69:
397:
460:
378:-area residents. In 1913, permanent dikes (now serving as the waterfront walkway) were established to permit subdivision development. 1912 saw a development of pier and the Crescent Beach Development Company promoted Crescent Beach as a resort area. Notable Vancouverites began building summer homes in the neighbourhood. That year, Captain Watkin Williams also opened the Crescent Beach Hotel, a 21-room building with a restaurant, store and post office. The hotel burned down in February 1950.
445:
412:
49:
1186:
1205:
1178:
1159:
76:
424:
and nudists for nude sunbathing and skinny-dipping. The City of Surrey refuses to endorse its clothing-optional use as it is outside their jurisdiction but the RCMP have acknowledged that nude use on this area out of sight from the marine parks at
Crescent Beach and White Rock is legal under Canadian
419:
On the southern end of
Crescent Beach near the bottom of 101 steps staircase at 24 Avenue is the 120 tonne Crescent Rock boulder. Crescent Rock Beach is the 6.5 km. long rugged strip of shoreline from this large rock to White Rock at the base of the Ocean Park bluffs that is utilized by
318:
Crescent Beach has been a summer destination for centuries. In pre-colonial times, it was the location of a significant temporary summer camp for area aboriginals. The tidal mudflats were a good clam digging area. Wild berries, especially cranberries, and a
513:. The road is registered with the city and national historic place registries because it enabled transport to pioneer locations (such as Historic Stewart Farm) due to its first construction in 1882 shortly after incorporation of the City of Surrey.
408:, the Wickson Pier and Blackie Spit Park, all local landmarks. Crescent Beach is the home of the "Crescent Beach Swim Club", a local club that offers swimming, sailing, tennis, water polo, volleyball, and triathlon lessons to children.
491:. Implications for emergency access and the impact of noise and coal dust from the trains are long-time concerns for residents. From 2002 to 2014, the number of trains quadrupled from five to 20 a day.
349:
The
Semiahmoo First Nation attributes three to five metres depth of the land base to archaeological deposits of clams, charcoal and fire-cracked rocks without which the area would largely just be a
479:
meadows, mud flats and tidal marsh serve as bird habitats year-round. Shorebirds feed off biofilms, a paper-thin mucus, that consist of bacteria, diatoms (microscopic plants) and organic detritus.
621:
388:
seeded a thriving business for some decades until the
Crescent Oyster Company was closed in 1961 due to river pollution and contemporary concerns about shellfish paralytic poisoning.
68:
1033:
714:
346:
Artifacts such as arrowheads and jade have been found on the beach in the modern era. First
Nations' burial sites were uncovered in 1970 by sewer excavation.
940:
1488:
884:
103:
1263:
531:
by Gina McMurchy-Barber featured 12-year-old heroine Peggy
Henderson uncovering an archaeological skull in her uncle's backyard in Crescent Beach.
206:
1110:
463:
North-facing view of Mud Bay at high tide from
Blackie Spit. Skyscrapers in Burnaby and the North Shore Mountains visible in distant background
629:
452:
The northernmost portion of
Crescent Beach is Blackie Spit, named after a settler and known as a birdwatching site beside Mud Bay and near
165:
994:
225:
785:
540:
were filmed along the waterfront at
Crescent Beach, with one of the houses there functioning as the home of Kevin and Sam Flynn.
17:
363:
After the creation of
British Columbia, the first owner of Crescent Beach area was John Musselwaite of Royal Engineers in 1871.
1025:
846:
681:
963:
1483:
1256:
722:
1103:
751:
487:
Crescent Beach has two accesses by road to the rest of Surrey (Crescent Road and McBride Avenue) which both cross the
824:
170:
89:
906:
652:
516:
Beecher Street, known as the Marine Drive of Crescent Beach, is home to bistros, ice cream cafes and small stores.
1249:
932:
303:
235:
1096:
876:
1228:
595:
495:
216:
1301:
357:
48:
1382:
1366:
571:
559:
festival. In 2015, Beach House Theatre began performing plays outside of Shakespeare, starting with
471:
for 300 species of birds including 10,000 ducks and geese. It is the only area in Boundary Bay where
1273:
299:
180:
1130:
307:
1462:
336:
1493:
1241:
1075:
506:
1088:
1002:
275:
8:
1221:
585:
212:
1399:
1338:
1291:
793:
590:
367:
1440:
1429:
1296:
1194:
556:
499:
433:
429:
265:
1070:
1063:
1057:
854:
685:
415:
South-facing view of beach and walkway in Crescent Beach in Surrey, British Columbia
396:
353:. Modern excavations in some parts have also uncovered more than 700 human remains.
