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Colonel Samuel Smith Park

Toronto (Etobicoke), Toronto · M8V 4B6

A lakefill park at the foot of Kipling Avenue in Etobicoke with rocky, unmaintained Lake Ontario beaches good for beach glass.

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Rocky Lake Ontario shoreline at Colonel Samuel Smith Park with the Toronto skyline in the distance
Photo: “View from Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Toronto - panoramio” by atomboy, CC BY 3.0

About Colonel Samuel Smith Park

A peninsula park built out into Lake Ontario, with a waterfront trail giving access to several rocky beaches. Because the beaches are mostly unmaintained, they hold bigger and more varied glass than Toronto's official swimming beaches.

Sea glass at Colonel Samuel Smith Park

Larger pieces in green, brown and white, with occasional rarer colours and fossils; the unofficial beach near the bottom of Kipling Avenue is the one to try.

Visiting Colonel Samuel Smith Park

Getting there
Near the bottom of Kipling Avenue, Etobicoke.
Parking
Paid car park in the park, with limited free street parking off 13th Street (Hiking the GTA).
Safety
Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.
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      Sources

      • spacing.ca : Spacing Toronto: Colonel Samuel Smith Park's mostly unmaintained beaches yield larger and more interesting pieces
      • hikingthegta.com : Hiking the GTA: rocky beaches along the peninsula trail; parking details

      Last updated 24 October 2026

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