Rouge National Urban Park

National urban park in Ontario, Canada Rouge National Urban ParkIUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)The Rouge Pond, near the mouth of the Rouge River, at Rouge National Urban ParkLocation within CanadaShow map of CanadaLocation within Southern OntarioShow map of Southern OntarioLocation within TorontoShow map of TorontoInteractive map of Rouge National Urban ParkLocationGreater Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCoordinates43°48′30″N 79°09′00″W / 43.8083°N 79.15°W / 43.8083; -79.15Area75 km2 (29 sq mi)CreatedMay 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)OperatorParks CanadaWebsitewww.pc.gc.ca/fra/pn-np/on/rouge/index.aspx Rouge National Urban Park is a national urban park in Ontario, Canada. The park is centred around the Rouge River and its tributaries in the Greater Toronto Area. The southern portion of the park is situated around the mouth of the river in Toronto, and extends northwards into Markham, Pickering, Uxbridge, and Whitchurch-Stouffville. Since 2011, Parks Canada has been working to nationalize and nearly double the size of the original Rouge Park. Parks Canada is planning to add more trails, education and orientation centres and improved signage and interpretive panels