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Places to visit in Pickering

Explore Pickering through reviewed parks, trails, waterfront and heritage places, with official visitor links and current access notes.

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.