Toronto's Waterfront

I recently found myself travelling to Etobicoke for work and later that day to neighbouring Mississauga. Last year, I had a client working out this way as well and while driving around, I discovered that there are some amazing waterfront parks!

In fact, there are no high rises along the waterfront in this part of Toronto and into Mississauga. Just some quiet, established neighbourhoods with lots of trees.

The first of these parks is the Marie Curtis Park . This is the last park along the Toronto waterfront before you head into Mississauga.

I grew up in Windsor, Ontario and the waterfront in Windsor is fantastic. It's pretty much one long park and I remember riding my bike along the trail during those muggy summer afternoons Windsor is famous for. When I moved to Toronto, I didn't feel that the waterfront here had the same feel. Sure we have the boardwalk in the Beaches and Ashbridge's Bay and Sunnyside Beach and the park at Humber Bay but my point is that to get to these parks, you have to cross some very busy streets. Not very friendly towards pedestrians and cyclists.

What I noticed about the waterfront in the far west end of Toronto and into Missiassauga is that the parks are just part of the neighbourhoods. Easy to access.

In fact, the Mississauga waterfront stretches for 15 miles starting from Marie Curtis Park and the Etobicoke Creek all the way to the Oakville Border - Joshua Creek.

So if you want to get away from the crowds, take a drive west and find some of the smaller waterfront parks in Mississauga and enjoy the beauty of Lake Ontario.