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4worldlovers: High Park is Toronto's largest public park featuring many hiking trails, sports facilities, diverse vegetation, a beautiful lakefront, convenient parking, easy public transit access, a dog park, a zoo, playgrounds for children, a couple of eateries, greenhouses, picnic areas, a bunch of squirrels and various events throughout the year.

On this website you can find information about High Park to help you plan your visit and to learn what makes this beautiful park a true gem in the Southwestern part of Toronto.

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High Park is home to a many cherry trees, called Sakura trees, that bloom in April or May - depending on weather. The beautiful white and pink cherry blossoms attract thousands of visitors to the park each year.

From wild forests to the Chinese gardens High Park has a truly genuine and beautiful vegetation - well taken care of by the city. Regardless of when you visit the gardens are always beautiful.

A walk along the Grenadier Pond on the west side of High Park will make you forget you are in the largest city in Canada. You will find ducks, geese and hiking trails by the lakeside. A popular destination by runners, hikers and families alike.

The park has a designated off-leash area for dogs and several paths where dogs are allowed to run free. While the dog park is not completely fenced in it is surrounded by natural borders such as thick bushes and trees.

The mini-zoo at High Park has llamas, buffalo, bison, deer, peacocks and a few other animals including cats and pigeons:) The zoo is open from 7am until dusk. Free admission.

Tennis courts, baseball diamonds and soccer fields are all present inside the park but many other sports can be played on the large grassy fields.

The Jamie Bell Adventure Playground is a large, unique play area designed in part by children. Make sure to include a visit to this adventure park this summer with your kids!

The 18 designated picnic areas seat hundreds of people. Reservation required for larger groups.

Whether you are taking your bicycle, the subway or your car these maps can help you get to the park and to find your way around the park once you arrived.

I've been to High Park many times but each time I bump into something new, discover yet another hidden corner or see a beautiful tree I never noticed before. Let me give you an idea just how large the park is: me and my two-year-old Golden Retreiver were zig-zagging through the park one day to take pictures but she got tired so I had to return with my camera two more times to take some more shots. Few other dogs have as much energy than young Goldens. Yup, that's how big it is.

If you really want to see the many faces of High Park you need to go in spring when nature is wide awake and everything is in full bloom, you also need to go in the fall when golden leaves cover the ground as far as the eye can see and you need to go in the winter to see just how beautiful ice and snow can be. Don't always come during the busiest times; High Park is most peaceful and relaxing early in the morning and after twilight. Here is a list of holidays in Canada 2023 to help you plan your visit.

Another beautiful park is located in nearby Brampton about a 40 minute drive away from High Park: Chinguacousy Park. This park has a small ski hill, a curling rink, snowtubing, a large splash pad and wading pool, beach volleball courts, a track and field stadium, a petting zoo, pony rides, long trails and a great playground. If you're ever nearby, set aside an afternoon to visit Chinguacousy Park - it's well worth it!

Around blooming season I visit the park occassionally with my camera to take new pictures and post new info and updates to this site.

4worldlovers: Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park (FoTBP) are volunteers from the community that work together to improve and maintain the green space, cultural and recreational activities of Trinity Bellwoods Park. Since 2001, Friends of Trinity Bellwoods has been recognized by Parks, Forestry & Recreation, the City and by the Councillor as the vehicle of community consultation for the park. We are a diverse group who are willing to share new ideas, respect other points of view, and participate in a collaborative process to create a vibrant community park.

Our Mission? We hope to ensure that the park will be maintained as a healthy public green space for decades to come. Toronto’s parks are often referred to as the “lungs” of our city. Besides providing a welcome refuge from the hurly burly of city life, park trees and public greens help clean our air of pollutants. Historically designated as an arboretum, Trinity Bellwoods Park, contains some of the oldest and most unique trees in Toronto. We want to take care of the existing natural environment and gradually improve it over time.

