High Park
Toronto's largest city park. In spring, its Japanese cherry blossom grove is the city's most popular spot for cherry-blossom viewing, and the autumn foliage is also lovely.
High Park covers about 161 hectares and is Toronto's largest public park, preserving oak savanna, ponds and ravines. Its most famous feature is the cherry trees gifted in 1959 by the Japanese Consul General in Toronto. They are concentrated on the hillside east of Grenadier Pond and bloom from late April to early May. Weekend crowds are huge, and the city restricts vehicle access. The park also has a free small zoo (bison, alpacas and Highland cattle), a children's playground, an outdoor Shakespeare theatre in summer, the Colborne Lodge museum and restaurants. The autumn foliage is also beautiful. Admission is free. Take subway Line 2 to High Park Station or Keele Station; during cherry-blossom season, the subway is the best way to go.
Opening hours
All day (zoo about 7:00 to sunset)
Nearby sights
- Casa Loma
- Kensington Market
- Graffiti Alley
- Chinatown (Spadina Avenue)
- Bata Shoe Museum
- University of Toronto (St. George Campus)
- Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
- Royal Ontario Museum