High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, 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 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 west by Ellis Park Road and Grenadier Pond and east by Parkside Drive.
Eastern Ravine
The eastern ravine is a north-south ravine occupying the park’s eastern half along a small creek and several ponds. A forested area begins at the northeast corner of the park, at Bloor and Keele Streets. The stream begins at spring-fed ponds, Howard Pond and Ridout Pond, and flows south through the ravine along Spring Creek Road. Halfway to the park’s southern boundary, the canyon is less forested, with picnic areas, the adventure playground, and the zoo. Upper Duck Pond, just to the west of the adventure playground, often has several species of ducks, including wood ducks to be seen. Bed Bug Exterminator Toronto
Central Plain
The central section is a large plain encompassing most of the northern boundary, slowly narrowing to a point overlooking the lake, which is the location of Colborne Lodge. While most of the plain is developed for picnicking, gardens, and sports fields, it has a stretch of open habitat called oak savannah, of which there are few other examples in Ontario. The towering black oak trees found throughout High Park are a characteristic of this habitat. Many of the trees are over 150 years old.
Grenadier Pond
Grenadier Pond is a large body of water, 14.2 hectares (35 acres) in size, located on the park’s western edge. It is named after the local Town of York garrison of the 1800s and their use of the pond for fishing. There are two local myths circulating about the pond. One is that British Grenadiers fell through its thin ice when crossing to defend the city in the War of 1812. However, the Grenadier Guards were not stationed at Fort York at this time, but rather the 8th (The King’s) Regiment of Foot which is not linked to the Grenadier name.
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