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    Darlington Provincial Park

    3.5 (10 reviews)

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    You pay for parking at the entrance, check their website because fees vary according to time of year.
    Colanie B.

    Perfect for large group picnics! There are 4 large picnic sites that you can rent. "Darlington has four large day-use areas equipped with picnic tables, barbecues, water taps and washroom facilities. Three of the day-use areas have picnic shelters which are available for rent" (quoted from the park's website). It's less than an hour away from Toronto going southwest along the coastline. If it's a holiday you must leave at least by 7 am to beat the traffic otherwise it will take 2 or more hours to get there. You pay for parking at the entrance and it's $14.50 for the day (fees differ depending on the time of year so please check the website). They have large grassy areas to hold large scale games for groups, we had a tug of war, water balloon fights, sack races and even set up tents around the perimeter for food booths. Lot's of trees for shade. Make sure to bring toilet paper and hand soap or sanitizer just in case they run out in the washrooms. The flush lever for the toilets is actually by your feet instead of on the water tank so look down to step on the lever to flush. The staff were friendly and helpful but be careful during holidays because they do make rounds in the parking lots to check for parking permits and hand out tickets. Word of caution - there is a nuclear power plant about 15 minutes away so I wouldn't suggest fishing or swimming at this park.

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    Lakeview Park Beach

    Lakeview Park Beach

    4.8(4 reviews)
    4.0 km

    A beautiful beach where I 100% want to gatekeep lol. It is a very well maintained beach with soft…read moreand clean sand, and shallow waters. I love that it is not too busy on weekday :) There are life guards on duty, ice cream truck on site, and plentiful parking within walking distance!

    My dear friend and I decided to meet for our birthdays (belated for her and early for me) on…read moreSaturday at a patio in Oshawa. Afterwards, we wanted a place to open up our gifts and hang out some more. What do two people who grew up in the Beaches go? We hit the closest beach, which was Lakeview Park Beach. This beach doesn't take long to get to. It's basically off highway 401 and straight south for a few minutes. It has a large park, a lovely beach, and is next door to Oshawa Museum. There are a few parking lots here. We went into the farthest one and had no problem nabbing a couple of spots. Parking is free. My car straddled a speed bump. It was a first for me! It was fairly busy when we got there before 6 pm. We managed to find a cute area with wooden benches. There were folks taking professional photos, kids going into the water for a swim, and more. We opened up our presents with a sandy beach with ripples in the water as our backdrop. Pretty good! I felt relaxed and happy, as I typically am at a beach, but even more with a good friend. We chatted and watched more kids go into the water to swim. There is some sort of incineration facility by the pier. It's not exactly horrific, but it did look odd at a beach. At around 6:30 pm, a woman on a megaphone indicated that there was no lifeguard on duty. We still saw kids go into the water. The pier has a lighthouse. It looked cute. We didn't walk down there, but we want to when we're not hauling gifts. The splash pad is amazing. It looks new. There's a huge, clear container that slowly tips thanks to gravity, dumps the water out, hits a large plate, and water splashes on everyone around it. It was so fun to watch that we both stood there watching the whole thing a few times, vowing to return one evening at 10 pm to partake in this fun. Adult splash pad? Yes, please! We walked along the cement path for a bit to check out everything. The path is no boardwalk, but it was pleasant and sure beats walking on sand for the entire duration. We both didn't know that this park existed until my friend did a search. The trees have huge trunks diameter-wise, so they've been around and it was lovely see see them. I am grateful for the find. It was lovely chatting in-person with her after a year of physically distancing ourselves during a pandemic. Miracles happen and yesterday felt like one at this wonderful gem of a beach. (253)

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    Green Park - Partly sunny

    Green Park

    4.0(1 review)
    8.5 km

    Yesterday, I met up with a dear friend in Bowmanville to check out the patio scene. We hadn't seen…read moreeach other for over meet six months. When our respective regions hit phase 2 of reopening businesses, we felt that it was safe to meet and celebrate our birthdays at a restaurant patio. It was a success. We chose to not open up our presents on the patio, in case this action made customers uneasy. Okay, what alternatives did we have? We stood outside Winners and searched for a park. We found Green Park that was within driving range. I can get by figuring out where things are in this town, but I haven't been to Bowmanville for nearly three years! My inclination was correct with where this park was. My friend followed me as I led us over to Green Park. Green Park has a parking lot. And, no, it's not Green P... haha! It's free. It also has disability parking that was clearly marked. There were a grand total of five cars, including ours. There were a couple of benches by the tennis courts where people can sit and relax. There were a few folks playing tennis. The two people who were on the bench decided to leave. We weren't feeling going over to the bench. My friend surprised me by saying that she had foldable chairs in her car's trunk. Wow! We grabbed them and our gifts, and headed over to a grassy area to sit down and chat. It worked well. We were on the soccer field, but on a corner. Being in a pandemic, we didn't anticipate a soccer match happening that would run us over. Folks were obeying social distancing. The exception was a mutt who came over to say hi to us. My friend was worried that this dog viewed her gift to me as a fire hydrant for him to relieve himself, but it all worked out. His human asked him to join him and he did. It was a nice evening. The humidity was nonexistent and it was partly sunny. We chatted, laughed, and opened our presents. The grass on the soccer field had lots of dandelions and wasn't really green like its park name implies. However, it was green in other areas. It was all good to us. We liked this park. It suited our needs and it was nice to catch up. We have plans to do a picnic here soon. It was a cool find and is a nice park in Bowmanville. (199)

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    Beachfront Park

    Beachfront Park

    3.8(4 reviews)
    24.9 km

    Inadvertently discovered this little beachfront, lake and hiking trail. There's plenty of parking…read moreand lots of picnic tables for ones that just want to head down for a picnic. We came here mainly for a walk and managed to finish a section of a trail which spans about 4km both ways. Trail is decent but not as nice as the one in Rouge Valley. Trail is also a bit narrow and not many pretty sights or well maintained grasses along the way. Beach sand has lots of pebbles so not the greatest for barefoot adventures. You do get to approach a long dock with a lighthouse at the end of the path which gives you a nice open view of boats docked and sailed. Overall not much wow factor here asides from a little walk and some lakefront views. Unless you live in the neighborhood not worth the trip.

    For a second... I thought I was somewhere else…read more... The sun was bright and hot... The water looked turquoise from the reflection of the sunlight... I can even feel the "ocean" breeze...and there is this sandy beach.... Beachfront Park is a little piece of paradise for everyone and even their dogs in Pickering. Water, Beach, Boardwalk, Kids Playground and Spray Pool, Beach Volleyball Courts... Sunbathing or Chilling Out in the Shade... Have a picnic or enjoy a drink in the nearby restaurants... The boardwalk also leads up to Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) giant wind turbine.. you can think of as an eye sore or the benefit of alternative power....

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