Skateboarding, BMX & Mountain Biking

With 14 outdoor and two indoor skateparks, plus four bike parks and one challenging shared-use natural trail to choose from, there are a lot of adventures in the city for skateboarders and bike riders of all levels!

Instructional programs, camps, and drop-in opportunities are offered at several community centres and skateboard parks. Search the FUN Guide to find a program near you.

Parks are either all skill level or beginner to intermediate skill level

All Skill Levels

Ashbridges Bay Skatepark

1420 Lake Shore Blvd E, along the beach boardwalk on the south side of Lakeshore Blvd. E.
Washroom at Woodbine Bathing Station

Ashbridges Bay skatepark is Toronto’s largest skatepark. It’s a plaza-style street skatepark, with ledges, banks, stairs, rails, hubbas, gaps, and granite-capped ledges. The skatepark also has an 11’ deep kidney bowl with pool coping and a stair channel.

Ellesmere Skatepark

20 Canadian Rd.
Washrooms available at Ellesmere Community Centre during operating hours

Concrete community skatepark with a mix of street and transition features. A central flow area is surrounded by an outer ring filled with quarter pipes, ledges, banks, stairs, rails, hubbas and manual pads.

Vanderhoof Skatepark

135 Vanderhoof Ave.
No washrooms onsite

Vanderhoof skatepark has a large U-shaped bowl, with a long 5′ shallow-end mini-ramp curving into a 9′ deep-end bowl, with several extensions, pool coping in the deep-end and a challenging over-vert cradle. The skatepark also includes a basic street area with a bank, long ledge and manual pad, and a small kicker to stairs and hubba.

Beginner to Intermediate

Cummer Skatepark

6000 Leslie St.
Washrooms available at Cummer Park Community Centre during operating hours

Concrete community skatepark with banks, ledges, rails, a pyramid and small bowl.

Dufferin Grove Skatepark

875 Dufferin Park Ave., (northwest corner of Dufferin Grove Park)
Open spring to fall, dawn to dusk.
Washrooms available at adjacent Dufferin Grove Park Clubhouse during operating hours

Small community skatepark on smooth concrete ground featuring wooden elements that are redesigned and rebuilt annually by local skateboarders. The layout changes every year, but usually includes several ledges, manual pads, kickers and a quarterpipe.

Dunbat Skatepark

275 Bathurst St.
Open spring to fall, lights on until 11 pm.
Washrooms available at Scadding Court Community Centre during operating hours

Community skatepark on smooth concrete featuring wooden elements that are redesigned and rebuilt annually by local skateboarders. The layout changes every year, but usually includes several ledges, manual pads, banks and a 5′ mini ramp.

East York Skatepark

373 Cedarvale Ave.
Washrooms available at Stan Wadlow Clubhouse during operating hours

Concrete community skatepark, designed with input from the local East York youth group. Includes a street plaza style area and a tight 5’ figure-eight bowl. The street area consists of a ‘Pier 7’ manual pad, multiple stair-sets, several larger stairs, rails, ledges, hubbas, a long ‘Wave’ banked ledge and two granite-capped ledges.

Eighth Street Skatepark

160 Eighth St.
No washrooms onsite

Concrete community skatepark with a mix of flow and street, with a tight 5’ peanut-shaped bowl. This skatepark includes various-sized quarter pipes, banks, stairs, rails, ledges, manual pads and granite-capped hubbas.

Lawrence Heights Skatepark

640 Lawrence Ave. W. (next to John Polanyi School)
Washrooms available at Lawrence Heights Community Centre during operating hours

Modular community skatepark featuring various ledges, rails, banks, quarter pipes and a mini-halfpipe on an asphalt slab.

Port Union Skatepark

5450 Lawrence Ave. E.
Washrooms available Port Union Community Centre during operating hours

Also known as Crossroads Skatepark, this is a concrete community skatepark with a variety of banks, ledges, rails, hubbas, manual pads, a funbox and small ¾ bowl.

