Waterfront

Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park

Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park is the City of Oshawa’s newest addition to the waterfront parks system. The Waterfront Trail runs through the site and expands upon Larry Ladd Harbour Trail, and a pedestrian bridge over the Oshawa Creek that links the parkland on both sides of the watercourse to  Second Marsh, Oshawa Museum, Lakeview Park and the Joseph Kolodzie Oshawa Creek Bike Path. It features an amphitheatre, stage and seating, a network of concrete and asphalt pathways; green spaces and a Garden of Human Rights. 

Second Marsh

Oshawa Second Marsh is a provincially significant wetland located in the southeast end of Oshawa. The 123-hectare wetland ecosystem drains an area of just over 100 square kilometres, including the Harmony Creek and its tributaries. It is accessible to the public, with bridges, lookout towers, and boardwalks throughout. Friends of Second Marsh is a non-profit environmental organization developed to protect, rehabilitate and highlight the native bio-diversity of Second Marsh and its watershed.

McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve

The McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve offers almost seven kilometres of walking and cycling trails that provide access to varied habitats and links to trails within Darlington Provincial Park and Oshawa Second Marsh. The Reserve features a number of viewing platforms for photographers and birdwatchers. 

Pumphouse Marsh Wildlife Reserve

The Pumphouse Marsh is a provincially significant wetland and barrier that students from the neighbouring schools use for field research.

Gold Point Coastal Wetland

This Provincially significant wetland complex is located within the Lakefront West Park and provides habitat for fish, birds and other wildlife.

Lakefront West Park

Lakefront West Park is a City level park and the western most park along the waterfront. The park has 8 slo-pitch diamonds and is adjacent to the Waterfront Trail.

Stone Street Park

This park shares open space with the adjacent elementary and secondary schools as well as providing a direct link to the South Oshawa Community Centre and the Waterfront Trail.

Lakeview and Lakewoods Parks

Lakeview Park and Lakewoods Park are not particularly distinguishable from one another and Lakewoods is used primarily as a trail connection. Lakeview Park is likely the most actively used among all of Oshawa's Waterfront Parks and provides a very broad range of activities that are typically of a large City level park. Additionally there is a Lakeview Park Beach and Oshawa Community Museum, as well as the Jubilee Pavilion that serves as a banquet hall and public meeting facility in the park. Users can also access the Waterfront Trail and the Joseph Kolodzie Oshawa Creek Bike Path.