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Bickford Park
Categories: Active Life Parks Dog Parks Active Life Playgrounds Dog Parks, Playgrounds [Edit]
400 Grace StToronto, ON M6G 3A8
Neighbourhood: Bickford Park
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
6 reviews for Bickford Park
6 reviews in English
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Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
2/19/2011 2 photos
Bickford Park is not only a park that people and dogs enjoy during the warmer months. Even when it is freezing cold with tons of snow on the ground, it is a place for a day of family fun.
On my way to Linuxcaffe, I could hear screaming even before I turned the corner... The scream of JOY! Kids sliding down the slope in their toboggans. The slope is just perfect, not too steep but enough for a little thrill ride.. since Wonderland is still closed for winter and taking your kids to Bickford Park cost nothing! (maybe a hot chocolate and cookies at LinuxCaffe)
And of course some dogs loves running in the snow, chasing after kids in togoggans... but that's a different story...Listed in: Parks are Nice Open Space!
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Review from Vivek S.
11/13/2010 1 Check-in Here
I don't really like using words like "breathtaking" and "serene" and "dewy morning breeze" so I'll just summarize my feelings with an Englyn unodl:
Haven of games and play thou Bickford Park!
Stone's throw from LinuxCaffe,
Dogs in thy fallen leaves play,
With ease thou showeth the way.
There's not much else to say. Feel free to scatter my ashes here (when I'm dead).
Obligatory Title Pun: BICK of the litter.
Menu Readability: Just the breeze, yo.
Need to mention: This park is probably a mad wicked place to toboggan come winter.
What this place teaches me about myself: Is there anything Welsh shortform poetry can't do? -
Review from vivian v.
Aurora, ON
4/8/2009 ROTD 9/12/2009
I wish I could live near this park forever and I'm sure my dogs are in agreement with that. I've never met a bunch of friendlier people with their dogs. Trinity Bellwoods is great for the fact that there are plenty of dogs at any time, but one thing that it doesn't have is the friendships made among owners. For the first 6 months or so that I attended this park, I never knew a single person's name, but I knew everything about their dog and they knew everything about mine. Everyone is friendly and all the dogs are well socialized.
When I first adopted Zeus, I was scared to take him to the park with me as he was terrified of other dogs. He's blind and was always snapping at any other dog that would approach him out of fear, so when we first arrived, I had to take him with a muzzle on. But even with that, everyone was asking me about him and giving him so much affection. For the next few months, while Zeus adjusted to the idea of other dogs, everyone was very respectful and would keep their dogs from running up to him unexpectedly. And now? Zeus is running around and playing with every dog that tries to plays with him and hasn't snapped at anyone in months. I can't imagine having that same experience at any of the larger parks in the city.
Anyway, I digress. This park is perfect for any dog owners, I definitely recommend it to anyone in the area.Listed in: The Good, The Bad & The…, My Reviews Of The Days
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Review from Alejandro A.
Toronto, ON
11/27/2008
This park mirrors Christie Pitts, south of Bloor, but most people don't know about it because it's hidden behind the Bickford Centre (a Toronto District School Board school). It's (relatively) hidden location makes it a bit more of a private spot, and even though it's often filled with dogs and their owners (other way around?) it's a great spot to toss a Frisbee or lean against a tree and read a book.
On warm summer nights, I've occasionally seen a person or two sitting at benches, reading by the light of the lamp post, but it seems as though the lamps turn off at around 11pm. Annoying? Yes. Also at night, Bickford Park, like most parks at some point in the summer, is also home to groups of teenagers doing what teenagers do. They're usually polite and stay out of your way. -
Review from Emily T.
Toronto, ON
11/4/2008 3 photos
On any given day you will find the following at Bickford Park; kids and adults alike playing soccer or baseball, people running, picnicking, dogs and their owners using the off leash area for play and, me, observing it all! I love Bickford for many reasons; one of which being the hordes of pooches I can watch, which are my only outlet for pet-ownerism as my landlord doesn't allow animals...sigh....moving on...
The park itself, the way it is actually laid out is a great testament to its' use. It's basically like a large bowl; the street and walk-about path are situated above, allowing for great views of the entire park and the CN tower on a good day.
Having the park itself on the bottom allows for the dogs to run around off-leash without running off and gives the kiddies a safe place to get out their wiggles. A fun multi-use park in the warmer months, and an awesome, safe tobaggon hill in the winter! -
Review from Mike S.
Toronto, ON
11/21/2008
Bickford Park is one of many parks in Toronto, but to me it will always have a special place in my heart because it was there that I fell upon an impromptu baseball game. My friend and I were walking to get something to eat and we were cutting through Bickford on the way to Bloor Street. On the way, we found a bunch of twenty somethings standing around with gloves but only 6 people. They called out to us and asked if we wanted to play and there was little deliberation between the two of us, we decided to join and had a great time. I realize that this isn't going to happen every time I go to Bickford Park, but it is a wonderful slice of what life in Toronto is like. I couldn't tell you a single name of the guys I played with and when the game was over so was the friendship, but Toronto is a place where you can go anywhere and find someone to play with and that makes it a great city.
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