List of parks in Toronto

The following is a list of notable parks in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The appearance of Toronto's ravines was altered by floods caused by Hurricane Hazel in October 1954 shortly after the establishment of Metropolitan Toronto and many of Toronto's parks were established in the resulting floodplain.[1]

Municipal parks

The following notable parks are maintained by Toronto Parks and Recreation Division:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I–K

L

M

N–O

P–R

S

T–V

W–Z

Former city parks

  • Finch Meander Area – part of Rouge National Urban Park and parking area Parks Canada Emergency Access Area
  • Glen Eagles Vista – part of Rouge National Urban Park Glen Eagles Vista

Provincial parks

There are three provincially owned parks in the City of Toronto.

Parks that are owned by the Government of Ontario include:

  • Ontario Place — artificially constructed former amusement park and entertainment and event facility on the waterfront south of Exhibition Place and is being redeveloped; includes RBC Amphitheatre (which replaced The Forum), which is on a separate island and has separate admission and will also be redeveloped
  • Queen's Park — park setting on the south and north ends of the Ontario Legislative Building. The southern portion of the park is owned by the provincial government, while the northern portion of the park is owned by the University of Toronto and leased to the municipal government for 999 years; not to be confused with Queen's Greenbelt in North York
  • Trillium Park — artificially constructed park with a natural-looking landscape planted with native tree and shrub species; built on the site of a former Ontario Place parking lot

Federal parks

There are three federally owned parks in the City of Toronto, including one national park managed by Parks Canada, a federal agency of the Government of Canada.

Parks owned by the federal government include:

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) (an agency of the provincial government) is one of 36 conservation authorities in Ontario, Canada with a jurisdiction covering 3,467 square kilometres (1,339 sq mi) over nine different watersheds. The TRCA operates many conservation areas in the Toronto region, including three completely or primarily within the City of Toronto limits:

  • The Village at Black Creek (formerly Black Creek Pioneer Village) primarily in North York with a very small section in Vaughan
  • Tommy Thompson Park (Leslie Street Spit) on the Toronto waterfront
  • Humber Bay Shores Waterfront Park — a park linking City-owned Palace Pier Park and Humber Bay Park East on the south side of Marine Parade Drive to Park Lawn Road in Etobicoke

TRCA briefly managed part of Rouge Park before it was transferred to Parks Canada.

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ Toronto and Region Conservation. "Chronology of Storm Events". Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "Naming of New Parkette - N/E corner of Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue East "The George Milbrandt Parkette"". City of Toronto. August 23, 1999. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Skydome in Trinity Bellwoods Park has finally been recognized".
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