Smithfield Skatepark

175 Mount Olive Dr.
Washrooms available at Smithfield Park Outdoor Pool during operating hours

Modular skate spot featuring various ledges, rails, banks, quarter pipes and a spine-ramp on an asphalt slab.

Underpass Skatepark

Under Eastern Avenue overpass, located under the bridge south of King St. E., access off St. Lawrence St.
No washrooms onsite

Modular community skatepark located beneath an overpass, which provides a sanctuary from the elements. Includes various pre-fabricated ledges and manual pads, rails and some small banks, set on a concrete pad.

Weston Lions Skatepark

2125 Lawrence Ave. West
Washrooms available at the nearby arena during open hours.

Weston Lions is a modular community skatepark featuring various ledges, rails, banks, quarter pipes and a spine-ramp on an asphalt slab.

West Lodge Skatepark

165 Lansdowne Ave.
No washrooms onsite.

A small concrete skate spot with a few ramps and ledges.

These skateparks are all Beginner to Intermediate.

Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre

870 Queen St. E.
Phone: 416-392-0751
Youth ages 13 to 24
Open fall, winter and spring:
- Wednesdays 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturdays 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Washrooms available onsite

This drop-in skateboarding spot has wooden and prefabricated ramps, rails and ledges on linoleum tiled gymnasium floor.

Malvern Recreation Centre

30 Sewells Rd.
Phone: 416-396-4054
Open summer:
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Washrooms available onsite

This drop-in skateboarding is set up on a drained ice rink with wooden and prefabricated ramps, rails and ledges.

There is an active youth advisory council at this skatepark that played a key role in initiating this skateboarding opportunity.

Phil White Arena

443 Arlington Ave.
Phone: 416-394-2734
Open summer:
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Tuesday and Thursday: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Washrooms available onsite.

This seasonal, drop-in skatepark is set up on a drained ice rink with wooden and prefabricated ramps, rails and ledges.

All locations are easily accessible by TTC.

Bayview Arena Bike Park

3230 Bayview Ave. (behind the Bayview Arena)
Open from dawn to dusk
Parking is available at the Bayview Arena
See more information

This is a 3000 square metre park with a series of dirt jumps, berms, and tabletops accessible to riders with various skills and experience.

Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre

165 Centennial Park Blvd.
Open dawn to dusk, May 2 to October 31 (weather permitting)
Contact Hollycrest Community Centre to learn about the BMX Summer Specialty Camp

This park has a compact, closed-loop design filled with challenging jumps. It has four straightaways, three banked turns, one five metre start ramp and one eight metre start ramp.

July 30 – September 30, 2018

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Open	Closed	Open	Closed	Open	Closed	Open
12 – 12:30 p.m.	Track Maintenance
12:30 – 4:30 p.m.	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
4:30 – 5 p.m.	Track Maintenance
5 – 8 p.m.	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open

Crothers Woods

27 Redway Rd.
See more information

Crothers Woods offers approximately 9 km of multi-use, one-metre wide dirt trails with some steep sections. These are rated as intermediate level trails. Share the trails! This spot is popular with pedestrians.

Sunnyside Bike Park

3 Ellis Ave. (Lake Shore Blvd West and Ellis Ave.)
Open from dawn to dusk
No parking available onsite – roundabout for pick-up/drop-off
See more information and rules

This park offers progressively difficult challenges and opportunities for off-road cycling skill building.

Difficulty Ratings

blue square with white wave — More Difficult

Wallace Emerson BMX Park

1260 Dufferin St. (in Wallace Emerson Park)
Open from sunrise to 9 p.m. daily
Drop-in supervised BMX rides four nights/week excluding holidays
This park has programming from May to October
No parking available onsite

The BMX Park at Wallace Emerson Park features a 500-foot, single-track dirt trail, a beginner-level pump track and metal intermediate/advanced-level ramps.