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Highland Creek, Toronto — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Water first, then the name. Highland Creek meanders through a glacial ravine in Scarborough and empties into Lake Ontario.
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Where to stay in Highland Creek
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Two sides, one ravine. Inland, the blocks of Highland Creek sit among the wooded slopes of the glacial ravine; toward Lake Ontario, the ground near the creek's mouth puts the Scarborough Bluffs within reach of a bed. Supply is thin either way.
The watershed is almost entirely contained within Scarborough, so a stay out here means the ravine, the creek and the lakeshore rather than the wider draw of Toronto.
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Highland Creek ravine
The wooded ravine of Highland Creek runs through these blocks, and the tributary network feeding it stays almost entirely inside Scarborough. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Highland Creek ravinereaching Lake Ontario where the creek finishes its runCreek mouth by the Scarborough Bluffs
Highland Creek empties into Lake Ontario at the eastern end of the Scarborough Bluffs, putting open water and cliff edge on one short walk. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Creek mouth by the Scarborough BluffsHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Highland Creek
What are the main landmarks in Highland Creek?
Fish, not monuments. Trout, salmon, bass and carp all work the channel of Highland Creek, which is the closest thing this stretch of Scarborough keeps to a headline attraction. The watershed helps explain why: main stem and tributaries together stay almost entirely inside Scarborough, so the ravine system is a local feature rather than a shared one.
The Scarborough Bluffs mark the other end of the story, standing at the point where the creek lets go into Lake Ontario.
What is the history of Highland Creek?
Ice wrote the first chapter. When the last Ice Age released the land, meltwater cut the ravine that Highland Creek still meanders along, the same origin most rivers in Toronto share. The name outlived the geology.
A neighbourhood carries it too, so Highland Creek reads twice on a map of Ontario: once as a watercourse holding trout and salmon, once as an address in Scarborough.
Where is Highland Creek?
Glacial ground shows everywhere. Cut after the last Ice Age, the ravine carries Highland Creek through Scarborough to its mouth on Lake Ontario.
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What is the best area to stay in Highland Creek?
Highland Creek ravine: walkers who want the glacial ravine and its meanders at the door. Creek mouth by the Scarborough Bluffs: reaching Lake Ontario where the creek finishes its run.
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Updated September 2026