Parks in the city of Markham, Ontario are maintained by the Parks and Forestry Department under the Community & Fire Services Commission. Usage Most of the city parks are free, Milne Dam Conservation Area requires a fee during weekends. Most parks are closed from 12 midnight to 5am to discourage loitering. Garbage and recycling containers are available at most parks, while portable toilets are found in parks with ball or sports facilities. They are maintained by the city staff, but there is expectations users maybe asked to keep the park clean. Signage in old parks are wood and are being in process of being replaced with newer metal signs. History Markham's park system emerged mostly in the latter part of the 20th century (earliest parks emerged during the 1960s and 1970s in Thornhill but Morgan Park in Markham Village evolved from 1924 to 1957) as it emerged into a suburban community. Parks are adding during the development of newer residential areas. List of parks Most parks are named for their respective neighbourhoods, while some are named for notable individuals or family names linked to Markham's past. Aldergrove Park Alfred Patterson Pond Amber Glen Park Annswell Park Appleview Parkette Armadale Park Armstrong Park Arthur Lismer Park Ashton Meadows Park Austin Drive Park Bayview Glen Park Bayview Reservoir Park Beaupre Park Benjamin Thorne Park - mill owner and namesake of Thornhill, Ontario Billingsley Woodlot Bishop's Cross Park Black Walnut Park Brando Park Bur Oak Park Calvert Park Cakebread Park Carlton Park Carolyn Clements Park - named for Carolyn Clements, a resident known for preserving heritage homes Castlemore Park Cathedral (King David) Park Cedar Valley Cedar Wood Splash Park Centennial Park Charlie Clifford Park Charing Cross Parkette Charity Crescent Park Circlewood Park Clark Young Woods Cobblehill Parkette Coledale Park Coppard Park Cornell Parkette Cornell Rouge Woods Park Crosby Memorial Park Dalton Parkette Denison Park Don Valley Park Elson Park - named for former councillor Miles Elson Featherstone Park Ferrah Park Fieldside Parkette Fincham Park Forsters Commons Franklin Carmichael Park Frederick Bagg Park German Mills Settlers Park Gordon Weeden Park Grand Cornell Park Grandview Park Greensborough Town Centre Harvest Gate Park Harvest Moon Park Harold Humprhreys Park Highgate Park Hillmount Park Honsberger Field (John Honsberger Field) - local area lawyer Hughson Park Huntington Park Leighland Park Lloyd Robertson Park - named for Lloyd Robertson, local area resident and former CTV journalist James Edward Park