1277:
505:
The 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) Crescent Road corridor connects the beach area to
148:
1316:
971:
371:
350:
335:
epidemic in 1850 forced the survivors and their lands to be amalgamated into the
1374:
1306:
1148:
510:
468:
453:
324:
231:
158:
459:
1477:
910:
519:
Boats are also stored at Crescent Beach Marina at the tip of Nicomekl River.
472:
118:
105:
444:
1311:
1215:
1169:
1135:
759:
536:
488:
295:
198:
816:
644:
560:
548:
411:
1407:
622:"Neighbourhoods: Crescent Beach is Surrey's 'hang ten' seaside village"
576:
was filmed at Crescent Beach in June 2017 near the main swimming area.
432:, a short-term immune reaction caused by waterborne parasites seeking
1412:
736:
Don Welsh (August 5, 2014). "Letters: Beach history more extensive".
552:
375:
328:
282:
261:
256:
498:
bus route 350. The commuter bus service connects Crescent Beach to
421:
340:
332:
27:
Neighbourhood of Surrey in Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
476:
381:
310:. It is home to 1,200 residents, mostly in single-family homes.
138:
54:
1271:
1118:
385:
193:
428:
The beach area has showers to wash feet and legs to prevent
366:
In 1909, the development of the Great Northern Railway from
356:
The first Europeans to chart the area were Spanish sailors.
320:
721:. Surrey, British Columbia. July 24, 2014. Archived from
456:. The City of Surrey created Blackie Spit Park in 1996.
405:
1026:"Better Things Season 2 Filming 1 Episode in Vancouver"
930:
467:The park is an annual migration rest stop for the
448:Northeast-facing view of Mud Bay from Blackie Spit
343:bands also travelled to use the lands seasonally.
327:and Serpentine River areas. The area was part of
1475:
907:"Reading the Bones: A Peggy Henderson Adventure"
400:South-facing view of Crescent Beach at high tide
715:"Neighbourhoods: The history of Crescent Beach"
676:
674:
672:
670:
551:plays in August in open-ended tents similar to
1257:
1104:
1084:
814:
1023:
783:
667:
439:
1489:Neighbourhoods in Surrey, British Columbia
1264:
1250:
1111:
1097:
628:. Surrey, British Columbia. Archived from
1119:Places adjacent to Crescent Beach, Surrey
735:
995:"Beach House Goes Wilde for 2015 Season"
709:
707:
705:
703:
458:
443:
410:
395:
374:provided easier access to the beach for
943:from the original on September 28, 2013
779:
777:
360:titled it San Rafael Point on his map.
14:
1476:
992:
964:"Perchance to dream in Crescent Beach"
961:
615:
613:
611:
75:
1245:
1092:
700:
642:
522:
494:Public transportation is provided by
1126:
931:Peter T. Chattaway (June 18, 2012).
887:from the original on 13 October 2016
774:
619:
294:is a beachside community within the
815:Jack Christie (December 15, 2002).
655:from the original on 4 January 2014
608:
302:, British Columbia, Canada next to
24:
827:from the original on July 27, 2013
25:
1505:
1051:
482:
1203:
1184:
1176:
1157:
853:. March 20, 2013. Archived from
784:Staff Writer (August 15, 2011).
684:. City of Surrey. Archived from
74:
67:
47:
1036:from the original on 2018-04-28
1017:
986:
955:
924:
899:
869:
740:. White Rock, British Columbia.
565:The Importance of Being Earnest
839:
808:
744:
729:
636:
13:
1:
1204:
1158:
847:"Railing against coal trains"
601:
406:Alexandra Neighbourhood House
391:
1185:
1177:
993:Browne, Alex (18 Feb 2015).
962:Browne, Alex (Nov 9, 2011).
933:"Farewell to Crescent Beach"
596:White Rock, British Columbia
323:site were located at nearby
7:
1484:Beaches of British Columbia
1024:whatsfilming (2017-06-01).
