I can't believe this place exists and it's a child's playground, it's insane. The slides are so…read moretall and so steep there are moments of rollercoaster thrills, at a local playground! Not recommended for children under 12 to go down alone.

This place is amazing!!! My kids are 4 and almost 6 and they love it. 12 years old!!??? I have no…read moreidea what the other guy is talking about. It is like a mini Canada's Wonderland!

Beautiful place to take a walk! For a small pond, there is so much to see on this short walk. From…read morebridges over marshy areas to various look out points and even a small cafe along the way. With several entry points including one right behind the Varley Art Gallery, this pond is located just off of the Main Street making it a great way to end or start your visit at Main Street Unionville. I highly recommend the Toogood Pond Trail during any time of the year! Dont miss it if you are in the area.

What a beautiful, nature/natural park right in central Unionville. Visiting here, one feels a…read moremillion miles away from the city. I loved the stroll around the large pond in this park. So many wonderful features here: -free parking in two lots (that would NEVER happen in Vancouver) -a walk around the pond involves a flat trail, one foot bridge, and one stretch of boardwalk through a marshy patch -you never know what wild birds you might see and/or hear here (we saw a heron in the pond, and I heard the call of loons! For real!) -there is a lovely canopy of trees over the walking trail (which was very welcome, on the hot day I visited), and plenty of benches to relax along the way -there are areas of grassy meadow lands on small hills in areas by the walking trail, perfect for a picnic or throwing a frisbee on a nice day -my Toronto friend says sometimes she's seen people fishing in the pond! What a great, little oasis right in the city!

A beautiful beach where I 100% want to gatekeep lol. It is a very well maintained beach with soft…read moreand clean sand, and shallow waters. I love that it is not too busy on weekday :) There are life guards on duty, ice cream truck on site, and plentiful parking within walking distance!

My dear friend and I decided to meet for our birthdays (belated for her and early for me) on…read moreSaturday at a patio in Oshawa. Afterwards, we wanted a place to open up our gifts and hang out some more. What do two people who grew up in the Beaches go? We hit the closest beach, which was Lakeview Park Beach. This beach doesn't take long to get to. It's basically off highway 401 and straight south for a few minutes. It has a large park, a lovely beach, and is next door to Oshawa Museum. There are a few parking lots here. We went into the farthest one and had no problem nabbing a couple of spots. Parking is free. My car straddled a speed bump. It was a first for me! It was fairly busy when we got there before 6 pm. We managed to find a cute area with wooden benches. There were folks taking professional photos, kids going into the water for a swim, and more. We opened up our presents with a sandy beach with ripples in the water as our backdrop. Pretty good! I felt relaxed and happy, as I typically am at a beach, but even more with a good friend. We chatted and watched more kids go into the water to swim. There is some sort of incineration facility by the pier. It's not exactly horrific, but it did look odd at a beach. At around 6:30 pm, a woman on a megaphone indicated that there was no lifeguard on duty. We still saw kids go into the water. The pier has a lighthouse. It looked cute. We didn't walk down there, but we want to when we're not hauling gifts. The splash pad is amazing. It looks new. There's a huge, clear container that slowly tips thanks to gravity, dumps the water out, hits a large plate, and water splashes on everyone around it. It was so fun to watch that we both stood there watching the whole thing a few times, vowing to return one evening at 10 pm to partake in this fun. Adult splash pad? Yes, please! We walked along the cement path for a bit to check out everything. The path is no boardwalk, but it was pleasant and sure beats walking on sand for the entire duration. We both didn't know that this park existed until my friend did a search. The trees have huge trunks diameter-wise, so they've been around and it was lovely see see them. I am grateful for the find. It was lovely chatting in-person with her after a year of physically distancing ourselves during a pandemic. Miracles happen and yesterday felt like one at this wonderful gem of a beach. (253)

Yesterday, I met up with a dear friend in Bowmanville to check out the patio scene. We hadn't seen…read moreeach other for over meet six months. When our respective regions hit phase 2 of reopening businesses, we felt that it was safe to meet and celebrate our birthdays at a restaurant patio. It was a success. We chose to not open up our presents on the patio, in case this action made customers uneasy. Okay, what alternatives did we have? We stood outside Winners and searched for a park. We found Green Park that was within driving range. I can get by figuring out where things are in this town, but I haven't been to Bowmanville for nearly three years! My inclination was correct with where this park was. My friend followed me as I led us over to Green Park. Green Park has a parking lot. And, no, it's not Green P... haha! It's free. It also has disability parking that was clearly marked. There were a grand total of five cars, including ours. There were a couple of benches by the tennis courts where people can sit and relax. There were a few folks playing tennis. The two people who were on the bench decided to leave. We weren't feeling going over to the bench. My friend surprised me by saying that she had foldable chairs in her car's trunk. Wow! We grabbed them and our gifts, and headed over to a grassy area to sit down and chat. It worked well. We were on the soccer field, but on a corner. Being in a pandemic, we didn't anticipate a soccer match happening that would run us over. Folks were obeying social distancing. The exception was a mutt who came over to say hi to us. My friend was worried that this dog viewed her gift to me as a fire hydrant for him to relieve himself, but it all worked out. His human asked him to join him and he did. It was a nice evening. The humidity was nonexistent and it was partly sunny. We chatted, laughed, and opened our presents. The grass on the soccer field had lots of dandelions and wasn't really green like its park name implies. However, it was green in other areas. It was all good to us. We liked this park. It suited our needs and it was nice to catch up. We have plans to do a picnic here soon. It was a cool find and is a nice park in Bowmanville. (199)

Nice park in the Oak Ridges neighborhood of Richmond Hill. One of the only lakes in the GTA where…read moreyou can do water sports in calm water such as kayaking, paddle boarding and canoeing. There is a very small beach - Sunset Beach where you can launch your watercraft. Don't advise swimming in the lake - probably high bacterial counts. There's a nice trail and boardwalk close to the beach and some picnic areas a bit higher up along with a splash pad. Plenty of parking - free if Richmond Hill resident with pass. Others have to pay. Gets very busy on Summer weekends.

