| Cherry Beach | |
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.jpg) The life guard station on Cherry Beach | |
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| Type | Public beach |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°38′13″N 79°20′40″W / 43.63694°N 79.34444°W |
| Created | 1930s |
| Operated by | Toronto Parks |
| Website | [1] |
Cherry Beach (originally Clarke Beach Park) is a lakeside beach park located at the foot of Cherry Street just south of Unwin Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is on Toronto's outer harbour just east of the Eastern Gap. It was once connected with Toronto Islands as part of the former peninsula before 1852 and later as sandbar (also referred to as Fisherman’s Island).[1]
Despite its location at the tip of Toronto's formerly heavily industrial Port Lands area, Cherry Beach is a popular gathering place. There is no boardwalk and much of the surrounding areas is marshland or leftover grounds from what was once commercial industry and factory grounds. Recently the park has undergone improvements which includes a paved entrance way and a renovated washroom and swimming change room facilities. It has change rooms for bathers and barbecue areas for picnickers. It also has an off-leash area for dog walkers. The Martin Goodman Trail passes through the park.
In summer, the beach water is generally calm, and slightly warmer than other Toronto beaches along the lake shore, as its shallow water is sheltered by the Leslie Street Spit from direct surges of Lake Ontario.
- ^ Kidd, Joanna (1999–2004). "Nature on the Toronto Islands : an explorer's guide | WorldCat.org" (PDF). search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-01-15.