Scarborough Bluffs (Bluffer's Park)

The Scarborough Bluffs are clay and sand cliffs rising up to about 90 metres above Lake Ontario along roughly 14 kilometres of Toronto's eastern shoreline. Formed by glacial deposits and eroded by wind and waves, they present pale, ridged faces that can look striking against the lake. Bluffer's Park, reached from 1 Brimley Road South in Scarborough, sits at the foot of the cliffs with a sandy beach, a marina, picnic areas and walking paths along the water. From the park, visitors look up at the tallest sections of the cliff face, and boats and paddlers often explore the shoreline. Other lookouts, including Scarborough Bluffs Park and Cathedral Bluffs Park farther along the top of the cliffs, provide high views over the lake, with trails and fenced viewing platforms. The best photographs are taken in the late afternoon, when low light warms the cliffs. A typical visit lasts about two hours and costs nothing beyond parking, which is about CAD $5 to $10. The area is busiest on summer weekends, when the beach and marina fill with families and boaters, while weekday mornings and evenings are quieter. Visitors should stay on marked trails and away from the cliff edges, because the clay is unstable and erosion is ongoing. Transit access is slower than to downtown sites: TTC buses from Kennedy station can take about 40 minutes. The bluffs in Scarborough, Ontario, offer a very different landscape from downtown Toronto, and many visitors combine them with a walk along the nearby waterfront trail.