Free · Nature Rattray Marsh Conservation Area, Clarkson
A quiet lakeside nature reserve in Clarkson with boardwalk trails through marsh, woodland and beach habitat. One of the last natural shoreline marshes on Lake Ontario, great for birdwatching and an easy, flat walk any time of year.
Free · Waterfront Jack Darling Memorial Park, Lorne Park
A large waterfront park with open lawns, a splash pad, off-leash dog area, and direct access to the Waterfront Trail. Bring a picnic and watch the sailboats out of Lorne Park Yacht Club.
Free · Waterfront Port Credit waterfront
This stretch of the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail runs past the Port Credit Lighthouse, marinas and Rotary Park, one of the most scenic free walks or bike rides in the city.
Free · Garden Kariya Park, City Centre
A small Japanese garden in the heart of City Centre, with a koi pond, pagoda and manicured paths. A peaceful, free escape just steps from Square One.
Free · Nature Riverwood Conservancy, Mississauga Road
Riverwood's trail network winds through forest and meadow along the Credit River, with historic buildings and gardens on site. A favourite for longer nature walks and trail runs.
Free · Nature Erindale Park, Mississauga Road
One of the city's largest parks, with wooded trails, picnic areas and river access along the Credit River. Good for a longer walk, a run, or an afternoon by the water.
Free · Trail Culham Trail, Streetsville
A shaded multi-use trail following the Credit River through historic Streetsville, connecting parks, the village core and quiet residential streets. Easy, flat, and free.
Free · Waterfront Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area, Lakeview
Built on the former site of the coal fired Lakeview Generating Station and named for the late Mississauga councillor who championed its restoration, this new waterfront conservation area adds several kilometres of trail and boardwalk along Lake Ontario, with restored wetland and meadow habitat. Reached via Marie Curtis Park on the Waterfront Trail.
Free · Nature Meadowvale Conservation Area, Meadowvale
Home to Credit Valley Conservation's head office, this park follows the Credit River through floodplain forest and open meadow, with picnic areas and gazebos along the way. A quieter, less travelled stretch of the river valley than the trails further south.
Free · Trail Cooksville Creek Trail, Cooksville
A paved, easy multi use path through Cooksville's green corridor, linking Richard Jones Park and Mississauga Valley Park before continuing south toward Lakeshore Road and the Waterfront Trail. A good flat route for walking, jogging or an easy bike ride.
Free · Park Paul Coffey Park, Malton
A large community park in Malton built around an adventure playground with a fairytale theme, complete with castles, turrets and dragon slides, plus a splash pad, trails and picnic areas. A retired Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck fighter jet sits on display near the park, a nod to Malton's roots as a hub of Canadian aircraft manufacturing.
Free · Waterfront Lakefront Promenade Park, Lakeview
A 40-hectare waterfront park in Lakeview with an unsupervised beach, a boardwalk, a splash pad, beach volleyball courts and a marina with slips for visiting boats. One of the most complete free lakefront destinations in the city, with trails and picnic spots along the shore.
Free · Indoor Hazel McCallion Central Library, City Centre
The city's flagship library in City Centre, reopened after a major renovation with a fourth-floor Sky Reading Lounge enclosed in glass with panoramic views over Celebration Square. Admission is free, and the building also has a maker space, a gaming lounge and quiet study areas, a solid rainy-day alternative to the city's outdoor spots.
Free · Heritage Adamson Estate, Lakeview
A 13-acre waterfront property in Lakeview built around a 1920s manor house, gatehouse and barn, with grounds that are now a public park along the Waterfront Trail. Free parking and a small beach make it an easy stop for a lakeside walk or a picnic among the historic buildings.
Free · Garden Cawthra Park, near Cawthra Road and the QEW
Once the private grounds of the 1926 Cawthra-Elliot family estate near Cawthra Road and the QEW, this property was purchased by the City of Mississauga in 1974 and opened for passive park use. Its surrounding woodlot is provincially recognized habitat for the endangered Jefferson salamander, making it one of the city's more ecologically significant green spaces.
Free · Civic Square Celebration Square, City Centre
The civic heart of City Centre hosts free concerts, movie nights and cultural festivals through the summer, with the reflecting pool converted into an outdoor skating rink each winter. A splash pad and turf lawn make it a year round gathering spot right next to the Hazel McCallion Central Library and Square One.
Free · Waterfront J.C. Saddington Park, Port Credit
This waterfront park at the mouth of the Credit River was built on land reclaimed from a former landfill during 1970s waterfront planning. Looped paths, picnic areas, a playground and an informal amphitheatre sit within view of the red and white Port Credit Lighthouse, one of the most photographed structures in the city.
Free · Heritage Meadowvale Village, Old Derry Road at Second Line West
Designated in 1980, this was Ontario's first Heritage Conservation District, preserving a 19th century mill village along Old Derry Road and Second Line West by the Credit River. Dozens of historic homes and buildings remain largely unaltered, with heights rarely exceeding two storeys, making a stroll through the village core feel like stepping back into Mississauga's pioneer era.
Free · Nature Sawmill Valley Trail, Erin Mills
A multi-use trail following Sawmill Creek through a wooded ravine alongside the University of Toronto Mississauga campus, linking up with the broader Credit River trail network near Erindale Park. A mix of paved path, boardwalk and dirt trail makes it popular for walking, running and birdwatching.
Free · Heritage Dixie Union Chapel and Cemetery, Dundas Street East
A stone chapel built in 1837 by early Toronto Township settlers to replace a shared 1816 log church used by Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian congregations. Designated a historic site in 1974 as one of Ontario's oldest union chapels, it still stands beside a public cemetery with burials dating back to 1810.
Free · Trail Lake Aquitaine Park, Meadowvale
A paved, wheelchair-accessible trail circles this human-made stormwater lake near Derry Road in Meadowvale, with an outdoor fitness circuit, a fishing dock stocked with bass, perch and crappie, and a spray pad for summer. The lake feeds into the Credit River, and the park stays open from dawn until 11 p.m.
Free · Trail Credit Meadows Park, Churchill Meadows
Newly built multi-use trails link a parking area off Creditview Road to the former Harris Lands by way of two pedestrian bridges over the Credit River, with the first phase completed in July 2025. A quieter, newer stretch of river valley trail on the city's west side, through Churchill Meadows.
Free · Garden Brueckner Rhododendron Gardens, Lakeshore Road West
A free garden on Lakeshore Road West at the edge of Port Credit, built around a large collection of rhododendrons and azaleas that Mississauga hybridizer Dr. Joseph Brueckner donated and helped plant beginning in the 1970s. The grounds were renamed in his honour in 2008 and stay open to walk through year round, dawn to 11 p.m., though the floral displays peak each May and June.
Free · Park Huron Park, 830 Paisley Boulevard West, Cooksville
A long-running city park in Cooksville, built on former farmland once owned by the Callanan family and opened in 1967 on 55 acres south of Dundas Street. Home to the Huron Park Recreation Centre, the city's oldest continuously operating multi-use recreation facility, the outdoor grounds include a splash pad each summer, outdoor volleyball courts and a network of trails, free and open to the public from dawn to 11 p.m.