach is on the west side of Jericho Park on Northwest Marine Dr between Discovery St and Tolmie St. Locarno Beach is a sandy beach with stands of tall evergreen trees nearby.

BEACH HISTORY:
Locarno Beach is named after the Swiss city of Locarno where a peace treaty was signed in 1925.

AMENITIES:
Designated quiet beach (amplified sound is not permitted)
Concession
Public washrooms
Six volleyball courts
Picnic tables
Swimming raft
Free parking
Lifeguards from Victoria Day to Labour Day

FIRST NATIONS PLACENAME:
The traditional name the Squamish Nation gave for this area is K?wek?w7u?pay?.

Photo: su-lin - Flickr

Get directions to this beach

Water Quality

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 29th, 2022. Fraser Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on October 11th, 2022 at 7:25 PM.

For water quality icon legend, click:

Current Weather

19°C

Mostly clear

Report Pollution

Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) monitors the water quality at 114 sites across 41 Vancouver-area beaches. Sampling is conducted during the height of swim season (May – September) and for the annual Polar Bear Swim (December).

VCH follows the Canadian Recreational Water Guidelines. Recreational water is considered safe if the geometric mean result is under 200 E.coli/100mL based on the previous last five samples or a single sample limit of under 400 E.coli/100mL. Should the results exceed the guidelines or in the event of a known hazard or spill, the Medical Health Officer will make an assessment of the risk to human health. If there is a risk to human health, a warning sign will be posted at the beach stating “This Water is Contaminated and Unsafe for Swimming.” Results are communicated on the Vancouver Coastal Health website. Data is shared on Swim Guide according to these results, as soon as they become available. Data is typically available on Thursdays or Fridays

Recreational water quality for a beach is determined by E. coli counts from the Greater Vancouver Regional District Water Quality Laboratory.

A beach is marked Green when geometric mean results are under 200 E.coli/100 mL and single sample results are below 400 E.coli/100mL.

A beach is marked Red when the geometric mean results are equal to or above 200 E.coli/100 mL water or single sample results are above 400 E.coli/100 mL.

A beach is marked Grey when there are no current results or there is no available information

Water Quality Graph