Jackman Wetlands Park - Aldergrove

Went for a geowalk on New Year's Day at Jackman Wetlands Park in Aldergrove.
The park is at the north west corner of 272nd St and 8th Ave; the entrance to the park is almost directly across from the Aldgrove Transfer Station (dump).

Bates Hotel, during filming (gone now)

The park is also the former film site for Bates Motel, which aired on cable from 2013 to 2017. The hotel and house is no longer there, but you can still see some of the old-looking structures. The structures are also features on the disc golf course, which some visitors have rated as the best in the valley. Not being a player myself, I could not say one way or the other, but I did witness some players slogging through and around mud holes to retreive theie frisbees!

The trails in the park are clean and maintained, very flat and compact. There were a couple of spots that you had to navigate through a puddle caused by minor flooding of ponds, but in general we kept clean and dry. It has been a little bit rainy the last few weeks, but in the summer it could be a lot drier. Also, while there are a lot of trees in the park, they are newer, smaller trees, and there are some spaces with no trees, so it could be warm in the summer.

There are a few geocaches in the park, some premium, some traditional, most pretty easy. There are a lot of people, so beware of muggles!

Dog owners will love the park, but please be mindful of others, and keep your dog on a leash, and clean up after your dog. Stepping in dog poop is gross! Also, they seem to train retreivers at the park, so a certain area might be off-limits, or at least watch for dogs running across the field, and know that there will be the crack gun shots - no one is trying to shoot you, I supposed they are blanks, considereing the populated area.

This is a great place for a walk, you can make it as long or as short as you want.