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Opinion: Everybody’s talking about ‘Virgin River’

It’s a romance series filmed in various lush and cozy locations throughout the Lower Mainland, Sea to Sky, and Metro Vancouver (13 locations, to be exact).
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The river, of Virgin River, is in Squamish.

I was recently in a nail salon in Vancouver when I overheard two women talking about the hugely popular Netflix series, Virgin River.

Now in its fourth season, had garnered more than 105.4 million hours viewed worldwide by midsummer.

It has also remained on Netflix’s Top 10 most-watched list in Canada since airing the current season on July 20, 2022.

This should come as no surprise; it’s a romance series filmed in various lush and cozy locations throughout the Lower Mainland, Sea to Sky, and Metro Vancouver (13 locations, to be exact).

Who can’t resist a passionate romance story unfolding before your eyes with a backdrop of West Coast waterfalls, rivers, mountains, and the ocean?

Of all the show’s trivia that the flourishing fanbase has been swapping information on, the shot locations for Virgin River are certainly the most talked about.

Â鶹Éç¹ú²úalone has four spots on this list, including Shannon Falls Provincial Park, the Klahanie Campground, The WaterShed Grill and Chances Casino.

However, when you dive a little deeper into the fun fact world of Virgin River, you can certainly discover a thing or two that might surprise you.

For one, the Caretaker’s Cabin in Murdo Frazer Park is actually a filming hotspot which has been featured in 15 other TV shows and movies.

It has been used in series ranging from detective shows to horror to science fiction—even the popular late 90s/early 2000s Showtime series, Stargate SG-1  used it as the show’s character Jack’s Fishing Cabin.

Additionally, Shannon Falls Provincial Park has also been on a few shot lists for other TV series including Supernatural, MacGyver, and The Big Year.

Apparently, fans of the show are not the only ones who enjoy taking in the scenery of the hit series.

Virgin River star, , was also showing off his off-set adventures on his Instagram account, while filming in B.C. Looks like he is also into water skiing, like many Â鶹Éç¹ú²úlocals.

If you take a look on , I’m sure you’ll find a spot or two that you frequent.

You’ve probably been in that exact same spot where they took a photo of Henderson holding a menu board outside the WaterShed Grill, in fact!

Hollie McGowan is a recent Langara Journalism school grad and freelancer for The Â鶹Éç¹ú²ú.

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