Rouge Park /Rouge Valley (Toronto, Ontario)

Canada / Ontario / Whitchurch-Stouffville / Toronto, Ontario
Rouge Park is North America's largest natural environment park in an urban setting. It spans an area of almost 5000 hectares, from its headwaters in the Oak Ridges Moraine to the sandy beach at the Rouge Marsh on the Lake Ontario shore.

Rouge Park is home to many beautiful areas of natural and cultural significance. Some are areas for day use (Bruce's Mill, Milne Park, Phyllis Rawlinson Park, Rouge Beach, Toogood Pond and Toronto Zoo), such as picnics and hiking. Rouge Park is also home to Toronto's only camping spot, the Glen Rouge Campground.

Much of the park is accessible by public transit. For areas south of Steeles Avenue, call the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) information line at 416-393-INFO for route and schedule information. For areas north of Steeles Avenue, call York Region Transit (YRT) at 1-866-MOVE YRT (668-3978) for routes and schedules. If you are coming from within the Greater Toronto Area, certain areas are also accessible by GO Transit, call 1-888-GET-ON-GO (438-6646).

There are many opportunities for recreation in Rouge Park. Rouge Park south of Steeles Avenue is open all year with free admission and access to hiking trails. Accessible by TTC, there is also free parking available in designated lots
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouge_Park
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Coordinates:   43°49'42"N   79°10'39"W

Comments

  • Largest Natural Environment park? and there's a rail road and dumpsite right in the middle, what a joke
  • got yah man, the Beare Sanitary Landfill is right smack in the middle as well, so much for a " natural" reserve, really what a joke
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