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Places near Toronto by type
All 253 places by distance →One day from Toronto
5 stops, one loop, back by 6:20 pm
83 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Toronto
- New Cumberland Locks and Damdam · 45 min
- Hillcrest Wildlife Management Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Raccoon Creek State Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Hillman State Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Fort Steubenfort · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Toronto
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Toronto?
Memorial Park (monument, about 1 km), New Cumberland Locks and Dam (dam, about 9 km), Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area (nature spot, about 15 km), Fort Steuben (fort, about 15 km), Raccoon Creek State Park (nature spot, about 20 km), Toronto Branch Library (attraction, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Toronto?
126 places on Spotwander: 16 wildlife, forests & gardens, 10 parks, 21 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 29 forts & heritage, 15 churches.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Toronto?
Tomlinson Run State Park, about 12 km by road; Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area (15 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Toronto?
Memorial Park, about 1 km by road; Margaret M Weir Park (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Toronto?
Start in Toronto, visit New Cumberland Locks and Dam, then Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area, then Raccoon Creek State Park, then Hillman State Park, then Fort Steuben, and drive back — about 83 km by road in all.