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High Park is a municipal park in Toronto Ontario. It spans 161 hectares (400 acres) and is a mixed recreational and natural park with sporting facilities cultural facilities educational facilities gardens playgrounds and a zoo. One third of the park remains in a natural state with a rare oak savannah ecology. High Park was opened to the public in 1876 and is based on a bequest of land from John George Howard to the City of Toronto. It is the largest park entirely within the city.