About Pickering, Ontario
Pickering is a welcoming, safe community, ideal for raising a family or starting and growing a business. The City provides an unprecedented quality of life, has the highest diversity rate in Durham, and continues to attract residents and businesses from all over the world. Situated along the western edge of Durham Region, Pickering borders the City of Toronto, Markham, and Rouge National Park, as well as touches the lakefront of Lake Ontario. With an emerging new downtown and exciting opportunities for growth in the northern areas of the city, Pickering is saturated with natural beauty and small-town charm, alongside modern amenities and conveniences.
Pickering has direct access to major highways, an educated and skilled labour force, exceptional infrastructure for business, prime employment lands and a supportive municipal government.
There are a number of development projects, big and small, happening in Pickering. Significant infrastructure development is taking place in the downtown core, along with major capital projects affecting roads, street lighting, traffic signals and parks throughout the City's neighbourhoods.
Pickering
Things to do in Pickering
Pickering Museum Village
The Pickering Museum Village is spread across 19 heritage buildings and includes beautiful orchards and gardens. It also houses artifacts that demonstrate life from the 1800s.
Backyard Axe Throwing League
The Backyard Axe Throwing League (BATL) location in Pickering is the largest of all its venues. Try your hand at throwing real axes at targets for a unique sporting adventure.
Great Lakes Waterfront Trail
Parts of the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail pass through Ajax and Pickering, providing breathtaking views of Lake Ontario.
Petticoat Creek Conservation Park
The Petticoat Creek Conservation Park offers a unique natural corridor for wildlife viewing and hiking along Lake Ontario. It also includes 69 types of trees such as oak, willow and more.
Ajax Downs
Ajax Downs is the only horse racing track in Ontario to enjoy Quarter Horse Racing. Also located on-site is Casino Ajax, with over 800 slot machines and other electronic games.
Rouge National Urban Park
While it may feel like a world away from the city, Rouge National Urban Park is in Greater Toronto. Canada’s first and only national urban park boasts over 79 square kilometres of green space, from Lake Ontario in the south to the Oak Ridges Moraine in the north. Featuring a great diversity of landscapes and activities, including 12 kilometres of hiking trails, paved roads for cycling, water sports and more, Rouge National Urban Park offers something for both nature lovers and adventure seekers.
Deer Creek Golf Club
Nestled in the Durham Region, our golf course and events venue is a stunning destination that seamlessly blends natural beauty with exceptional service. Featuring 54 holes of public golf and a practice and performance facility, our courses offer a variety of challenges set against breathtaking landscapes, making it a paradise for golf enthusiasts of all skill levels during outdoor golf season.
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts and Culture
Located in the heart of Pickering Village, the St. Francis Centre is Ajax’s premier destination for arts, culture, and heritage. Originally constructed in 1871, and retrofitted in 2011, this designated heritage building marries historic architecture with modern design to create a state-of-the-art performance venue for Ajax residents and visitors.
Nautical Village
Only a few blocks from Canada's busiest highway, Pickering's waterfront community beckons. Take a break from the rush of urban living to discover quaint shops and cafes and the aromas of fresh baking, or your favourite flavour of ice cream.