– Rouge Park is currently the largest near-urban park in North America, at over 47 square kilometers. Located in York and Durham Regions and City of Toronto from Lake Ontario to 16th Avenue, it has 6 developed trails with guided hikes 7 times a week by certified hike leaders.

– The park has a rich diversity of natural and cultural heritage resources, including: a rare Carolinian forest; numerous species at risk; a national historic site; geological outcrops from the inter-glacial age that are internationally significant; and, with evidence of human history dating back over 10,000 years, including some of Canada’s oldest known Aboriginal historic sites and villages.