Getting to Fort York Is Easy

Fort York National Historic Site is located northeast of the Exhibition Place grounds on Fort York Boulevard. The recently completed Visitor Centre is our new front door and is located at 250 Fort York Boulevard. Look for the big red Fort York sign on Fort York Blvd.

By Car

From Gardiner Expressway eastbound: Take the Jameson exit off the Gardiner Expressway to Lakeshore Boulevard. Continue eastbound on Lakeshore Boulevard, past Exhibition Place, turning left on Fort York Boulevard. North on Fort York Boulevard past Fleet Street. The parking lot is in front of our Visitor Centre, under the Gardiner Expressway, located at 250 Fort York Boulevard. Metered parking; $1.00 per half hour.

From Gardiner Expressway westbound: Take the Spadina exit off the Gardiner Expressway and continue westbound on Lakeshore Boulevard. Turn right at Fort York Boulevard and continue north past Fleet Street. The parking lot is in front of our Visitor Centre, under the Gardiner Expressway, located at 250 Fort York Boulevard. Metered parking; $1.00 per half hour.

Parking while visiting Fort York: Additional Green P parking is available at the corner of Fleet Street and Strachan Avenue. Access this Green P lot via the westbound lane of Fleet Street and turn right onto Garrison Road (Garrison Road is marked by the ‘Old Fort York’ archway). This parking lot can also be accessed from Strachan Avenue. Once parked, visitors can walk along Fleet Street to Fort York Boulevard to the Visitor Centre entrance.

Parking at Special Events: In most cases there will be limited or no public parking available on site during large special events (concerts, festivals). Attendees are encouraged to use transit, bike, and walk to special events.

Carpark 266 – 250 Fort York Blvd – "Carpark 266" – surface parking – 49 spaces
Carpark 271 – 800 Fleet St – "Carpark 271" – surface parking – 132 spaces

City of Toronto Maps

By transit

From Bathurst Station (Bloor Street Subway): On Line 2, take the Bathurst 511 “Exhibition” bus southbound. Exit at Fleet Street and Bastion Street stop. Walk north along Bastion Street to Fort York Boulevard. Cross the Fort York Boulevard and walk west along Fort York Boulevard to the Visitor Centre.

From Union Station (Line 1): At Union Station take the 509 Harbourfront streetcar westbound towards the CNE Exhibition grounds on Fleet Street. Exit streetcar at Fleet Street and Fort York Boulevard stop. Walk north to the Visitor Centre.

From the north-east corner of Front St. W. and Bay St.: Take the 121 Fort York-Esplanade bus westbound towards the CNE Exhibition grounds, exit at Fort York Boulevard and Fleet street and walk north to the Visitor Centre.

From Eglinton West Station (63 Ossington Bus): At Eglinton West Station, board the 63 Ossington Bus Southbound. Proceed southbound to Strachan Avenue, south of King Street. Exit the bus at Strachan Avenue and East Liberty Street and walk south towards the Strachan Avenue stairs at the west end of Fort York.

From Exhibition GO Station: From Exhibition GO Station take the 509 Harbourfront OR 511 Bathurst Streer streetcar and exit streetcar at Fleet Street and Fort York Boulevard stop. Walk north on the west side of Fort York Blvd to the Fort York Visitor Centre.

Go Transit website www.gotransit.com
Toronto Transit Commission's website www.ttc.ca

By Bike

Bike parking is to be installed at the Fort York Visitor Centre, fall 2015. Cyclists are encouraged to use bike rings on the south side of Fort York Boulevard until permanent installations are complete.

From King and Bathurst: From King Street, ride south on Bathurst Street towards Lake Ontario. Cross the Bathurst (Sir Isaac Brock) Bridge and turn right onto Fort York Boulevard to the Visitor Centre (250 Fort York Boulevard).

From King and Strachan: From King Street ride south on Strachan Avenue towards the lake. Turn left at Fleet Street and follow to Fort York Boulevard. Turn left on Fort York Boulevard and ride east to the Visitor Centre.

From the Martin Goodman Trail: At Lakeshore Boulevard and Strachan Avenue exit the trail and ride north on Strachan to Fleet Street. Turn right at Fleet Street and follow to Fort York Boulevard. Turn left on Fort York Boulevard and ride north to the Visitor Centre.

Bicycle Parking at Special Events: Many large-scale events (concerts, festivals) will have additional bike parking. Please check with the event for more information on special event bike parking.

By Foot

From King and Bathurst: From King Street walk south on Bathurst Street towards Lake Ontario. Cross the Bathurst (Sir Isaac Brock) Bridge, turn right onto Fort York Boulevard and continue to the Visitor Centre (250 Fort York Boulevard).

From King and Strachan: From King Street walk south on Strachan Avenue towards Lake Ontario. Visitors may either take the Strachan stairs through the Garrison Common to Fort York, or continue south along Strachan Avenue to Fleet Street. Turn left on Fleet Street, left to Fort York Boulevard and then walk north to the Visitor Centre.
Please note: Stairs are steep and not maintained in the winter.

Visitor Information

If you have specific questions or concerns, please contact Fort York National Historic Site in advance of your visit at 416-392-7500, or email Fort York at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Up-to-date information on access, special events and closures can also be found at www.toronto.ca and on our facebook page at www.facebook.com/fortyork.
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