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 Bayview Arena Bike Park for 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.
Public Schedule
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 a.m. – noon | Open | Closed | Open | Closed | Open | Closed | Closed |
| Noon – 12:30 p.m. | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 a.m. – noon | Open | Closed | Open | Closed | Open | Closed | Open |
| Noon – 12:30 p.m. | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
Crothers Woods
- 27 Redway Rd.
- See Crothers Woods for 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 Sunnyside Bike Park for more information and rules
This park offers progressively difficult challenges and opportunities for off-road cycling skill building.
Difficulty Ratings
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.