Humber Marshes — Attraction in Toronto

This is an awesome place to go for a paddle right in the middle of Toronto. There's a large parking lot and a convenient boat launch area. The Humber River here is well preserved and you can see all types of wildlife, including a number of waterfowl. It takes about an hour to paddle down to lake Ontario and back, and the current isn't strong so paddling is a breeze. You can also paddle north a short distance to Bloor Street but after that it gets too shallow to continue. It's one of the few good places to canoe within the city of Toronto -...

One of my favorite local spots to paddle, close to the city, nice amount of wildlife and not too much traffic this time of year.

I normally get in at the Humber boat put in but there are a few spots along the river from old mill to the lake itself.

Be careful on windy days of venturing too far into the lake if you are not experienced.

People have fires at the mouth of river but police will shut it down if they catch you, hasn't stopped...

Great place to enjoy nature, just steps from the TTC. Walk, cycle, or paddle your way around. Yesterday we saw electric blue dragonflies, painted turtles, ducks, geese, swans, cormorants, grey, blue, and white herons. A friendly man in another boat even pointed out two beautiful Black Crowned Night Herons. This stretch of the river is easily accessible by car (free parking!), and is just minutes from Old Mill Station. I highly...