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There are over 215 parks within the City of Windsor, totally 3,000 acres of naturalized and formal gardens.
Parks and Recreation has listed a number of major regional parks on this
page with information on location and amenities within the park.
For location information on all parks within Windsor please visit Tips for finding a park: For comprehensive historical information on all City of Windsor parks, see the History of Parks document. (PDF file) Disclaimer: (applet may take a few minutes to load) For comprehensive information on all City of Windsor parks, see the History of Parks document (pdf file) between Highway 18 and Matchette Road south of Broadway St. Ojibway Park is the hub of activity at the Ojibway Prairie Complex. Most visitors initially visit here before exploring other regions of the Complex. Ojibway Park features an excellent Nature Centre and several well kept, self-guiding nature trails on which visitors can discover and learn about the ecology of the pin oak forest, savannah, and tall grass prairie habitats. Ojibway Park is connected to the Windsor Trail. Ojibway Nature Centre is an educational centre with displays open to the public seven days a week. A wide variety of seasonal programs are offered at the centre, including birding, wildlife, wildflower and photography courses. Tours with a naturalist are available but reservations are required. For more details visit the Ojibway Nature Centre and Park Website The term Ojibway Prairie Complex was coined to refer to the related group of municipal and provincial parkland that serves to protect remnants of the original tallgrass prairie and oak savannah communities once occupied the south-western corner of present-day Windsor. The complex includes Ojibway Park, Black Oak Heritage Park, Tallgrass Prairie Heritage Park, Spring Garden Natural Area and the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve. Amenities:
Parks and Recreation 2450 McDougall Street Windsor, Ontario Canada N8X 3N6 Telephone: For general information, call 311. For detailed inquiries, call (519) 253-2300 Fax:(519) 255-7990 Email: parkrec@city.windsor.on.ca |




