High Park

High Park
High Park Hillside Gardens (2017)
Location of High Park in Toronto
Type	Urban park
Location	1873 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°38′49″N 79°27′47″W / 43.646821°N 79.462996°W / 43.646821; -79.462996
Area	398 acres (161 ha)[1]
Created	1876 (1876)
Owned by	City of Toronto
Operated by	Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation
Public transit access	High Park and Keele stations
Website	www.toronto.ca/highpark

High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[2] 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 on the west by Ellis Park Road and Grenadier Pond and on the east by Parkside Drive.^[3][4]