Biidaasige Park's 10-acre expansion opens July 25 with waterfront attractions
Toronto's newest waterfront park unveils a northwestern section featuring paddling coves, art trails, and a decommissioned 300-ton cargo crane.
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Update — July 23, 2026: The July 25 opening will feature two days of free family programming including guided walking tours, art-making sessions at the Lassoned Art Trail, and a rattle-making workshop on July 25 only. The expansion is part of Toronto's $1.35-billion Port Lands flood protection and revitalization project and includes naturalized habitats, a restored river channel, and recreational amenities developed with Indigenous leadership.
Toronto's newest waterfront park is expanding. Biidaasige Park opens its 10-acre northwestern section on July 25, adding paddling coves, a 4-kilometre outdoor art trail, a scenic waterside promenade, and the centrepiece: a decommissioned 300-ton Atlas Crane that once loaded cargo at Marine Terminal 35 in the Port Lands.
The crane, installed in 1961, is one of the last of its kind on the Great Lakes. The art walk, called the Lassonde Art Trail, traces the eastern side of the harbour and ends at a raised viewpoint overlooking downtown.
Biidaasige Park, which opened in summer 2025, is part of the $1.4-billion Port Lands Flood Protection project — a multi-government effort to restore the Don River mouth where it flows into Lake Ontario. The name honours Indigenous placekeeping; Biidaasige means "sunlight shining toward us" in Anishinaabemowin.
The park already draws crowds to its giant climbable owl, barbecue areas, and two ziplines. The new section adds another major waterfront destination to the eastern lakefront.
