Marie Curtis Park — Attraction in Toronto

I went on a cloudy, rainy day as part of a stop over on a trip to just have a home-made lunch (so wasn't staying long), but was impressed. There were lots of picnic tables lined up in two rows that made for ample eating area. Although it was nice to eat in the open, there was no shelter in the event of rain. As we entered there was the playground to the right... Nice and big with colourful climbing and spinning structures, swings for many ages and slides. There was a covered sand area (possibly 5' x 5') and many Adirondack chairs arranged in pairs under a metal umbrella. Under a huge nearby tree which provided shade and shelter, was a bench were I sat to watch the children play. The washrooms were a short walk connected to the playground by a paved path. Adjacently to the playground, were the splash pad and wading pool. The wading pool was not filled because of the time of year, June 5. The splash pad did come on, however. The park is well maintained. Up ahead, on the right is a parking lot and beyond that is water where some swans were. There are walking paths you can take. Not far ahead I could see the lake, lifeguard station, and two more buildings (not sure what there were for). I stayed in the picnic/eating area and playground side and was already impressed, and that was on a rainy day! I know there are a lot to explore and things to see, but didn't have the time. I gave four stars because there was no shelter for the...

Used to be one of my Fave Toronto water spots to run to, but alot of others have been filling this spot up and with construction & environmental restorations happening throughout, its become over-populated for me and a hassle to find parking on the weekends.

Also, I'm very 420-Friendly when I'm chilling at the waterside so it made me uncomfortable with all the families and Younglings around and very near. But respectfully, I was mindful of them and opted to walk all the way back to the parking lot to take my smoke break then came back to chill. Overall park cleaniness is 4 but can go to a 3.5 simply due to sheer volume of people coming on the weekends. Otherwise, its great for the kiddos with their re-vamped water park, wading pool and playground area. Also nice for the Nannys and parents to be able to keep an eye on their kiddos from the several Muskoka chairs with umbrellas set up throughout the playground. They recently upgraded the boardwalk and partitioned the beach while providing a life guard now. On this particular day, there was a heavy rainfall the day before so were we immediately advised by the lifeguard that the waters were not ideal for swimming this day.

Despite all the ppl, still 1 of my Fave local water spots to hit...also helps that just off of Lakeshore before driving into the park, there is a great selection of local eats and ice cream 😃 -Vega, empanadas, burgers, fish & chips...this neighbourhood has...

Well maintained. Little crowded. But one of the main problem is the parking. Looks like it a city's hot spot to make money out of parking

They block off the whole side street with no parking sign ( which I don't find a reason to block them off). They make other streets with no parking as well. And then they have limited parking while is not enough to accommodate the people in the park.

And here is the interesting part. The city have employed a full time parking enforcement to be just there to ticket people. And during my stay there for 6 hours I saw 3 cars being towed from the parks parking. I don't think it's a fair game. I understand people should not park where there is no parking but I don't think it's that of a serious issue that they need to be towed I mean its not that it's blocking any emergency service and or that it's blocking the traffic.

Again, it's a hot spot for the city to make money. So if you want to enjoy a park with water front access, you better walk to the park or talk to your city councillor.

Poor people came out to spent some time after the long lockdown and it's socks to have their cars...