Rouge National Urban Park

Rouge National Urban Park
The Little Rouge Creek
Coordinates: 43 ° 48 ′ 29.9 ″  N , 79 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  W.
Location:	Ontario , Canada
Next city:	Toronto
Surface:	62.9 km²
Founding:	2015
Address:	Rouge National Urban Park 1749 Meadowvale Rd Scarborough, ON

The Rouge National Urban Park ( English ; French Parc urbain national de la Rouge ) is a Canadian national park in the province of Ontario . The park stretches in Toronto's eastern district of Scarborough along the Rouge River , while other parts of the park are in the area of ​​the cities of Markham and Pickering . The park area covers an area of ​​62.9 km². The park is said to be 79.1 km² one day and is partially adjacent to the Toronto Zoo . It is the first National Urban Park in Canada, completely enclosed by urban area and is passed by the Ontario Highway 401 .

The park is an IUCN Category V ( Protected Landscape / Protected Marine Area ) protected area .

The national park emerged from the Rouge Park founded in 1985 . This approximately 40 km² park was already a cross-city amalgamation of areas in the three cities of Toronto, Markham and Pickering.

Web links

Commons : Rouge National Urban Park  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Rouge National Urban Park , on Parks Canada , (English, French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Rouge National Urban Park (English)