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Toronto Islands

Toronto Islands

Via Ferrydocks at 9 Queen’s Quay W
(416) 397-2628

A waterfront picnic park made up of several islands with tourist features such as the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, Franklin Children’s Garden and Centreville.

Recreation Facilities

Volleyball nets, beaches, boat and bike rentals, restaurants, cafes and snack bars, Far Enough Farm, Centreville Amusement Area, wading pools, tennis courts, softball diamonds, disc golf course, and public boat moorings.

How to get there

Ferries to the Toronto Islands leave from the Ferrydocks at 9 Queen’s Quay W which is located south of Queen’s Quay between Yonge Street and Bay Street




Boating couple

Centre Island is between Hanlan's Point and Ward's Island. A carriage route along the peninsula connecting the mainland to Gibraltar Point Lighthouse later evolved into Lake Shore Avenue, the main east-west axis along Centre Island. By the late 1800's, many of Toronto's wealthiest families built beautiful Victorian summer homes along Lake Shore Avenue, east from Manitou Road to Ward's Island.

In 1884, construction of an Anglican church, St. Andrew-by-the-Lake, was directed by Archbishop Sweatman. Four years later Island Park was established on land previously occupied by the Mead Hotel, and has continued to offer an impressive panoramic view of downtown Toronto ever since.

Two distinctive bridges, still in use today, were built to accommodate the increase in traffic along the central north-south axis as the Centre Island Ferry, operated by the Toronto Ferry Company, became more popular. The Manitou Road bridge (1912) replaced an old wooden bridge and the Olympic Island bridge (1914) was built to link Olympic Island with Island Park.

Park Facilities

  • 2 fully accessible washrooms
  • 2 fully accessible washroom-change rooms
  • 1 washroom and 1 washroom-change room
  • 18 drinking fountains
  • 10 water taps
  • 21 picnic areas with 6 fire pits
  • 2 First Aid stations

Food, recreation and fun

  • 4 snack bars (seasonal operation)
  • Carousel Cafe and Island Paradise Restaurant, licensed (416-363-0496)
  • bicycle rental (416-203-0009)
  • boat rental (311)
  • Centreville Amusement Area and Far Enough Farm
  • Toronto Islands Marina
  • serviced public boat moorings (48-hour limit)
  • Historic Tram Tour (June-September)
  • 1 wading pool
  • 2 splash pads
  • Allan A. Lamport Regatta Course on Long Pond
  • The Island Church (non-denominational)
  • Avenue of the Islands Gardens
  • Franklin Children's Garden
  • Royal Canadian Yacht Club (private)
  • public phones on Centre and Ward's Island
  • frisbee golf course
  • Toronto Islands Recreation Ropes Challenge Course
  • Toronto Islands Natural Science School
  • 1.11 kilometres from Island Filtration Plant to boardwalk
  • 1.68 kilometres from boardwalk to Ward's Island Ferry Dock
  • 0.76 kilometres from Centre Island Ferry Dock to Lookout Pier