Downsview Park, Toronto

Name: Downsview Park
Address: Toronto, Canada

#289 among attractions in Toronto

Park, Relax in park

Gallery (3)

Map

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

Downsview Park is a large urban park located in the Downsview neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The park's name is officially bilingual due to it being federally owned and managed, and was first home to de Havilland Canada, an aircraft manufacturer, and later was a Canadian Forces base. The park still contains Downsview Airport. In 1999, the Government of Canada declared it as "Canada's first urban national park." However, unlike the Rouge National Urban Park in eastern Toronto, Downsview Park is managed by the federal Crown corporation Canada Lands Company rather than Parks Canada. As of 2017, little development has taken place, and the park remains mostly untouched. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1998 (26 years ago)Elevation: 620 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°44'27"N, 79°28'50"W

Address

North York (Downsview)Toronto Canada

Contact

Website

Social media

Add

Toronto

Day trips

Downsview Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Lawrence Allen Centre, Aviva Centre, Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation.

1.8 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto
46 min walk • The Yorkdale Shopping Centre is a premier retail destination nestled in the bustling city of Toronto, Canada. This expansive shopping haven, opened in 1964, spans over 2 million square feet, making it one of the largest malls in the country.
2.3 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lawrence Allen Centre, Toronto
60 min walk • The Lawrence Allen Centre, formerly Lawrence Square Shopping Centre, is a retail shopping centre located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the city's twenty largest malls.
2.6 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Aviva Centre, Toronto
68 min walk • Aviva Centre, formerly Rexall Centre, is a tennis stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 12,500-capacity Stadium Court is the largest stadium at the tennis complex.
2.4 miSW
Mosque
Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation, Toronto
61 min walk • Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation, commonly referred to by its acronym as TARIC Islamic Center is one of the largest Islamic Centers in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, formerly in the city of North York.
1.9 miNE
Synagogue
Tiferet Israel Congregation, Toronto
49 min walk • Tiferet Israel Congregation is a Sephardic synagogue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sheppard Avenue West in the former city of North York. Tiferet Israel Congregation follows Moroccan Jewish tradition and is an Orthodox synagogue. Regular services are held during the week, on Shabbat, and on Jewish holidays.
2.5 miE
Synagogue
Adath Israel Congregation, Toronto
63 min walk • Adath Israel Congregation is a Conservative egalitarian synagogue located at 37 Southbourne Avenue in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario. It is one of the largest Conservative Synagogues in Canada, with approximately 1,600 member families.
2.5 miNE
Park
Earl Bales Park, Toronto
65 min walk • Earl Bales Park is a large park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The West Don River runs through it.
1.6 miSE
Monuments and statues
Universal Man, Toronto
42 min walk • Universal Man is a sculpture by Gerald Gladstone located outside the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1994. The 6.5-metre bronze figure was originally located in a prominent location at the foot of the CN Tower, there located to "emphasize the human aspects of the project".
2.5 miE
Synagogue
Stashover-Slipia Congregation, Toronto
65 min walk • The Stashover-Slipia Congregation is a halachically progressive traditional Jewish congregation in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2.3 miSE
Tower, Modernist architecture
CIBC 750 Lawrence, Toronto
59 min walk • CIBC 750 Lawrence is a two-tower office complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, built in the early 1980s. It is part of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's head office operations outside of Commerce Court and the main headquarters of CIBC Credit Card Services, including Visa call centres and Visa operations.
2.5 miNW
Library
York University Libraries, Toronto
65 min walk • York University Libraries is the library system of York University in Toronto, Ontario. The four main libraries and one archives contain more than 2,500,000 volumes.