Toogood Pond Park — Attraction in Markham

We came here for a nice walk and to see the fall leaves as they changed colour. It was the second second Saturday in October and today was a mix of clouds, sun and was a bit chilly. There was a few different walking trails to choose from and we choose the one that went around the pond. As you can see by the photos, the change of cloudy/cold to sunny/warm was a perfect fall day to share time with my grand daughter and family. This trail took about 1 hour and was perfect for us, we did take our time and to let our 2 year old grand daughter run/walk around and explore. She enjoyed it very much and kept everyone busy following her. There are 2 parking lots, 1 in the east side of the pond and other was at the South-West corner of it, closer to Main St. Parking was not too bad today but during busy days it can get full and spill out to the side roads/streets. There is burger and ice cream plece (east parking) here but I think it is closed for the season but the public washrooms are open. There are longer walking trails to choose from but maybe I will try one by myself and explore the surroundings. There were people fishing here but was not sure if there were doing catch and release fishing or not. I also came here during winter and it is also a great place to spend the...

The Toogood Pond Park area is beautiful especially in the fall. It is a nice walk around the Pond area over wooden bridges and into some marshland. Be careful where you step as there are geese still there and it is a nature trail. Once a year when the Unionville Festival is held, there is a great fireworks display over the pond on the Saturday night. It is well worth waiting for. People camp out surrounding the pond with picnic baskets and blankets. It is nice family ritual for the summer.Just near the Park is Unionville Main Street where there are restaurants and quaint gift shops. Some of the more interesting home furnishing places have left which is a pity - really enjoyed the larger store for Queen's Landing and the Niche Decor always had great stuff too.Main Street Unionville needs to add more retailers to keep the street somewhat like the Niagara-on-the-Lake town centre. That kind of ambience should be preserved in the Markham metropolitan.It is still a very popular spot for wedding and...

We parked at 280 Main Street. That’s the beginning of the park and where you’ll find the pond. And the washrooms. The washrooms don’t have any signs on the door. There is a lookout over the pond. We saw a man fishing. You can park at 218 Main Street but that’s a busier parking lot and it’s the end of the park. But closer to downtown Unionville. Parking is free. Lots of Canadian geese at the entrance. It’s a pretty clean and well groomed park. There’s benches and a few picnic tables. The park actually goes in a roundabout. We saw a double crested cormorant and four turtles in the pond. There were some mosquitoes out. But it’s a nice park with 2 lookouts.We did not see any play grounds. And dogs have to be leashed. I would definitely return. And the times saying that they are closed Saturday and Sunday is not correct. I went in a Saturday around 9:00am and I know someone who went on a Sunday. So those times need...