How Many Dog Parks Are There in Toronto?

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Random fact time – Did you know that over 230,000 registered dogs are living in Toronto?

With so many dogs living in the city, it should come as no surprise that over the past decade, Toronto has worked on increasing the number of dog parks in the city too.

So how many dog parks are there in Toronto? As of 2024, there are over 70 dog parks in Toronto. However, that doesn’t mean that every single dog park is easily accessible to you just because you live in the city!

Toronto dog park map (70+ off-leash areas)

Toronto is a huge and sprawling city with hundreds of micro-neighborhoods and depending on where you live, some areas have more dog parks and off-leash than areas.

Here is a map of where all the 70 off-leash areas are located to help you find the right one for you.

Community council areas

When planning your next dog park adventure, it may also be easier to search for dog parks based on where you’ll be during the day. 

The City of Toronto has grouped the off-leash areas by the four Community Council Areas:

1. Etobicoke York
2. North York
3. Toronto / East York and
4. Scarborough

Not sure what part of Toronto you’re in?
Check out this map on the City of Toronto website to help you determine which region you fall into. 

Etobicoke York

There are 11 dog parks / off-leash areas in the Etobicoke York area:

1. Beresford Park
2. Colonel Samuel Smith Park
3. Don Russell Memorial Park
4. Earlscourt Park
5. High Park
6. Humber Bay Park West
7. King’s Mill Park
8. Marie Curtis Park
9. Raymore Park
10. Sir Casmir Gzowski Park
11. Woolner Park

North York

There are 10 dog parks / off-leash areas in the North York area:

1. Bayview Arena Park / Willowdale Off-Leash Area
2. Downsview Park / Dogsview Park
3. Earl Bales Dog Park
4. G. Ross Lord Dog Park
5. Linkwood Lane Park
6. Sandy Bruce Park
7. Sherwood Park
8. Sunnybrook Park
9. Woburn Park
10. Yonge and York Mills

Toronto/East York

There are 40 dog parks / off-leash areas in the Toronto / East York area:

1. Allan Gardens
2. Balmy Beach Park (Silverbirch Park)
3. Barbara Hall Park
4. Bickford Park
5. Bill Johnston Park
6. Cassels Avenue Playground
7. Cedarvale Park
8. Cherry Beach
9. Clarence Square
10. Coronation Park
11. Coxwell Ravine Park
12. Craigleigh Gardens
13. David Crombie Park
14. Don Valley Brick Works
15. Gerrard Carlaw Parkette
16. Grange Park
17. Greenwood Park
18. Hideaway park
19. Hillcrest Park
20. Kew Gardens
21. Merrill Bridge Road Park
22. Monarch Park
23. Norwood Park
24. Oakcrest Parkette
25. Orphan’s Green
26. Ramsden Park
27. Regent Park
28. Riverdale Park East
29. Riverdale Park West
30. Sir Winston Churchill Park
31. Sorauren Avenue Park
32. South Stanely Park
33. Stan Wadlow Park
34. St. Andrew’s Playground
35. Thompson Street Parkette
36. Trinity Bellwoods Park
37. Vermont Square Park
38. Wildwood Crescent Playground
39. Withrow Park
40. Wychwood Barns Park

Scarborough

There are 9 off-leash / dog parks in the Scarborough Area:

1. Botany Hill Park
2. Colonel Danforth Park
3. Confederation Park
4. Frank Faubert Wood Lot (Hand of God Park)
5. L’Amoreaux
6. McCowan Park
7. Scarborough Heights Park
8. Thomson Memorial Park
9. Warden Woods Park

Visiting Scarborough Bluffs?
Not every part of Scarborough Bluffs is dog-friendly!

Toronto off-leash dog beaches

Technically all beaches in Toronto are (kind of) dog-friendly as long as your pup is on a leash during a certain part of the year. But very few of them allow dogs off-leash.

Cherry beach allows dogs off-leash yearound in the designated off-leash area and there are 2 beaches in Toronto that are open to off-leash play from November 1 to March 31st.

Dogs are permitted off-leash below the snow fence line (from the fence to the beach) at Kew Balmy Beach and Woodbine Beach.

FAQ about Toronto dog parks