Vancouver is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. In a single day, you can go for a morning hike along the North Shore’s mountains, enjoy an afternoon soccer match, and cap your evening off with a paddleboard cruise up False Creek. But what if you’re not into so much physical exertion? In a city where it feels like somebody is always trying to drag you around the seawall, dodging so many invitations can become a little cumbersome. For people more content to enjoy the summer from the vantage point of a hammock or at the pace of a leisurely stroll, here’s a roundup of low-key activities in Vancouver parks. Next time a friend asks if you’ll join them on the Grind, keep this list handy and suggest an alternative. (Bonus: these activities also happen to be easy on the wallet.)

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen classical Chinese Garden and Andy Livingstone Park

There are few locations so close to downtown Vancouver that let you feel so far away from city life. The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden at 578 Carrall Street in Chinatown serves as a portal back to the 16th-century Ming Dynasty. After a quiet stroll through the walled compound, continue one block southwest to Andy Livingstone Park and explore its gentle hills, soothing creeks, and views of the surrounding city still a world apart.

Public art around Stanley Park

There are no fewer than 15 public-art installations spread throughout the 400 hectares of green space that is Vancouver’s treasured Stanley Park. Can you find them all? Creating a scavenger hunt for your kids or a Tinder date makes for a day’s adventure exploring. There’s a list of all 15 locations easy to find online that includes information on every piece and the artists who created them.

Playing catch in Crab Park

Few parks offer as much room to spread out as CRAB Park at Portside on the north edge of the Downtown Eastside. For reasons unknown, this waterfront location with a view of the mountains is seldom crowded and so is an ideal location for a lazy back-and-forth with a football or a Frisbee. Or simply spread out with a big blanket and enjoy a book. At CRAB Park, the selling point is, simply, space.

Patio-crawl parklets

Around Vancouver this summer there are six mini “parklets”, as the city calls them. Barely bigger than a few parking spaces—and usually consisting of a platform, benches, tables, and landscaping—these locally designed structures have sprouted up as creative street solutions to a lack of patio space. They’re spread out across the city but within biking distance of one another, so you can make it a summer project to enjoy a drink or a bite to eat at all six.

Try Frisbee golf at Queen Elizabeth Park

There are few sports that require less physical exertion than golf, but one that does is Frisbee golf or frolf, as it’s also known. The game is dead simple, consisting of little more than throwing a disc into marked receptacles. Queen Elizabeth Park has a set of targets that can be used on a drop-in basis. All the equipment you need to pack for a day on the links is a Frisbee.

Waterfront hike through Lighthouse Park

Tucked on the rocky shore of West Vancouver is an easy hiking area with a great view back across the water to the downtown core. Lighthouse Park’s combination of gentle slopes and fascinating topography—not to mention the lighthouse itself—makes this an ideal day trip. The park is also easy to access via public transit: from downtown Vancouver, take the #250 Horseshoe Bay bus and it will drop you off a short walk from the main entrance.