786:"Semiahmoo: Life's a beach"
752:"Surrey's United Naturists"
620:Reid, Amy (July 15, 2014).
579:
547:began annual production of
10:
1510:
1085:Surrounding neighbourhoods
534:Scenes from the 2010 film
404:Crescent Beach is home to
313:
1455:
1325:
1284:
1124:
821:British Columbia Magazine
440:Blackie Spit birdwatching
306:and Mud Bay, across from
272:
255:
247:
242:
223:
204:
191:
186:
176:
164:
154:
144:
134:
99:
62:
46:
39:
32:
881:Canada's Historic Places
570:A season two episode of
41:Neighbourhood of Surrey
645:"Semiahmoo Encampments"
308:Delta, British Columbia
18:Crescent Beach (Surrey)
1463:Semiahmoo First Nation
464:
449:
416:
401:
337:Semiahmoo First Nation
119:49.05222°N 122.88389°W
1076:BC Geographical Names
756:crescentrockbeach.org
507:King George Boulevard
462:
447:
414:
399:
274: • Summer (
1335:Beaver Creek Heights
643:Brown, Jack (2012).
124:49.05222; -122.88389
1326:Main neighbourhoods
1222:Ocean Park (Surrey)
586:Ocean Park (Surrey)
545:Beach House Theatre
213:Kerry-Lynne Findlay
115: /
1272:Neighbourhoods in
817:"A Day at Mud Bay"
725:on August 2, 2014.
632:on August 4, 2014.
591:Sunnyside (Surrey)
527:A 2008 teen novel
523:Arts & culture
465:
450:
417:
402:
368:Blaine, Washington
331:territory until a
248: • Total
1471:
1470:
1430:South Westminster
1383:Grandview Heights
1239:
1238:
1234:
1233:
1195:Sunnyside, Surrey
1192:Crescent Heights
1064:Blackie Spit Park
762:on 25 August 2014
557:Bard on the Beach
529:Reading the Bones
500:White Rock Centre
434:freshwater snails
289:
288:
166:Regional district
57:at Crescent Beach
16:(Redirected from
1501:
1363:Crescent Heights
1278:British Columbia
1266:
1259:
1252:
1243:
1242:
1207:
1206:
1188:
1187:
1180:
1179:
1161:
1160:
1127:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1090:
1089:
1080:
1071:"Crescent Beach"
1066:- City of Surrey
1060:- City of Surrey
1045:
1044:
1042:
1041:
1021:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1005:on 20 March 2017
1001:. Archived from
990:
984:
983:
981:
979:
974:on 8 August 2014
970:. Archived from
959:
953:
952:
950:
948:
937:patheos.com blog
928:
922:
921:
919:
918:
909:. Archived from
903:
897:
896:
894:
892:
873:
867:
866:
864:
862:
857:on 8 August 2014
843:
837:
836:
834:
832:
812:
806:
805:
803:
801:
796:on 8 August 2014
792:. Archived from
781:
772:
771:
769:
767:
758:. Archived from
748:
742:
741:
733:
727:
726:
711:
698:
697:
695:
693:
682:"Crescent Beach"
678:
665:
664:
662:
660:
649:surreyhistory.ca
640:
634:
633:
617:
279:
149:British Columbia
130:
129:
127:
126:
125:
120:
116:
113:
112:
111:
108:
88:Location within
78:
77:
71:
51:
30:
29:
21:
1509:
1508:
1504:
1503:
1502:
1500:
1499:
1498:
1474:
1473:
1472:
1467:
1451:
1448:Woodward's Hill
1434:Strawberry Hill
1393:Kennedy Heights
1390:Johnson Heights
1343:Bolivar Heights
1321:
1280:
1270:
1240:
1235:
1227:
1193:
1189:
1147:
1142:
1133:
1120:
1117:
1087:
1069:
1054:
1049:
1048:
1039:
1037:
1030:What's Filming?