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4worldlovers: Grange Park is a beautiful, welcoming and accessible park. The park is a versatile space, providing a pastoral setting for individuals to relax, as well as a place for outdoor activities. The large lawn in the middle of the park attracts spontaneous bouts of soccer, Frisbee playing, catch and croquet. The large trees provide a cool and quiet spot to read, snack and snooze during hot summer days..

Trees: The park has 180 trees, including more than 80 new trees that were planted in 2016 to ensure a continued mature canopy for future generations. Species include American elm, horse chestnut, beech and oak, among others.

Children’s Play: The children’s play area has customized equipment in shapes that evoke artistic creativity, such as paint palettes, paint cans and crumpled pieces of paper. The play area is divided into two zones: one for younger children, 2-5 years old; and one for older children.

Dogs’ Play Area: A fenced dog off-leash area (DOLA) is located at the south-west side of the park

The Grange: Located at the north end of the park, The Grange is a historic Georgian manor built by the Boulton family in 1817.

Water features: An interactive water feature adjacent to the children’s play area is a refreshing and fun destination on hot days. A decorative water feature also flows in front of The Grange historic house.

Art: Visitors can enjoy the world-famous sculpture, Large Two Forms, by Henry Moore, at the west side of the park.

Inscribed granite paving stones – 14 inscribed granite paving stones are interspersed in the south path leading north from John Street.

The City of Toronto operates Grange Park as a public park in accordance with the Municipal Code Chapter #608. Cyclists – please note this includes the requirement to dismount and walk your bikes through the park, for the safety of all visitors. (Municipal Code 608-29.)

The ongoing sustainability of Grange Park is a high priority. The park has an irrigation system to ensure the trees and plantings receive adequate water during dry spells. A Grange Park endowment fund (Link to support page) provides enhanced support for the annual maintenance of the park. The Grange Park Community Council (link to GPCC page) provides a forum for neighbourhood residents and organizations to work with City of Toronto Parks Department and the AGO to ensure the park is kept in good order for the long term.

The following features make Grange Park an accessible and welcoming destination for visitors with disabilities:

Two individual unisex washrooms that can accommodate a visitor with a mobility aid (eg wheelchair, scooter); and a family washroom that can accommodate a visitor using a mobility aid and a person to assist. The family washroom has an adjustable adult change table.

Rest areas and accessible seating throughout the park, including benches with backs and armrests for support. A number of benches are open at one end to allow visitors to transfer from a mobility aid. Concrete pads provide a stable base for a visitor using a mobility aid to sit beside a bench. A change in textures alerts visitors who are blind or have vision loss that they are approaching a seating area.

Play area: 70% of the play area and equipment is accessible to children with disabilities and their care givers.

The interactive water feature is on a flat surface designed to accommodate children with mobility aids.

Water dispensers are accessible to visitors with mobility aids; water dispensers include a drinking vessel for pets and service animals.

All walkways provide obstacle-free routes with non-slip surfaces and tactile/colour signals at the edges, slopes and steps. Handrails are provided on slopes and steps.

The plaza/stage area at the north end of the great lawn is accessible to performers with mobility aids.

Large Two Forms sculpture by Henry Moore is on a ground-level base, allowing visitors with mobility aids to approach and fully explore it.

Plantings include vegetation that stimulates the senses of touch, scent and sight. Fountain grass and lambs ear plants provide different textures to explore; flowers are white, yellow and blue (colours most easily seen by persons with vision loss); lavender provides a wonderful scent.

Dogs are welcome in Grange Park. A fenced area is located at the south-west side of the park for dogs to play off-leash. Dogs must be on a leash in all other areas of the park. The Dog Off-Leash Area (DOLA), operates under the following code of conduct established by the City of Toronto:

Dog(s) must be on leash at all times except when in the designated off-leash area.

All dog(s) must have a visible municipal license affixed to the dog(s).

Dog(s) must remain in off-leash area so as not to trample or endanger plant material and other park resources.