Three of the best beaches in all of Canada are right here in your B.C. backyard.

The acclaimed international travel guide Lonely Planet has named north Vancouver IslandB次元官网网址檚 San Josef Bay as the B次元官网网址渂est wilderness beachB次元官网网址� in Canada, VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Kitsilano as the B次元官网网址渂est urban beachB次元官网网址� and TofinoB次元官网网址檚 Chesterman as B次元官网网址渂est for surfing.B次元官网网址�

The titles were awarded yesterday in an article called B次元官网网址淭op 10 Beaches in CanadaB次元官网网址� by Brendan Sainsbury on lonelyplanet.com.

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Chesterman earned its award due to being B次元官网网址渃lose enough to town to reach by bike (with your surfboard clipped to a special bike-rack) and firm enough to cycle on if you need some leg exercise before cresting the Pacific waves.B次元官网网址�

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Meanwhile, VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Kitsilano earned recognition as a B次元官网网址渇reewheeling nugget of Southern California, chopped off and transported 1,000 miles north.B次元官网网址�

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To see the full list of beaches named the best in Canada, check out Lonely PlanetB次元官网网址檚

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