Plaques in Stanley Park
There are many unique commemorative markers located throughout Stanley Park. Some are mounted on buildings, statues, or stone cairns, while others sit as memorials in the ground in front of heritage trees, within curated gardens, or right along the concrete seawall path.
We have spent years exploring and finding all the plaques in Stanley Park! This directory features standalone markers that are **not** directly attached to core attractions, statues, dedicated memorials, cairns, trees, or gardens. Links to other specialized commemorative markers across the park are indexed entirely across this website.
Captain Edward Stamp Plaque
The Edward Stamp plaque commemorates Captain Edward Stamp and marks the historic coastal spot where he first constructed a pioneer sawmill prior to the formal municipal incorporation of the City of Vancouver.
H.M.S. Egeria Plaque
The H.M.S. Egeria plaque commemorates the precise structural datum point that Royal Navy maritime engineers utilized in 1898 as a benchmark survey post to map out the early shoreline properties around Stanley Park.
SS Beaver Plaque on Seawall
The SS Beaver plaque is fastened directly along the concrete baseline of the seawall promenade, sitting mere feet away from the rocky marine shelf where the legendary historic steamship ran aground, sank, and still resides today.
Tree Donation Plaque near Prospect Point
This is a secluded marker situated down an old dirt trail corridor near Prospect Point that references a roster of local environmental contributors. It is believed to be connected to reforestation efforts following the severe 2006 windstorm that devastated old-growth canopy sectors.