Maple Ridge鈥檚 hidden gem Whonnock Lake was found by location scouts, and it will be a setting for scenes in the popular Netflix romantic drama series Virgin River.

The series features a big city nurse who escapes to small-town California, but season five relied on British Columbia for some scenic beauty, including scenes in the Maple Ridge lake. In the scene, characters Brie and Mike run into each other at a bakery truck on the beach.

鈥淜nown for its abundance of outdoor activities, Maple Ridge is home to Whonnock Lake Park, a natural muskeg perfect for fishing, bird watching and water sports featured in Virgin River鈥檚 fifth season,鈥� said a Netflix press release.

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The fifth season of this series was also filmed at:

鈥� North Vancouver鈥檚 Camp Howdy and Delany鈥檚 Coffee

鈥� Burnaby鈥檚 Central Park

鈥� The Sky Pilot Suspension Bridge and Smoke Bluffs Park in Squamish

鈥� New Westminster鈥檚 Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen鈥檚 Park.

Series stars Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson did an interview exploring what they like about filming in Canada. It was dubbed a 鈥淨&Eh.鈥�

鈥淭he natural beauty and the access to the great outdoors, that it鈥檚 literally on your doorstep,鈥� he said.

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The series started filming in 2019, and is now on its fifth season.

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