The City of Surrey is more like a County in the United States than a city in that it really has several individual communities within its boundaries. Like a city in the United States, it is governed by a Mayor and council.

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Don’t be confused by us acting like there are individual cities inside Surrey. There is only one governmental entity, the City of Surrey and Cloverdale is only a neighborhood of Surrey. The thing is, if you ask a local where Cloverdale is he will give you directions and act like it is a city. Cloverdale feels like a city in that it has a central business core with surrounding residential areas. You will find traffic signs that point to Cloverdale. They even keep track of the population of Cloverdale, it is around 17,000 and growing rapidly. To add to the appearance that Cloverdale is a city, it even has its own Chamber of Commerce. We have links to the Chamber in our Recommended Attractions section below.

Where is Cloverdale?

The City of Cloverdale, BC is located in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Cloverdale is southeast of Vancouver, BC and north of Blaine, WA, USA.

Cloverdale is just above and to the right of the “City of Surrey” letters on the map of Surrey, above.

Getting to Cloverdale

Cloverdale, BC is most easily accessed from the east or the west by taking the Cloverdale / 176^th Street exit of Trans-Canada Highway-1 and heading south on 176^th Street for 4.4 mi. (7 Km).

From the south (Washington State) it is most easily accessed by taking the truck crossing in Blaine, WA. When you cross into Canada you are already on 176^th Street and you need only continue north to Cloverdale. It is about 8 mi (12.9 Km) from the border to Cloverdale.

Cloverdale is still a “Classic City” with a main street (176^th Street) where you can shop and have coffee with your friends.

Why do you want to visit Cloverdale?

Historic Cloverdale is where Surrey began. Cloverdale was an agricultural area that grew in importance when the railroads arrived in the 1870’s. Today it maintains its small town charm.

Outside of the obvious, that they have a quaint downtown area where you will find shops, antiques, and food we have listed below several other reasons to visit Cloverdale.

Antiques

Cloverdale is known as “The Antique Capital of BC”. You will find a wide variety of antique shops on 176^th Street from 58 Avenue south to the railroad tracks.

Museum

The Surrey Museum is one of the finest community museums in BC with special exhibits that change regularly. This museum is a new facility with unique artifacts displaying Surrey’s history. See their web site for hours.

Surrey Museum

17710 56A Avenue

604-592-6956

Racetrack & Casino

The Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino is located on the Fairgrounds at 60^th Avenue and 176^th Street. You will find world class harness racing in a world class stadium with enclosed grandstand seating. There are four restaurants and a lounge in the facility. They also have simulcasts of international races shown on large screen TV and betting.

This horse track features harness racing from September to May. They have 420 slot machines in the Casino. The Casino is open year round. They also have year-round simulcasting of standard bred and thoroughbred racing from around the world.

Fraser Downs Racetrack & Casino

17755 60^th Avenue

Surrey, BC V3S 1V3

Canada

604-576-9141

http://www.fraserdowns.com/

Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition – On the long weekend of Victoria Day in May Cloverdale hosts the top rodeo cowboys of North America. With the tradeshow, exhibits, parade, carnival rides and other attractions this is a family fun attraction

Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition

6060A 176^th Street

604-576-9461

http://www.cloverdalerodeo.com

Rainforest Reptile Refuge

There are more than 50 displays of exotic reptiles in their natural habitat at the Rainforest Reptile Refuge. Established in 1986 as a private permanent home for unwanted and abused reptiles. It is located south of Cloverdale at 1395 176^th Street. Unfortunately their web site says they are now closed. We do not know if they will open in the future. For more information see their listing under Recommended Parks below.

Get Lost on a hot summer day

The Bose family has had a farm in the Cloverdale Area for over 100 years. They produce a corn maze for the enjoyment of visitors and locals alike. The farm is located at 16390 64^th Avenue west of town. 64^th Avenue is the main street that crosses 176^th north of the Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds.

Redwood Park

The largest stand of Redwood Trees north of California is located in Cloverdale. They were planted by David and Peter Brown, two of Surrey’s pioneers. They also built themselves a two story log home on the property that is now a park. The park has several hiking trails. The park is located east of 176^th (Pacific Highwayor BC-15) south of Cloverdale at 20^th Avenue and 179^th Street.

Recommended Attractions

Restaurants
See listings below
Lodging
See listings below
Attractions

Museums
Surrey Museum & Archives 604-592-6956 17710 56A Ave Surrey, BC Visit the Museum's website. This new museum has 24,000 square feet of history on display.
Parks & Gardens
Cloverdale Arena 6090 176^th Street 604-502-6410	Greenaway Outdoor Swimming Pool 17901 60^th Avenue 604-543-3440
Redwood Park 20^th Avenue and 179^th Street. South of Cloverdale Visit the park's website Largest Redwood Grove north of California	Rainforest Reptile Refuge 1395 176^th Street Cloverdale, BC, Canada http://www.reptilerefuge.ca/home.htm Closed until further notice. See their website for current information
Visitor Information
Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce http://www.cloverdale.bc.ca/	Surrey Public Library Cloverdale Branch 5642 – 176A Street Surrey, BC V3S 4G9 604-598-7320 Open 9:30 am to 9 pm M-F 10 am to 5 pm Sat.

Listed Attractions

We have not necessarily visited or recommend listed establishments

Restaurants

Golphis Steak & Lobster – 604-574-1161

5633 176^th St, Surrey, BC

Palmer Room (Fine Dining) at Northview Golf & Country Club – 604-574-0324

6857 168^th St, Surrey, BC

Ricky’s – 604-574-9912

17830 Hwy 10, Surrey, BC

Vault restaurant – 604-576-4243

5764 176^th St, Cloverdale, BC

Restaurants – Ice Cream & Desserts

Baskin-Robbins – 604-530-7655

19585 Fraser Hwy, Surrey, BC

Jumbo Sweet Shop – 604-574-6060

#106 5780 176A St, Cloverdale, BC V3S 4H3

Restaurants – Pizza

Aaron’s Steak & Pizza – 604-576-8151

17665 57^th Ave, Surrey, BC

Restaurants – Pubs

Cloverdale Station Neighbourhood Pub – 604-575-3955

5855 176A St, Cloverdale, BC

Rusty’s Neighbourhood Pub – 604-574-5512

101 17700 Hwy 10, Surrey, BC

Restaurants – Specialty

Cloverdale Bakery – 604-576-5711

5780 176A St, Surrey, BC V3S 4H3

De Dutch Pannekoek House – 604-576-1831

200 5630 176^th St, Cloverdale, BC

Dragon Village Chinese Restaurant – 604-576-9889

5678 176^th St, Cloverdale, BC

Galina Greek Kouzina and Grill – 604-530-2881

101-19475 Fraser Hwy, Surrey, BC

Village Sushi – 604-575-9003

312 – 18690 fraser Hwy, Surrey, BC

Restaurants – Fast Foods

Wendy’s – 604-574-4494

17911 Hwy 10, Cloverdale, BC

Restaurants – Coffeehouse

Esquires Coffee House – 604-574-4463

107 17706 Hwy 10, Surrey, BC

Starbucks – 604-576-7828

6 17967 Hwy 10, Surrey, BC

Lodging

Lodging – Hotels – (with room service)

Lodging – Hotels – Limited Services (no room service)

Hampton Inn & Suites – 604-530-6545

19500 Langley Bypass, Surrey, BC