Colonel Samuel Smith Park

Colonel Samuel Smith Park

Coordinates: 43°35′44″N 79°30′41″W / 43.595560°N 79.511425°W / 43.595560; -79.511425

Colonel Samuel Smith Park
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Birds in Colonel Samuel Smith Park
Type Urban park
Location Toronto, Ontario
Area 194.6 acres (78.8 ha)
Created September 8, 1996[1]
Playground in Colonel Samuel Smith Park
View of Downtown Toronto from Colonel Samuel Smith Park

Colonel Samuel Smith Park is an urban park in Toronto and a former weekend get-away destination for Victorian Torontonians. The park has a variety of attractions[2], including a children's playground located only steps from Lake Ontario.

A scenic hiking trail[3] along a peninsula on Lake Ontario provides access to the waterfront, and to several rocky beaches with views of the lake or for birdwatching. A nearby yacht club provides opportunities for boat watching. The park offers a panoramic view of the city, with the iconic CN Tower visible on a clear day, as well as prime fishing spots and other outdoor activities.

Throughout the park are observation decks, from which visitors may spot wildlife engaged in various activities, such as turtles sunning themselves on the rocks, groups of baby ducks and swans, beaver dams and even the beavers themselves. Over one hundred bird species nest in the area.

There are picnic areas along the trail and on the beaches, as well as a sheltered area with tables for group gatherings on the south side of the Humber College campus adjacent to the cricket pitch.

Park offers playground area with double slide and swing set a short walk from the picnic shelter. The entire family will appreciate the large field for running, jumping, a soccer game or kite flying on a windy day.

Colonel Samuel Smith Park also organizes several special events in the summer, which are famous with the locals and attract visitor from near and far. The Brass in the Grass is a Lakeshore summer tradition with jazz and blues bands playing all weekend well into the night, special attractions and activities for the kids, food stands and more! A number of traveling fairs and amusement parks stop by Samuel Smith during the summer as well, especially on the long weekends. Children and parents flock from the entire southern Etobicoke for the rides, roller-coasters, carnival games, cotton candy and face painting.

Parking is available on the bottom of Kipling Street, along Lake Shore Blvd. or in the numerous side streets in the area (some fees may apply).

References

  1. ^ Brown, Alan. "Colonel Samuel Smith Park". Toronto's Historical Plaques. http://www.torontohistory.org/Pages_ABC/Colonel_Samuel_Smith_Park.html. Retrieved March 25, 2009. 
  2. ^ Colonel Samuel Smith Park location at Toronto Parks, City of Toronto
  3. ^ Colonel Samuel Smith Park at Virtual tour of Toronto's waterfront, City of Toronto

External links

  • Sam Smith Park at Citizens Concerned About the Future of the Etobicoke Waterfront
  • Sam Smith, for whom the park is named

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