Lions Bay
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Lions Bay is one of British Columbia's smallest municipalities and arguably its most dramatically situated—a mountain village of approximately 1,400 residents perched on the eastern slopes of Howe Sound, 30 km north of Vancouver along the Sea-to-Sky Highway. The village's location, at the base of the Lions peaks that give it its name, delivers some of the most extraordinary views in the province: the deep fjord of Howe Sound, Anvil Island, and the Tantalus Range across the water.

The community occupies a narrow bench between the mountains and the sound, with most of its approximately 350 homes stacked on the steep terrain between Highway 99 and the mountain face. Harvey Creek and Decks Creek fall through the village, and numerous trails ascend directly from residential streets toward the Lions and the Howe Sound Crest Trail. It is one of the most hike-accessible communities in all of Greater Vancouver.

Lions Bay has its own K–7 school (Lions Bay Elementary, housed in the Britannia Beach school district) and feeds into Howe Sound Secondary in Squamish for grades 8–12. Home prices range from approximately $1.2M for a modest property to $3.5M for a custom home on a premier view lot. The village's extraordinary scenery, tight-knit community, and proximity to Vancouver make it a uniquely compelling lifestyle purchase.