High park
The High Park is the largest park in the city of Toronto ( Ontario ) in Canada . Its area is 161 hectares (1.61 km²). The High Park is a mixed leisure and nature park, with sports facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. A third of the site has been preserved in a natural state.
The park is to the west of downtown and north of Humber Bay. It extends south of Bloor Street West to Queensway north of Lake Ontario . It is also bounded to the west by Ellis Park Road and Grenadier Pond and to the east by Parkside Drive.
The park was established in 1876 from the property of John George Howard .
Web links
Commons : High Park - Collection of Images
Coordinates: 43 ° 38 ′ 48 " N , 79 ° 27 ′ 47" W.