High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. High Park is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One-third of the park remains in a natural state, with a rare oak savannah ecology. High Park was opened to the public in 1876 and is based on a bequest of land from John George Howard to the City of Toronto. It spans 161 hectares and is the second-largest municipal park in Toronto, after Centennial Park.
High Park Hillside Gardens (2017)
The eastern ravine at High Park.
The central section of High Park includes a stretch of open habitat called the oak savannah.
North American beaver in the north part of Grenadier Pond
John George Howard was the official surveyor and civil engineer for the government of Toronto in Upper Canada and later Canada. He was also the first professional architect in Toronto. He designed numerous public, commercial and residential buildings during the 19th century. In addition, he was the principal donor of High Park to the people of Toronto.
Portrait of Howard in 1875
The tomb of John and Jemima Howard near their home, Colborne Lodge
Gravestone of John and Jemima Howard
John George Howard in front of the Toronto Court and Gaol (1835)
