With the exception of a few interpretive signs, the replacement of the longest boardwalk in Langley’s Campbell Valley Regional Park is now complete and open to the public.
The $2 million project over the last year replaced the aging southern boardwalk on the Little River Loop trail, one of the most popular walking and jogging paths through the South Langley park.
The boardwalks on the loop allow people to walk right through the middle of the broad Little Campbell River floodplain that cuts through the park south of 16 Avenue.
“This is kind of one of the main attractions of the park,” noted Jeffrey Fitzpatrick, manager of regional park design and development.
Visitors get an up-close look at the wetlands and their flora and fauna.
The old boardwalk was removed last year, and the bulk of construction on the new project took place between late summer 2025 and this past winter.
The new boardwalk is wider – three metres – and has a substructure designed to last 75 years. It’s also been built to withstand a one-in-200-years flooding event.
“It’s fully accessible, so it’s super family friendly,” noted Fitzpatrick.
The project also involved upgrading many of the trails that lead up to the boardwalk and the Little River Loop overall.
It has bigger viewing platforms, including one that is elevated higher above the wetlands, than the old boardwalk.
Fitzpatrick said the increased size will allow more school programs and youth groups to use the site.
Campbell Valley Regional Park, one of Metro Vancouver’s parks, sees between 900,000 and one million visitors a year, Fitzpatrick said.
In addition to its natural areas for hiking, the park has a restored heritage farmhouse, barn, and one-room schoolhouse, picnic areas, and visitors can also find the paved quarter mile oval of the former Langley Speedway stock car racing track.