TOMMY THOMPSONISM · FIRST LIGHT
First Light
Tommy Thompson Park · Leslie Street Spit · 43.6165° N, 79.3330° W
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Access & ground rules
per TRCA, tommythompsonpark.ca
Weekday hours:
4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. —
closed to the public weekday mornings
Weekend & holiday hours:
5:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. — sunrise-friendly
Entrance: 1 Leslie St, at Leslie & Unwin (free parking at the gate)
No motor vehicles or e-bikes past the gate — walk or pedal
No pets, including dogs
TTC: 83 Jones bus; bike: Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trail
Gate → lighthouse (Vista Point) ≈ 4.7 km: ~15–20 min by bike, ~1 h on foot
Weekend plan: gate opens 5:30 a.m. — bike in if you want the far viewpoints by sunrise
Weekday fallback: Cherry Beach (just west, no gate) faces the same open water