High Park
High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. High Park is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One-third of the park remains in a natural state, with a rare oak savannah ecology. High Park was opened to the public in 1876 and is based on a bequest of land from John George Howard to the City of Toronto. It spans 161 hectares (400 acres) and is the second-largest municipal park in Toronto, after Centennial Park.
| High Park | |
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High Park Hillside Gardens (2017) | |
Location of High Park in Toronto | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | 1873 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°38′49″N 79°27′47″W |
| Area | 398 acres (161 ha) |
| Created | 1876 |
| Owned by | City of Toronto |
| Operated by | Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation |
| Public transit access | High Park and Keele stations |
| Website | www.toronto.ca/highpark |
High Park is located to the west of downtown Toronto, north of Humber Bay, and is maintained by the City of Toronto Parks Department. It stretches south from Bloor Street West to The Queensway, just north of Lake Ontario. It is bounded on the west by Ellis Park Road and Grenadier Pond and on the east by Parkside Drive.