The University area is also known as the University Endowment Lands which has plenty of green space, walking and bike trails. To the West is The Strait of Georgia, Wreck Beach for nude sunbathers and Spanish Banks for those that prefer to wear a bathing suit. Both beaches have a breathtaking view of the North Shore mountains, with Spanish Banks offering a panorama of the Vancouver's West End.

When the tide is out you can walk out quite far at Spanish Banks and when the tide is in, jump in for a refreshing swim.

If you are a golfer, check out the University Golf Club and for those botanists in the crowd be sure to visit University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens.

If you are in the University area, whether you live there or are just visiting you must not miss the  Museum of Anthropology, rich in culture, with over 6,000 objects from BC's First Nations in the Museum's collection.  There is also the Koerner Ceramics Gallery where there are more than 600 European ceramics collected over a period of almost eighty years by Dr. Walter C. Koerner (1898-1995), and donated to the Museum in 1990.

University is a sub area of Vancouver West

Highlights include:

• UBC Campus
• Wreck Beach
• Great cycling and jogging paths
• Golf
• The Museum of Anthropology
• Awesome views
• Close to Spanish Banks.