Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Rouge National Urban Park

When I think about National Parks, I picture mountains, forests, animals, beaches, absolutely nature in its most beautiful places, but while Canada's National Parks typically fits my view of National Parks, one is different as it is an Urban Park. What is an "Urban" Park, you ask? Well, I asked the same question and learned the following about Rouge National Urban Park . . .

• Rouge National Urban Park is located in the Greater Toronto Area and is North America's largest urban protected area.
• Covering 79 square kilometers (30 square miles), Rouge National Urban Park combines rich biodiversity, working farms, and 10,000 years of human history—all within a 45-minute drive from downtown Toronto.
• The park stretches from the Oak Ridges Moraine in Markham down to the shores of Lake Ontario.
• Rouge National Urban Park has more than 1,700 species of plants and animals, including rare forests and wetlands.

You will find my full post about Rouge National Urban Park at this link.