1022:
1018:
1008:
1006:
999:Peace Arch News
991:
987:
977:
975:
968:Peace Arch News
960:
956:
946:
944:
929:
925:
916:
914:
905:
904:
900:
890:
888:
877:"Crescent Road"
875:
874:
870:
860:
858:
851:bclocalnews.com
845:
844:
840:
830:
828:
813:
809:
799:
797:
782:
775:
765:
763:
750:
749:
745:
738:Peace Arch News
734:
730:
713:
712:
701:
691:
689:
688:on 12 July 2016
680:
679:
668:
658:
656:
641:
637:
618:
609:
604:
582:
525:
485:
442:
394:
372:New Westminster
358:Captain Galiano
316:
298:town centre of
273:
171:Metro Vancouver
123:
121:
117:
114:
109:
106:
104:
102:
101:
95:
94:
93:
92:
90:Metro Vancouver
86:
85:
84:
83:
79:
58:
42:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1507:
1497:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1469:
1468:
1466:
1465:
1459:
1457:
1453:
1452:
1450:
1449:
1446:
1443:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1427:
1424:
1423:River Junction
1421:
1418:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1404:Panorama Ridge
1402:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1388:
1385:
1380:
1377:
1375:Fraser Heights
1372:
1369:
1364:
1361:
1359:Crescent Beach
1356:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1344:
1341:
1336:
1333:
1329:
1327:
1323:
1322:
1320:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1288:
1286:
1282:
1281:
1269:
1268:
1261:
1254:
1246:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1231:
1224:
1219:
1211:
1210:
1208:
1201:
1198:
1197:
1190:
1182:Crescent Beach
1175:
1173:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1155:
1152:
1151:
1149:Nicomekl River
1144:
1141:Colebrook Park
1139:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1116:
1115:
1108:
1101:
1093:
1086:
1083:
1082:
1081:
1067:
1061:
1058:Crescent Beach
1053:
1052:External links
1050:
1047:
1046:
1016:
985:
954:
923:
898:
868:
838:
807:
773:
743:
728:
699:
666:
635:
606:
605:
603:
600:
599:
598:
593:
588:
581:
578:
524:
521:
511:Nicomekl River
484:
483:Transportation
481:
473:purple martins
469:Pacific Flyway
454:Nicomekl River
441:
438:
430:swimmer's itch
393:
390:
384:imported from
325:Nicomekl River
315:
312:
292:Crescent Beach
287:
286:
280:
270:
269:
259:
253:
252:
249:
245:
244:
240:
239:
232:Elenore Sturko
229:
221:
220:
210:
202:
201:
196:
189:
188:
184:
183:
178:
174:
173:
168:
162:
161:
159:Lower Mainland
156:
152:
151:
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
97:
96:
87:
82:Crescent Beach
81:
80:
73:
72:
66:
65:
64:
63:
60:
59:
52:
44:
43:
40:
37:
36:
34:Crescent Beach
33:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1506:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1481:
1479:
1464:
1461:
1460:
1458:
1456:First Nations
1454:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1354:
1351:
1348:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1334:
1331:
1330:
1328:
1324:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1283:
1279:
1275:
1267:
1262:
1260:
1255:
1253:
1248:
1247:
1244:
1230:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1217:
1213:
1212:
1209:
1202:
1200:
1199:
1196:
1191:
1183:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1163:
1156:
1154:
1153:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1138:
1137:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1123:
1114:
1109:
1107:
1102:
1100:
1095:
1094:
1091:
1078:
1077:
1072:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1035:
1031:
1027:
1020:
1004:
1000:
996:
989:
973:
969:
965:
958:
942:
938:
934:
927:
913:on 2014-09-25
912:
908:
902:
886:
882:
878:
872:
856:
852:
848:
842:
826:
822:
818:
811:
795:
791:
