British Columbia 

Vast doesn't begin to describe Canada's western most province.  Access to alpine areas is severely limited thus despite residing here for nearly twenty years we have seen only a tiny fraction of what is out there.  

Thanks to a float plane there was one adventure deep into the Coast Mountains right that is beyond compare however the best trail in BC is the Berg Lake Trail in Mt. Robson Provincial Park. below

The best all purpose hiking destination in BC is Yoho National Park, specifically Lake O' Hara right preferable in late September when the abundant larch trees are at the peak of fall colour.

Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park also features larches, lakes and a distinctive pyramid shaped mountain.  Lake Magog below is an all time  top five destination.

Mt. Assiniboine, Mt. Robson and Yoho National Park are all in the Canadian Rockies just one of seven major ranges in BC.  

Kootenay National Park is also in the Rockies and we have our sites on another larch hike, the Rockwall Trail which features Floe Lake (13 miles return) and Numa Pass (16.4 miles) and an extended loop (34 miles of trail + 8 mile road walk)  There are a few other interesting trails in the Southeast corner of BC, which we plan to do eventually.

The best non Rockies hiking destination in Britsh Columbia is found in Garibaldi Provincial Park near the resort town of Whistler.  In particular the vantage from Panorama Ridge below Mt. Garibaldi is part of the Coast Mountain Range and one of the few peaks with reasonable road access.

There are many lesser known treasures to be found in the mountains of British Columbia that are equally spectacular like the incomparable Lake of the Hanging Glacier. left   The lake is in the Purcell Range one of two ranges that bracket Kootenay Lake and part of the greater Columbia Mountains.  Hiking in these ranges generally takes more effort with challenging road access and primitive trails.  This particular vista is reached by hiking cross country from trail's end at the lake's outlet.   
Vancouver

The local mountains are less inspiring as a hiking destination.   All of the north shore mountains have basically the same view but at Cypress Provincial Park the trailheads are higher, the ocean is nearer the mountains are more interesting.  The skiing here is superior to the other local hills with the most terrain ~245 acres, a vertical drop of 1750ft plus all three of the main lifts are quads.  

The Grouse Grind is just a dirt path that parallels the Grouse Mountain gondola.  This resort has  212 acres, a vertical drop of 1210ft, and several quad chairs.  The relentlessly advertised Capilano Suspension Bridge is fine but there is a similar free option nearby in Lynn Canyon Park.  Mount Seymour Provincial Park has a small  but busy ski resort as well.  It has 148 acres, a vertical drop of 1083ft  and three fixed lifts.

Fraser Valley

When it comes to local hiking trails we prefer the trails in the eastern suburbs like Buntzen Lake, Pitt Lake & Hayward Lake and then only as spring warm ups.  

The longer summer trails like Alouette Mountain (14 miles 3660ft) in Golden Ears Provincial Park are just a tangled mess of roots, mud and ankle biting rocks.  The trail to the top of the Ears themselves left is a blistering 15 mile round trip with over 5000ft of elevation gain.

The valley also has a small ski hill, Hemlock Valley with a dubious 250+ skiable acres a vertical drop of 1200ft  and a couple of fixed lifts

Except during the annual Tulips of the Valley Festival  in Agassiz right the valley is generally bypassed on the way to more exciting destinations.  

The mountain in the photo is Cheam Peak, the highest in the valley and a nice spring summit & glissade.  (6 miles return, 2000ft gain)  The approach road is long, rough and not for the faint of heart but that s typical of all the peaks in the area.  

The only other worthwhile spring option is Lindeman Lake in Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park, an easy hike to a lovely lave however there is a distressing level of human impact. (2.8 miles, 1200ft)

Manning Provincial Park  

The park has a  good little ski resort  (right) with 190 acres, a vertical drop of 1417ft & a pair of double chairs.  In summer however the mountains are mostly forested and there really isn't one particular objective that really inspires passion.  

We had similar luck one October when looking for golden larches on Frosty Mountain (13.6 miles, 3800ft)

From an August hike to Heather Meadows: (13+ miles 1200+ft) 

"We came here in search of the legendary flower meadows however the exceptionally dry summer had killed off most of the annual bloom before it even had a chance to get going.  The namesake heather was non existent and only a few stalwart soldiers were left of what is normally an army of lupines. "  

Vancouver Island

Long expensive ferry rides and 2nd tier alpine scenery has discouraged us from hiking here.  Research suggests that the most scenic hiking destinations are Flower Ridge and Cream Lake in Strathcona Provincial Park.  

From an early summer trip: "The Elk River Trail (13.6 miles, 2000ft) was highly entertaining with several waterfalls spread out evenly along the way.  Landslide Lake right made a worthy destination. The Crest Mountain Trail (7 miles 4000+ft) had nice 360-degree views but was extremely steep!"

Invariable once people find out we are backpackers they ask us about the famed West Coast Trail.   We looked into it once but just couldn't justify trudging through muck & rain for a week when BC has so many other superior hiking options.