Advice - Surviving Winter in Brampton
Surviving the Cold Winter Months in Brampton
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| The beautiful sights and lights of Gage Park |
From a Former Brampton Resident
Brampton isn't well known for many touristy spots or locations, in fact these days Brampton often ends up mentioned in meme posts or videos that criticize the city's high rates of vehicular accidents and, at one point in time, the highest car insurance rates in Canada 😵
However...
I have lived in Brampton for over 30 years and I can tell you from experience that Brampton is home to some great locations to visit and pass the time during the cold winter months.
The Spots
Gage Park, located in the heart of downtown Brampton can be a magical place in the winter. I suggest giving Gage Park a visit to enjoy the extravagant lights strung up on 100+ year old trees, enjoy skating around the public ice rink, hot refreshments such as hot chocolate sold by vendors, and the pergola centering the ice rink is a hotspot for photos taken for Instagram or TikTok enthusiasts. The park really comes to life around the holidays.
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| Not a mountain, but a mountain of fun! |
'Mount' Chinguacousy is less of a mountain and more of a hill in the center of Brampton, just across the street from the Bramalea City Center mall, but it has plenty of winter activities to keep you occupied over the coldest months of the year. Growing up in Brampton, my friends and family often enjoyed tubing down the hill (rentals at the skii lodge are very cheap), skiing, snowboarding or simply TUMBLING down the hill for fun (not recommended if you don't enjoy waking up to bumps and bruises the next day 🙈).
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| A family enjoying cross country skiing |
Heart Lake Conservation Area is a great place to visit when feeling up to the crazy challenge of being outdoors without any nearby shelter 😨! The conservation area is home to Heart Lake which freezes over and can be walked on during the deep winter months of January and February. This is a nice place to try ice fishing 🎣🐟, hiking, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing or simply a nice place to go for a short walk and enjoy natural wildlife. What's so strange about this place is while you're in it, you forget very quickly that you're in the middle of busy Brampton as the conservation area is big enough to be sheltered from the noisy sounds of nearby roads.
My best advice for surviving the winter months without being stuck inside ALL the time, check out one of these spots or search for a place beyond the Brampton borders!
See! There's more to Brampton than Monstrosities like this..
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| Brampton's infamous 'Monster House' |
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