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Few Vancouverites know about an island in the Fraser River that can only be accessed by taking the last river ferry in the Lower Mainland. Welcome to Barnston Island!

Only access to the island is with a small ferry from Surrey.



The ferry is free-of-charge and for most people it doesn't make sense to take your car across (there is free parking on Surrey side).



While technically a ferry, one could also call it a barge pushed around by a small tugboat.





It's only a short 5-minute ride across.









There is only one road on the island and it is almost exactly 10 kilometres around the entire thing.







Only around one hundred people permanently live on the island which is mostly farm land.





There is a tiny park at the northern tip of the island. Fraser River flows slowly around the island.



Golden Ears Mountain (1716m | 5630ft) across the river in Maple Ridge.







At the southern end of the island the 6-lane Golden Ears Bridge fills the view. The bridge opened to traffic in 2009 and it connects Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows with Surrey.





Anyone else having visited Barnston Island? Curious to know if there are any locals that had never heard of the place?