The park is not very big, but it has a splendid view of the lake and is very nice to go for a…read morewalk/run or biking. It doesn't have a lot of parking spaces and if you arrive early, you will be lucky to find an empty spot. Even then, you have to pay at least an hour parking fee to park there; which I believe maybe 1/2 hour would be enough for a small park. There is a paved walkway along the waterfront and you can enjoy the nice scenery during your walks. You also can use the designated area to load your canoe, or you can go to the canoe club and rent one. The washrooms are now closed due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Right off of the parking lot and beside the information board is a carving of the spirit, Elpis…read more She is the protector of the park and provides hope. There's more information by the carving ifs you'd like to know more about the Elpis and the carving. There are several trails and the level of difficulty of noted by the number of hikers in the legend of the information board. Shade appears to be very important to me so I was happy that there's plenty of trees to provide shade on the trail. There's paved and unpaved trails within the park. There's also sheltered picnic areas, a playground, washroom facilities (that happened to not be open when we went) and a pavilion but that was also not open. I liked that there was hardly any noise from cars on the roads so you can fully take in your surroundings and enjoy nature while you're there.

Great space to walk the dogs, enjoying extensive natural environments including terrific swimming…read moreareas.

One of my favourite spots to go to with friends back when I was a kid and now I get to bring my…read morenephews here to play. So many joyful memories as a child and glad I'm able to also create new memories with my family here. It's a park so don't expect it to be clean but it's atleast cleaner than most parks I have seen. Happy to have such beautiful park with an amazing community of people

Ah yes. This place…read more To the north, you have three soccer fields, two tennis courts, a playground, a running track, a gazebo, and a water park. The water park is really lackluster, no one uses it. The gazebo is regularly occupied in the morning by Asian grannies doing tai chi. A sight to behold. The south has a baseball field, a larger playground, a skatepark, a basketball court, two more tennis courts, and another soccer field. This half is often bustling with activity, especially in the summer. The place looks right proper and is well-maintained by the staff. The pond is a nice touch that is surrounded by the verdant fields. If you haven't come to this place for a little walk, give it a try. Just look out for the geese.

This is a mid-sized park. It has a nice big children's playground, but is lacking a water park…read more There is a lot of green space, a performance stage, lots of picnic tables, a very nice creek, and a nice bridge over the creek. As to why it is called "Red Park", the only thing I can think of is that they hold the annual Strawberry Festival there, during the Canada Day long weekend. I was at that festival in 2022. The neighbouring streets were closed each time I've been there, but I've only been there twice, so don't take my work for it. There is no free WiFi. It is not wheelchair accessible. There are no washrooms. There is free neighbourhood street parking and a free parking lot nearby. Review 2023-201

Inadvertently discovered this little beachfront, lake and hiking trail. There's plenty of parking…read moreand lots of picnic tables for ones that just want to head down for a picnic. We came here mainly for a walk and managed to finish a section of a trail which spans about 4km both ways. Trail is decent but not as nice as the one in Rouge Valley. Trail is also a bit narrow and not many pretty sights or well maintained grasses along the way. Beach sand has lots of pebbles so not the greatest for barefoot adventures. You do get to approach a long dock with a lighthouse at the end of the path which gives you a nice open view of boats docked and sailed. Overall not much wow factor here asides from a little walk and some lakefront views. Unless you live in the neighborhood not worth the trip.

For a second... I thought I was somewhere else…read more... The sun was bright and hot... The water looked turquoise from the reflection of the sunlight... I can even feel the "ocean" breeze...and there is this sandy beach.... Beachfront Park is a little piece of paradise for everyone and even their dogs in Pickering. Water, Beach, Boardwalk, Kids Playground and Spray Pool, Beach Volleyball Courts... Sunbathing or Chilling Out in the Shade... Have a picnic or enjoy a drink in the nearby restaurants... The boardwalk also leads up to Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) giant wind turbine.. you can think of as an eye sore or the benefit of alternative power....

I just want to adjust my review from 5 star to 4 star…read more I have tried returning to this park the last few months but it has been tough! Parking is constantly full, the free parking that visitors have to settle with local paid parking. I'm not sure if this is a pandemic crowd thing-will try accessing during the winter.

The Chinook and Coho salmon are currently spawning in local rivers ... I'd never heard about it or…read moreseen it until a neighbour told me about it last weekend. Gord and I headed to Etienne Brule Park yesterday afternoon. We've never been to this park so it was fun to check it out. We headed up the Humber River and followed it to Dundas Street W. There are six dams and we saw salmon jumping in half of them. The changing leaves were gorgeous! Though we didn't see any salmon make it up and over, people were cheering and encourage the salmon. It was a fun afternoon and I'm glad we checked it out.