Humber Bay Park is actually two parks divided into an east and west portion joined together by a pedestrian bridge of unusual design. This park is located west of Downtown Toronto on two spits that straddle the outflow from Mimico Creek. This cache is on the East spit overlooking a favoured anchoring spot for local boaters - called Mendoza Bay after the once famous steak house that was across the bay where a new condo tower is going up.
Here you will find a picnic table and a wooden deck overlooking the bay. Just a bit further along the path, on the West side you will find another deck with an outlook over a pond with a great view of the local and migratory birds.
Just over 5 million cubic metres of lake fill were used to create the park which was opened in the summer of 1984. There are ongoing projects at the park to restore habitat, including planting shrubs and trees and establishing meadows of wildflowers, habitat for warm-water fish, a butterfly habitat and wetlands.
Amenities include walking trails, picnic areas, a playground and beachfront. There is also a pond for fly casting, RC sailboats, plus a wheelchair accessible fishing pier. The west park features an historic lighthouse. In addition to all of the above, Humber Bay Park also provides some spectacular views towards Downtown Toronto.
(CITO would be appreciated as sometimes the local youths have a party here but leave some garbage behind.)
