Leashless

62 of the region's 178 off-leash areas have wood chips, gravel, sand or turf underfoot. 84 more don't have the surface recorded yet, so this list may grow. Less mud in the wet months. This goes by the surface the city records for the off-leash area itself, not its paths.

Showing 62 of 62

  1. Burlington · Bayview Park

    Bayview Park Leash-Free Area

    • Fence not recorded
    • All-weather ground
    Grass · Wood chips7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily (City park hours)
  2. Burlington · Central Park

    Central Park Leash-Free Area

    • Fence not recorded
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chips7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily (City park hours)
  3. Burlington · Colin Alton Parkette

    Colin Alton Parkette Leash-Free Area

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • Double-gated
    • All-weather ground
    Wood chips7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily (City park hours)
  4. Burlington · Norton Community Park

    Norton Community Park Leash-Free Area

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chipsSize 4,400 m²7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily (City park hours)
  5. Burlington · Roly Bird Park

    Roly Bird Park Leash-Free Area

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    Wood chipsSize 1,400 m²7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily (City park hours)
  6. Halton Hills · Cedarvale Park

    Cedarvale Park Leash Free Area

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    Grass · Wood chipsSize 2,800 m²6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily
  7. King · Tasca Park

    Tasca Park Off-Leash Dog Park (Nobleton Dog Park)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    Grass · Wood chips
  8. Newmarket

    Global Pet Foods Dog Park (Newmarket Dog Park)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • Double-gated
    • All-weather ground
    • Shade
    Wood chips
  9. Oshawa · Cordova Valley Park

    Cordova Valley Park Off-Leash Area

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    Grass · Wood chipsSize 3,100 m²
  10. Toronto

    Aitken Place Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    Gravel · TurfSize 200 m²
  11. Toronto

    Albert Campbell Square

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    TurfSize 100 m²
  12. Toronto

    Allan Gardens

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    SandSize 2,700 m²5:30 a.m. to midnight
  13. Toronto

    Baird Park

    Temporarily closed
    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chipsSize 900 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  14. Toronto

    Balmy Beach Park

    • Not fenced
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    SandSize 1.4 ha
  15. Toronto

    Barbara Hall Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 1,000 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  16. Toronto

    Bayview Arena Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 2,600 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  17. Toronto

    Bickford Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    GravelSize 2,300 m²6 a.m. to midnight
  18. Toronto

    Bill Johnston Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    SandSize 800 m²
  19. Toronto

    Breadalbane Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    TurfSize 1,000 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  20. Toronto

    Canoe Landing

    Temporarily closed
    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    Wood chipsSize 500 m²
  21. Toronto

    Cherry Beach/Clarke Beach Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Gravel · SandSize 3.9 ha6 a.m. to midnight
  22. Toronto

    Clarence Square Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 2,000 m²6 a.m. to midnight
  23. Toronto

    Colonel Danforth Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    GravelSize 3,500 m²6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  24. Toronto

    Confederation Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 3,700 m²
  25. Toronto

    Coronation Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chipsSize 6,000 m²7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  26. Toronto

    Coxwell Ravine Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 1,000 m²6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  27. Toronto

    Earlscourt Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chipsSize 1,800 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  28. Toronto

    Gerrard - Carlaw Parkette

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    Wood chipsSize 1,900 m²7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  29. Toronto

    Grand Avenue Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    SandSize 700 m²
  30. Toronto

    Grange Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chipsSize 600 m²
  31. Toronto

    Greenwood Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Grass · TurfSize 2,600 m²
  32. Toronto

    Hideaway Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 500 m²7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  33. Toronto

    High Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Shade
    • Washroom nearby
    SandSize 3.2 ha
  34. Toronto

    Humber Bay Park West

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Grass · Wood chips · DirtSize 6,200 m²6 a.m. to midnight
  35. Toronto

    Huron Street Playground

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    TurfSize 300 m²
  36. Toronto

    Joseph Tough Park

    • Not fenced
    • All-weather ground
    Gravel
  37. Toronto

    Kew Gardens

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    SandSize 2.1 ha
  38. Toronto

    Love Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    TurfSize 200 m²
  39. Toronto

    Marie Curtis Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    SandSize 4,800 m²6 a.m. to midnight
  40. Toronto

    Merrill Bridge Road Park

    • Not fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    Grass · Wood chipsSize 5,000 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  41. Toronto

    Norwood Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    SandSize 1,700 m²
  42. Toronto

    Orphan's Green

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    Wood chipsSize 1,700 m²6 a.m. to midnight
  43. Toronto

    Osler Playground

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    Wood chips
  44. Toronto

    Ramsden Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chipsSize 2,400 m²7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  45. Toronto

    Raymore Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 2,800 m²7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  46. Toronto

    Regent Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 800 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  47. Toronto

    Sandy Bruce Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    Wood chipsSize 2,400 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  48. Toronto

    Scarborough Heights Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    Grass · Wood chipsSize 2,500 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  49. Toronto

    Sir Casimir Czowski Park

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    GravelSize 1,700 m²6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  50. Toronto

    Sir Winston Churchill Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    SandSize 1,800 m²6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  51. Toronto

    Sorauren Avenue Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    GravelSize 1,600 m²6 a.m. to midnight
  52. Toronto

    St. Andrew's Playground

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    TurfSize 900 m²6 a.m. to midnight
  53. Toronto

    Stan Wadlow Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chipsSize 2,200 m²6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  54. Toronto

    Stanley Park South

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    GravelSize 2,200 m²6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  55. Toronto

    Thompson Street Parkette

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 900 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  56. Toronto

    Warden Woods Parks

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    SandSize 1,600 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  57. Toronto

    Wildwood Crescent Playground

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    Wood chipsSize 1,500 m²
  58. Toronto

    Withrow Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chipsSize 4,400 m²
  59. Toronto

    Woburn Park - North York

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 500 m²7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  60. Toronto

    Wychwood Barns Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 1,200 m²Tuesday to Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to noon and 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday and Monday: 10 a.m. to noon and 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. (closed daily noon to 3 p.m.)
  61. Toronto

    Yonge and York Mills

    • Fenced
    • All-weather ground
    • Shade
    Grass · Wood chipsSize 1,900 m²6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  62. Toronto

    Zorra Park

    • Fenced
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Shade
    Wood chipsSize 1,200 m²

Questions

Good to know.

Which all-weather dog parks are there in the Greater Toronto Area?

Bayview Park Leash-Free Area, Central Park Leash-Free Area, Colin Alton Parkette Leash-Free Area, Norton Community Park Leash-Free Area, Roly Bird Park Leash-Free Area, Cedarvale Park Leash Free Area, Tasca Park Off-Leash Dog Park, Global Pet Foods Dog Park, Cordova Valley Park Off-Leash Area, Aitken Place Park, Albert Campbell Square and Allan Gardens, plus 50 more on the map above.

What's the biggest of them?

Cherry Beach/Clarke Beach Park, at about 3.9 ha.

Where does this come from?

Each park's details come from its city, regional district or park board, and every park page links the source. Posted signs at the park always take priority.

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