Toogood Pond

Beautiful during the summer and winter times. Come on days with clear skies and be carried away by the beautiful scenery.
Main street unionville and the Unionville library are closeby too, so there’s really no reason not to stop by this place for some relaxation or sight-​seeing.

This is a beautiful park located close to Main Street Unionville. There is a path that goes all around the pond with lots of nature and birds to look at. There is parking on both sides of the pond. I love coming here for a relaxing walk.

I’m 400% done with this place.
I used to live near here and it was everything in my childhood– used to be sketchy and skate here, even when the red flag was up. Oops. & the hills are okay for tobogganing.
WHY I HATE IT:
The people that come here are the ratchet mainlanders that bring their fishing rods to fish beside the sign that says «no fishing» or old Caucasians that turn their nose up to everyone else. I can’t deal with it. The bridge is only .5cm wide and only half a person can fit through at one time. I don’t even need to bring up how many times I got pushed through by the mainlanders that are rushing to take a picture for their WeChat.
The pond water is also rancid and these geese attack everything. You can’t even fight back because that shit’s illegal. You also have those idiots that bring bread to feed geese — yeah they’ll eat your dollar store bread because they don’t know that shit’s killing them. The pond is not deep (proven to be waist-​deep), so don’t even think about drowning your enemies here, because you will get caught immediately.
Overall, too crowded with weird people and high school kids. Somehow, this is the new place where people hang out??? It’s not a romantic place at any time of the year. The amount of people that come here during the fireworks shows in the summer makes me want to die.
Again, 400% done with this place.

Great place to hang out with a lot of geeses hanging out, ducks too.
Please don’t bring stale bread for the geeses. It makes them poop more and increases the population of it.
There are new fences around the pond so the geese now stay in the water and not poop on the walkway

Toogood Pond is a little hidden gem! It has a number of trails, including a short one that circumnavigates the pond. It is a very nice place for a stroll with a friend or a sweetheart, although if the weather is nice, a number of people will have the same idea.

Went: Sunday, April 12, 2015, 1 p.m. (⁸⁰⁄₁₀₀)
I was looking for a romantic setting for a date, but it did not really work out as the place was quite crowded. Toogood pond is something unique versus your local park and pond, and great for couples. A definite 4.0 stars.

To enter the park, you pass by Main Street Unionville. It’s definitely a nice place for a stroll in the park, with two decks overlooking the pond and the park is a neverending circle like many parks. Would visit again next time the weather is good and when I am in the area.

Great local place to take in the nature and go for walk. Lots of benches a long the way

Great place to go for a walk with a friend or loved one. The walk around takes about 20 – 30 minutes depending on your pace but every bit is unique and enjoyable. Lots of ducks, the odd crane or frog with a few unique birds thrown in.

Worse kept secret for east end 905ers is Unionville Main Street and Too Good pond park, actually for a while most Main Street goers didn’t even know there was a park a few blocks away.
I believe I visit this park weekly in the Summer, just a great place to go for a walk and grab some Starbucks. It’s also has become somewhat of a people and car watching street now, similar to Yorkville.
In the winter, a few brave people take to the ice to skate and play pond hockey, tons of fun and surreal when you remember in the summer that your’re actually on the pond you overlook.
This would be 5+ stars if they had paddle boats for rental but I think it’s a protected pond.

This is a pond is great for strolling around. There’s a clear path set out for you surrounding the pond. There were signs indicating the different types of birds and fish that inhabit the pond and surrounding area — although I didn’t see any.
Overall, I’d recommend this place but it isnt anything special to go out of your way for.
Oh, did I mention that you can fish there as well?

The pond is a stroll just a little North East of downtown Unionville.
If you walk the perimeter of the pond there’s neat marshland area on the far end.
You can also fish here with a fishing license. There’s plenty of ducks and geese here all year round.
Pretty popular spot with the community. They put on nice fireworks shows during the various festivals that happen throughout the year.

A visit of Old Unionville would not be complete without having a stroll in Toogood Pond. Or is it the other way around?
33 hectares of wildness with trails, wild life, streams and ponds.
A little piece of heaven for the area’s residents!
There is also annual Urban Fish Festival held in the pond on the no licence day once a year. I don’t know if I want to eat those fishes. but it is fun if you have children to bring them here for a day of fun.
And of course after you can always go to the Old Unionville and have a drink or a romantic dinner in one of the restaurants.
There are free parking at the Old Unionville Business area.

Very nice relaxing pond. Filled with geese most of the time so it can get dirty but very quiet place for a stroll and to relax. Near main street as well so it is close to food and snacks when needed.
Sometimes you may even see baby geese, quite cute.

Had a chance to visit this park today — a place that I used to visit frequently as a kid.
This place must have sprouted up in the 1980’s, but it’s extremely well maintained (being located in a pretty classy area of Markham) — a stone’s throw away from old Unionville Main Street, the adorable Unionville Libary, and the newer Varley Art Gallery (which sits right at the edge of the pond).
Toogood pond has definitely become more beautiful with age. Lots of weeping willows, grassy trails, a small cat tail laden marsh, large bridge traversing the pond, and plenty of benches for sitting and gazing. Definitely the type of landscape that brings Anne of Green Gables imagery to mind.
It’s a great place for walking & running, or even sitting on a bench & reading (and in the winter time, the pond freezes over & you can go skating). Very peaceful, relaxing & pretty good spot to escape the noise of the city.
Would definitely rate as one of my favourite parks in the GTA, even better than the scarborough Bluffs.

This is a wonderful place to go jogging with the dogs, strolling with your significant other, or walking with the kids.
I have friends that even proposed here, as well as others that had their wedding photos taken here. I even had my first «picnic» with my wife 20 years ago here. A lot has changed since then, but for the better.
It is quite busy, but it’s a nice addition to the Unionville Main Street strip just a block over.
There’s these unique ducks there… I think they are Muscovy ducks. I thought those were only up North… not sure why they are there, but they are very friendly so if you have kids that want to feed ducks, they are way more friendly then the snapping Canadian Geese!!!
This is the «Nature Place» for all us «Urbanites» (with a Starbucks in hand of course).

I never had a great appreciation for this pond, probably because I’ve grown up with it my whole life. As I’ve ventured out and expanded my «Parks» repertoire, I realized that this park is one of the most beautiful in the GTA.
The pond sits on a 33 acre land. In the winter, the pond is used (moreso in the past than now) as a skating rink. In the summer people go fishing in the pond or just admire its beauty.
In the early fall is my favorite time to go because you can see all the different color foliage in all its glory. I’m a big suck for that. It’s also the time when mosquitoes are not present, they have been overstaying their welcome this year, that’s for sure.
For the most part, the path is not paved, so if you are planning a trip to the pond after a rainy day, be sure to bring the proper footwear, as it can get messy. Bring stale bread and feed the birds (geese, or as my mom would say «gooses»), just watch out for the bird poops.
There’s a fairly small parking lot that fills up fast in the summer, but there’s plenty of free parking in the area. If you’re visiting the pond, stop off at Main Street Unionville for some ice cream and a lovely stroll down old Unionville.