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The following is a list of the 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 and many of Toronto's parks were established in the resulting floodplain.
Wet'n'Wild Toronto (formerly known as Sunshine Beach and later Wild Water Kingdom) is a water park in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, a city in the Greater Toronto Area.Opened in 1986, the 100-acre (0.40 km 2) complex hosts a variety of attractions, including numerous water slides, a wave pool, a lazy river, a four lane zip-line and two kid's splash areas.
Rouge National Urban Park is a national urban park in Ontario, Canada.The park is centred around the Rouge River and its tributaries in the Greater Toronto Area.The southern portion of the park is situated around the mouth of the river in Toronto, and extends northwards into Markham, Pickering, Uxbridge, and Whitchurch-Stouffville.
The newest, and largest, addition is the Woodland Walk [6] made up of native trees, shrubs, perennials, and a wildflower meadow, representing the Carolinian forest and prairie savannah native to this region of Toronto. Next is the Entry Garden Walk, [7] sponsored by the Garden Club of Toronto [8] and designed by Dutch garden designer Piet ...
Wilderness Class Parks: Parks to protect large areas for nature, and provide low-impact recreation. Visitors must travel through these parks by foot only. Conservation reserves: Areas containing significant natural and cultural features, and provide opportunities compatible traditional activities such as fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Centennial Lake Provincial Nature Reserve 1989 45°14′08″N 76°59′27″W / 45.235555555556°N 76.990833333333°W / 45.235555555556; -76.990833333333
Together with the University of Toronto Scarborough lands east of Morningside Avenue and Colonel Danforth Park, the park is part of a continuous forested corridor along the lower reaches of Highland Creek. The park features a high degree of urban wilderness compared to other parks in Toronto, with deer, eroded cliffs and a remnant forest. [2]
McCormick Park is a municipal park and recreational area at 66 Sheridan Avenue in the Brockton Village neighbourhood enclave of Little Portugal in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.. Opened in 1911 as the McCormick Playground [1] on the property of the former Grand National Rink [2] and changed later to its current name in 1963, [3] McCormick Park is located in the vicinity of Dufferin Street and ...