List of parks in Markham, Ontario

Parks in the city of Markham, Ontario are maintained by the Parks and Forestry Department under the Community & Fire Services Commission.

Usage[edit]

Most of the city parks are free, Milne Dam Conservation Area requires a fee during weekends. Most parks are closed from 12 midnight to 5am to discourage loitering. Garbage and recycling containers are available at most parks, while portable toilets are found in parks with ball or sports facilities. They are maintained by the city staff, but there is expectations users maybe asked to keep the park clean. Signage in old parks are wood and are being in process of being replaced with newer metal signs.

History[edit]

Markham's park system emerged mostly in the latter part of the 20th century (earliest parks emerged during the 1960s and 1970s in Thornhill but Morgan Park in Markham Village evolved from 1924 to 1957) as it emerged into a suburban community. Parks are adding during the development of newer residential areas.

List of parks[edit]

Most parks are named for their respective neighbourhoods, while some are named for notable individuals or family names linked to Markham's past.

Aldergrove Park
Alfred Patterson Pond
Amber Glen Park
Annswell Park
Appleview Parkette
Armadale Park
Armstrong Park
Arthur Lismer Park
Ashton Meadows Park
Austin Drive Park
Bayview Glen Park
Bayview Reservoir Park
Beaupre Park
Benjamin Thorne Park - mill owner and namesake of Thornhill, Ontario
Billingsley Woodlot
Bishop's Cross Park
Black Walnut Park
Brando Park
Bur Oak Park
Calvert Park
Cakebread Park
Carlton Park
Carolyn Clements Park - named for Carolyn Clements, a resident known for preserving heritage homes^[1]
Castlemore Park
Cathedral (King David) Park
Cedar Valley
Cedar Wood Splash Park
Centennial Park
Charlie Clifford Park
Charing Cross Parkette
Charity Crescent Park
Circlewood Park
Clark Young Woods
Cobblehill Parkette
Coledale Park
Coppard Park
Cornell Parkette
Cornell Rouge Woods Park
Crosby Memorial Park
Dalton Parkette
Denison Park
Don Valley Park
Elson Park - named for former councillor Miles Elson
Featherstone Park
Ferrah Park
Fieldside Parkette
Fincham Park
Forsters Commons
Franklin Carmichael Park
Frederick Bagg Park
German Mills Settlers Park
Gordon Weeden Park
Grand Cornell Park
Grandview Park
Greensborough Town Centre
Harvest Gate Park
Harvest Moon Park
Harold Humprhreys Park
Highgate Park
Hillmount Park
Honsberger Field (John Honsberger Field) - local area lawyer
Hughson Park
Huntington Park
Leighland Park
Lloyd Robertson Park - named for Lloyd Robertson, local area resident and former CTV journalist^[2]
James Edward Park
John Button Waterway - founder of Buttonville, Ontario
John Daniels Park
Johnsview Park
Macrill Crescent Pond
Maple Valley Park
Markham Civic Centre
McCowan Freeman Parkette - local RCAF Pilot WO Alexander McCowan Freeman, died during World War II
Middlefield Corners
Milliken Mills Park
Milne Dam Conservation Park
Milton Fierheller Park
Mintleaf Park
Monarch Park
Morgan Park - opened as Rose Garden (Test Plot) in 1924 and closed in 1957 for Lions Club Pool^[3]
Morning Dove Square
Mossy Stone Park
Mount Joy Park
Orchard View Park
Paddock Park
Paramount Park
Personna Park
Pioneer Park
Pomona Mills Park
Proctor Park
Quantztown Park
Randall Park
Raybeck Park
Raymerville Woodlot
Reesor Park - named for the Reesor family
Riseborough Park
Riverwalk Park
Rough Valley Park
Roxbury Park
Roy Rainey Park
Royal Orchard Park
Shania Johnston Parkette - local girl who died from cancer
Sherwood Estates Park
Simonston Park
Sir Robert Watson Watt Park
Springdale Park
Stalmaster Park
Stargell Park
Starhill Parkette
Summerdale Park
Swan Lake Park
Tomlinson Park
Toogood Park
Upper Cornell Park
Valley View Park
Victoria Square Park
Village Park
Wilclay Park
Willowheights Park
Wismer Park
Woodland Park

Others[edit]

Rouge Park was a regional park that has sections within Markham managed by York Region and TRCA from 1995 to 2015. Bob Hunter Memorial Park is located in Markham and is part of the Rouge system. The park along with sections in Toronto, as well as some parts of the Pickering Airport from Transport Canada were transferred to Parks Canada to form the Rouge National Urban Park in 2015.