Dog Walking : TRCA

TRCA parks offer a variety of places for you and you best friend to play the day away.

Dog Walking

Pets are permitted at most Toronto and Region Conservation areas; however, for the safety and enjoyment of everyone, we do insist that:

Pets are kept on a leash at all times.
Owners clean up after their pets.
Pets are not allowed in the visitors centre.

Click here to view our Policy for Managing Domestic Animal

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Off leash areas available at the following TRCA locations:

Town	Name of Park & Location	Additional Information
Markham	Miller Ave Dog Off-Leash Park Miller Ave and Rodick Rd	The Miller Avenue Off-Leash Association - The Town of Markham - Dog Off-Leash Area
Toronto, North	Burk Ravine Beside Sunnybrook Park	People, Dogs and Parks Off-Leash Parks Listing
Toronto and East York	Allan Gardens 160 Gerrard Street East, Gerrard & Jarvis Street
	Bickford Park 400 Grace Street at Harbord Street
	Cassels Ave Playground 69 Cassels Avenue at Brookside Avenue
	Cawartha Square 519 Church Street at Wellesley Street East
	Cedarvale Ravine 1611 Bathurst Street at Lonsdale Road
	Clarke Beach Park at the foot of Cherry Street
	David Crombie Park 131 to 171 The Esplanade at Lower Sherbourne Street
	Don Valley Brickworks 550 Bayview Avenue
	Eastern Beaches RC Harris plant west to Lakeshore Blvd. and Coxwell Avenue	(Winter - South of Snow Fencing); avoid BLUE FLAG SIGNAGE AREAS.
	Greenwood Park 150 Greenwood Avenue at Dundas Street East
	Hideaway Park 23 Audley Avenue
	Hillcrest Park 950 Davenport Road at Christie
	Kew Gardens 2075 Queen Street East at Lee Avenue At the foot of Lee Avenue, on the beach delineated by fencing
	Monarch Park 115 Hanson Street at CNR tracks
	Norwood Park 16 Norwood Road, Woodbine & Gerrard Street
	Oakcrest Park 30 Oakcrest Avenue at Woodbine Avenue
	Park Drive Reservation Lands 200 Park Drive at Mt. Pleasant Road
	Ramsden Park 215 Avenue Road
	Riverdale Park West 375 Sumach Street at Carlton Street Lower playing fields, southeast of Riverdale Farm
	Sherwood Park 1200 Mt. Pleasant Road at Sherwood Avenue
	South Stanley Park 845 King Street West at Adelaide
	Trinity Bellwoods Park 790 Queen Street West at Shaw Street
	Vermont Square 819 Palmerston Avenue (Bathurst & Dupont area)
	Wildwood Crescent Playground 110 Wildwood Crescent (Gerrard & Woodbine area)
	Withrow Park 725 Logan Avenue at Danforth Avenue
	Woburn Park Bathurst off of Cranbrooke Drive	Northwest section of the park. This area is fenced off.
Etobicoke and York	Don Russell Memorial Park Birmingham Street at Faustina Drive
	High Park (designated area) 1873 Bloor Street West at Parkside Drive
	Rennie Park 140 Ellis Avenue
Ajax	Greenwood Conservation Area Church St. North of Taunton Rd	This area is located in the northwest corner of Greenwood Conservation area. It was formerly a gravel pit, a large area with lots of running room, partially fenced. Has parking.
Ajax	Westney Off-Leash Westney Road and Clements Road West	Hours: 24, parking: yes. Located on the north west corner of Westney Road and Clements Road. Two areas for dogs to play Off-Leash. Partially fenced.
Bolton/Caledon	Caledon Animal Shelter Off-Leash Park Coleraine Drive (just south of Healey Road), Bolton, Ontario	5 acres, dogs must be fixed and registered.
Mississauga	Garnetwood Park Burnhamthorpe Road East, east of Pony Trail Drive	Fenced. Has tables, benches, parking and waste dispensers.
	Jack Darling Park Lakeshore Road and Clarkson Road (west of Lorne Park Road)	Hours are 7-9 Winter, 7-11 Summer. Fenced, tables, waste bag dispensers, handicapped access, parking and restrooms. Highly recommended.
	Lakeside Off-Leash Park	Closes at 11pm, fenced, tables, waste bags.
	Totoredaca Meadowvale Blvd, west of Mississauga Road, south of Steeles Ave on Heritage Road and north of Meadowpines Blvd.	24 Hours, fenced, tables, benches, wheelchair access, parking.
	Quenippenon Meadows West side of Erin Mills Parkway, just north of Erin Centre Drive
	Etobicoke Valley Park Dundas Street and Southcreek Road. (south side, west of Hwy 427)
	Park 357 South end of Indian Trail Park, Eglinton Ave. W. and Kennedy Road (at 403 Hwy)	Hours are 7am-12pm, fenced, tables, parking.
Brampton	Chris Gibson Park McLaughlin Road North and Flowertown Ave. behind the Chris Gibson Recreation Centre	24 hours, fenced, benches, waste dispenser, parking. To get to the Off-Leash area, try to park at the east side parking lot. To get to the east side parking lot, from McLaughlin Road north, turn east at Denison Ave. Turn left at STOP sign. You can see the Off-Leash area from the parking lot.
	Bramalea Community Park Hwy 410 and Williams Pkwy	Fenced & parking. Highly recommended
	White Spruce Park West of Heart Lake Road, north of Bovaird and south of Sandalwood Parkway (just south of Esker Lake School) Follow the signs to the Off-Leash Area	Open 24 hours, fenced, benches, parking, waste dispensers.

Please note: Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Uxbridge and Pickering do not currently have Off-Leash areas. Please contact your municipality for more information.

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