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Places to visit in Durham

Find places to visit across Durham Region’s eight communities, from waterfront walks and woodland trails to local museums and gardens.

Footbridge reflected in Petticoat Creek, with trees and Lake Ontario beyond.
A footbridge over Petticoat Creek near Lake Ontario, photographed in November 2020.Photo: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 CA · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.
Petticoat Creek Conservation Park

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Visitors beside the Altona Forest trail kiosk, 2006.
Visitors beside the Altona Forest trail kiosk, 2006.Photo: Paul (Flickr: colley) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Pickering · Trails & conservation

Altona Forest

A protected woodland in Pickering with walking trails and opportunities to observe forest birds and native plants.

Footbridge reflected in Petticoat Creek, with trees and Lake Ontario beyond.
A footbridge over Petticoat Creek near Lake Ontario, photographed in November 2020.Photo: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 CA · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Pickering · Beaches & waterfront

Petticoat Creek Conservation Park

A Lake Ontario conservation park for shoreline walks, picnics and a connection to the Waterfront Trail.

Wooden Pickering Museum sign beside grass and spring flowers.
Pickering Museum’s wooden sign, photographed in May 2019.Photo: LeonV · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Pickering · Museums & heritage

Pickering Museum Village

A heritage village beside Duffins Creek where historic buildings and interpretation introduce Pickering’s past.

Pickering · Beaches & waterfront

Rotary Frenchman's Bay West Park

A rebuilt waterfront park on the southwest shore of Frenchman's Bay, with a beach, picnic area and Waterfront Trail link.

Ajax · Beaches & waterfront

Carruthers Marsh

An east-side Ajax waterfront park beside a coastal marsh, with lake views, a splash pad and a permit-only pavilion.

Duffins Creek winding through a wooded valley below Greenwood Conservation Area’s lookout.
The Duffins Creek valley from a lookout in Greenwood Conservation Area, photographed in 2017.Photo: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 CA · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Ajax · Trails & conservation

Greenwood Conservation Area

A Duffins Creek conservation area in north Ajax with forest and river-valley walks.

Ajax · Parks & gardens

Paradise Park

A shaded Ajax waterfront park with a beach, tennis courts and playgrounds under mature trees.

Water and shoreline trees seen from Rotary Park in Ajax under an evening sky.
Waterfront scenery at Rotary Park in Ajax, photographed in 2010.Photo: deltawhiskybravo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Ajax · Beaches & waterfront

Rotary Park

An Ajax waterfront park at the mouth of Duffins Creek, with a beachfront area and access to the Waterfront Trail.

Veterans’ Point Gardens entrance sign, paths, memorial displays and waterfront in Ajax.
Veterans’ Point Gardens on the Ajax waterfront, photographed in March 2021.Photo: Boycie-N · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Ajax · Parks & gardens

Veterans’ Point Gardens

A commemorative garden on the Ajax waterfront connecting a lakeside walk with the town’s wartime history.

Heber Down Railway Trail sign beside a leaf-covered woodland path.
Railway Trail at Heber Down Conservation Area, photographed in December 2017.Photo: Sikander Iqbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Whitby · Trails & conservation

Heber Down Conservation Area

A wooded Whitby conservation area with trails through the Lynde Creek valley and around ponds and wetlands.

Whitby · Beaches & waterfront

Iroquois Beach Park

A sandy Whitby beach across from Port Whitby Harbour, with open green space for walking and picnics.

Whitby · Beaches & waterfront

Kiwanis Heydenshore Park

A Lake Ontario beach park in Whitby with a playground, splash pad, picnic shelters and the Waterfront Trail.