790:Surrey Leader
787:
780:
778:
761:
757:
753:
747:
739:
732:
724:
720:
716:
710:
708:
706:
704:
687:
683:
677:
675:
673:
671:
654:
650:
646:
639:
631:
627:
623:
616:
614:
612:
607:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
583:
577:
575:
574:
573:Better Things
568:
566:
562:
558:
554:
550:
546:
541:
539:
538:
532:
530:
520:
517:
514:
512:
508:
503:
501:
497:
492:
490:
480:
478:
474:
470:
461:
457:
455:
446:
437:
435:
431:
426:
423:
413:
409:
407:
398:
389:
387:
383:
379:
377:
373:
369:
364:
361:
359:
354:
352:
347:
344:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
311:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
284:
281:
277:
271:
267:
263:
260:
258:
254:
250:
246:
241:
237:
233:
230:
227:
224: •
222:
218:
214:
211:
208:
205: •
203:
200:
197:
195:
192: •
190:
185:
182:
179:
175:
172:
169:
167:
163:
160:
157:
153:
150:
147:
143:
140:
137:
133:
128:
100:Coordinates:
98:
91:
70:
61:
56:
50:
45:
38:
31:
19:
1494:Nude beaches
1379:Fraser Shops
1358:
1312:South Surrey
1285:Town centres
1216:Boundary Bay
1214:
1181:
1170:Boundary Bay
1168:
1136:Boundary Bay
1134:
1074:
1038:. Retrieved
1029:
1019:
1007:. Retrieved
1003:the original
998:
988:
976:. Retrieved
972:the original
967:
957:
945:. Retrieved
936:
926:
915:. Retrieved
911:the original
901:
889:. Retrieved
880:
871:
859:. Retrieved
855:the original
850:
841:
829:. Retrieved
820:
810:
798:. Retrieved
794:the original
789:
764:. Retrieved
760:the original
755:
746:
737:
731:
723:the original
718:
690:. Retrieved
686:the original
657:. Retrieved
648:
638:
630:the original
625:
572:
569:
564:
544:
542:
537:Tron: Legacy
535:
533:
528:
526:
518:
515:
504:
493:
489:BNSF Railway
486:
466:
451:
427:
418:
403:
380:
365:
362:
355:
348:
345:
317:
304:Boundary Bay
296:South Surrey
291:
290:
217:Conservative
199:Brenda Locke
1445:Willowbrook
1349:Cedar Hills
561:Oscar Wilde
549:Shakespeare
122: /
110:122°53′02″W
1478:Categories
1408:Port Kells
1400:Ocean Park
1396:Kensington
1346:Burke Road
1339:Bridgeview
1292:Cloverdale
1229:White Rock
1226:Ocean Park
1040:2017-06-02
917:2024-05-28
602:References
475:nest. The
425:case law.
392:Recreation
243:Population
187:Government
107:49°03′08″N
1441:Sunnyside
1426:Semiahmoo
1420:Reedville
1413:Port Mann
1387:Hazelmere
1355:Colebrook
1332:Anniedale
1302:Guildford
1297:Fleetwood
553:Vancouver
543:In 2012,
496:TransLink
422:naturists
376:Vancouver
329:Snokomish
257:Time zone
1437:Sullivan
1034:Archived
1009:19 March
978:3 August
941:Archived
885:Archived
861:3 August
825:Archived
800:3 August
766:3 August
659:3 August
653:Archived
580:See also
477:eelgrass
351:sandspit
341:Musqueam
333:smallpox
145:Province
1367:Douglas
1352:Clayton
1317:Whalley
1143:Mud Bay
947:Sep 26,
891:27 July
831:May 28,
719:The Now
692:27 July
626:The Now
314:History
228:(Prov.)
135:Country
1307:Newton
1274:Surrey
382:Oyster
300:Surrey
236:United
209:(Fed.)
181:Surrey
155:Region
139:Canada
55:groyne
1417:Pratt
1371:Elgin
1146:Elgin
1131:Delta
509:near
386:Japan
285:(PDT)
283:UTC−7
262:UTC−8
251:1,200
194:Mayor
1011:2017
980:2014
949:2013
893:2016
863:2014
833:2024
802:2014
768:2014
694:2016
661:2014
321:weir
177:City
563:'s
555:'s
370:to
276:DST
266:PST
226:MLA
1480::
1276:,
1073:.
1032:.
1028:.
997:.
966:.
939:.
935:.
883:.
879:.
849:.
823:.
819:.
788:.
776:^
754:.
717:.
702:^
669:^
651:.
647:.
624:.
610:^
567:.
502:.
436:.
339:.
207:MP
53:A
1265:e
1258:t
1251:v
1112:e
1105:t
1098:v
1079:.
1043:.
1013:.
982:.
951:.
920:.
895:.
865:.
835:.
804:.
770:.
696:.
663:.
278:)
268:)
264:(
238:)
234:(
219:)
215:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
