Local: Visitor Tips
Sightseeing Suggestions
Scarborough is in Toronto's east end, and until the 1970s still had wide open spaces. This created opportunities for different attractions than the rest of Toronto.
Rouge River
- The Rouge River winds down to Lake Ontario from northern York Region, with lots of parklands and protected areas along its route. Rouge Park in Scarborough is the largest urban park in the Toronto area. From the beach along the lakefront, the park has a campground, a stable, and a number of significant archeological finds.
- To the west of Rouge Park, off Meadowvale Rd, is the Toronto Zoo. This large zoo combines extensive outdoor enclosures with 6 pavillions.
Highland Creek
- A number of parks and attractions follow Highland Creek uphill from its mouth including the University of Toronto in Scarborough campus, the extensive Morningside Park
- Cedar Ridge park combines a historical art colony (now a creative centre) and gardens
- Further west, along Lawrence (or via the creek's recreational pathways) is the Scarborough Historical Musem
Scarborough Bluffs
- The bluffs mark the Lake Ontario edge of extensive highlands between the Don River and the Rouge River rising high above the rest of Toronto. On e of the best spots to view them is Bluffer's Park, accessed by Brimley Rd.
- Waterfront Trail runs along many stretches of the lakefront (as yet, incomplete) from Bluffers Park which has three marinas and a beach, to Sylvan Park with its Doris McCarthy hiking trail, and Guildwood Park which has an outdoor pool and a theatre.
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