r/askTO • u/yigslistens • 21h ago

Fields

Hi, I'm looking to see if anyone knows of any open, empty fields in Toronto to just be alone and frolic in, preferably in Etobicoke. I was tempted to go into those huge fields blocked by Hydro One, but I know better lol.

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u/nn_shutter 21h ago

Be wary of ticks

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u/istg 21h ago

Hydro fields are safe. Just stay off equipment.

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u/yigslistens 8h ago

That's what I thought. I just heard it'd be trespassing.

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u/istg 6h ago

Somewhere like this is safe and ok to go. I've done it for 30 ish years. https://maps.app.goo.gl/KLWvCxq36DFyELiYA

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u/AccomplishedBison369 21h ago

Tick city. They seem to be bad this year.

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u/_indelible 21h ago

A lot of schools have big fields for recess/sports... Obviously don't go there during school hours.

I love walking in Home Smith Park as there are big lawns on the west side of the Humber river. Not sure if those are 'fields' but they're definitely lawns haha.

Also not a field but Humber Bay Park East just opened after extensive renovations. It's lovely to sit by the water and watch the waves go by. There are benches or you can sit on or the retaining wall (boulders).

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u/almostcurly 20h ago

It's July, there isn't school hours

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u/Vegemite-Sandwich901 15h ago

Lots (though not all) schools have daycamps.

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u/Aurey 21h ago

Hydro corridors are usually big fields of nobody

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u/darylandme 15h ago

You can try the sport fields behind the Etobicoke school of the arts on Royal York. It’s usually empty other than the occasional dog walker

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u/U2brrr 14h ago

This would be a less tick-y option 

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u/stoneyzepplin 15h ago

Ticks!!!!

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u/spreekles 14h ago

Marie Curtis park but the Mississauga side