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Frenchmans Bay to Bluffers Park |
From Frenchmans Bay west to Bluffers Park is bluffs. These begin at the Rouge River 1.5 miles SW of Frenchmans Bay and Highland Creek 3.5 miles SW of the bay. As one progresses east you encounter the Scarborough Bluffs which are high and impressive. Caution is advised here as the 26 foot contour extends offshore to 0.7 miles in places and one should stay well offshore when making the passage. Five isolated chimneys are located 0.3 miles inland 1.8 miles SW of Highland creek and may be identified as 4 are black and the remaining one grey. You can see the dome of the St Augustine Seminary 0.6 miles inland 5.2 miles SW of Highland Creek as you approach Bluffers Park from the east. Bluffers Park Lights. On the east side of the entrance to the artificial basis is Bluffers Park Light (507) with an elevation of 30 feet located in a white circular tower 22 feet high with a red upper portion. Bluffers Bay shopping area is some considerable way from the marinas and therefore, unless you have a car available, should not be considered a place for reprovisioning the boat. You can of course hail a taxi and take a ten minute ride to Scarborough and shop for all you want, to your hearts content, as there you will find every type of store that you can imagine. Restaurants are pretty much the same story with the exception of the marina you face a long ride to the Beaches in the Ashbridge's Bay area or in the Scarborough area. None of them close. Bluffers Park is a customs reporting station and the home to numerous yacht clubs and marinas. As a project it was one of the earlier ones and has now grown to maturity. There are miles of walks winding around the artificial bays with numerous public facilities. Bluffers Park was a project by the Metropolitan Toronto Region Conservation Authority located at the foot of Brimley Ravine and operated by the Toronto Parks Department. Bluffers Park also has a day use park located in the SW section including picnic areas, walks, lookouts, a double launching ramp, visitors dockage, parking, and washrooms. The NE part of the park is provides secure berths for over 500 boats operated by the Bluffers Park Boating Federation. Other shoreline to the NE there is another recreational area with a sandy beach, picnic areas and washrooms. Bluffers Park Marinas and Clubs which are:
At this point we will consider the Ashbridges Bay landfill project part of the Toronto area as it is by shore just that, being fully serviced by the Queen Street Cars and other metropolitan facilities. You can go there directly from here. . |
Bluffers Park Marina
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Bluffers Park Yacht Club
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Highlands Yacht Club
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Scarborough Bluffs Yacht Club
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Cathedral Bluffs Yacht Club
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Oshawa I
Whitby I
Frenchmans Bay I
Ashbridges Bay I Outer Harbor I Toronto Island I Downtown I West Gap I Ontario Pl I |