First pick
Flinton Ball Diamond - Ron Thompson Memorial Park
Park or garden
2.2 ha
8.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.08.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Addington Highlands · parks, protected land & trails
A national route near Addington Highlands: the The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario)
Within 10 km of the town, 8.9% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. For a swim, Little Cuba is the nearest of 6 beaches within 5 km. CPCAD lists 37 protected areas within 10 km.
Protected land
8.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
37
within 10 km, 12 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
64 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Lower Madawaska River Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Addington Highlands, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario) passes within 2 kmProtected land all round8.9% of the land within 10 km, more than 83% of Canadian townsA provincial park at the edgeLower Madawaska River Provincial Park reaches the townBeaches6 beaches within 5 km
Addington Highlands is strongest on the The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario), with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
How Addington Highlands compares with other Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km8.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town8.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas12Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Addington Highlands comes 6th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,791 to 2,866 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
Addington Highlands8.9%
Towns its size3.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Addington Highlands12
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Addington Highlands1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Addington Highlands does best for public protected areas: 10 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léry QC | 27% | 3.4% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Forestville QC | 26% | 1% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Labelle QC | 25% | 19% | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Atikokan ON | 19% | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Saint-Côme QC | 9.2% | 0.8% | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Addington Highlands ON | 8.9% | 8.2% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | South Keys ON | 8.3% | 0.1% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Navan - Sarsfield ON | 8% | 0.3% | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Rivière-Beaudette QC | 7.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Westcliffe East ON | 7.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Senneterre QC | 7% | 9.3% | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Leeming ON | 6.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Anicet QC | 6.1% | 4.9% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ferme-Neuve QC | 5.6% | 8.2% | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints QC | 5.5% | 1% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Jerome ON | 5.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Yamachiche QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sainte-Luce QC | 4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Laurier-Station QC | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Normanview West SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Perry ON | 2.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Minnedosa MB | 2.9% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Rosthern No. 403 SK | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Lacolle QC | 1.9% | 1.1% | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Rougemont QC | 1.5% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Saint-Prime QC | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | Dundonald SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Sicamous BC | 0.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Bridgeport North ON | 0.9% | 4.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bedford QC | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Weedon QC | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Grimshaw AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Downtown West End AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Grassie MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Westbrook Estates AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Greenview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Meyonohk AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Saint-Elzéar QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kildare AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Newton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Addington Highlands
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Addington Highlands
The biggest is Flinton Ball Diamond - Ron Thompson Memorial Park, 2.2 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
In Addington Highlands, parks are rarely a short walk away
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (0%)Further (100%)
Addington Highlands0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 2,800 residents are further than 400 m from a park. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
Around Addington Highlands, protected areas make up 8.9%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Addington Highlands8.2%
Within 10 km8.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 12 of the 37. The others are private conservation land. At 8,589 ha, Mellon Lake Conservation Reserve is the largest. Another 25 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Mellon Lake Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 8,589 ha · reaches Addington Highlands
Bon Echo Provincial ParkProvincial park · 8,294 ha · reaches Addington Highlands
Elzevir Peatlands Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 2,246 ha · reaches Addington Highlands
Lower Madawaska River Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,200 ha · reaches Addington Highlands
Kaladar Jackpine Barrens Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 1,086 ha · reaches Addington Highlands
Little Mississippi River Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 916 ha · reaches Addington Highlands
Matawatchan Provincial ParkProvincial park · 65 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Griffith Uplands Ansi (Core Area, Crown Land Portion)Nature reserve · 557 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
Lingham Lake Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 1,988 ha · 3.6 km from the edge of town
Puzzle Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 3,777 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
2 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
64 km to Thousand Islands National Park
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Bon Echo Provincial Park
At the edge83 km²since 1971
Provincial park
Lower Madawaska River Provincial Park
At the edge12 km²since 1989
Provincial park
Matawatchan Provincial Park
0.4 km north0.6 km²since 1968
Provincial park
Puzzle Lake Provincial Park
4.1 km south-east38 km²since 2001
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
64 km south-east24 km²since 1904
4 provincial parks lie within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 167 km in and around Addington Highlands
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
167 km
in and around the town (1,683.9 km²)
Woodland
87%
about 1,470.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Addington HighlandsTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Addington HighlandsTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland87%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 99% of Canadian towns. 86% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Walks near Addington Highlands
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario)239.5 km
The The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario) is 240 km long on the map, and 19.5 km of it lies within 2 km of town.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Addington Highlands: May to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Centreville, 44 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 61 | 65 | 88 | 84 | 90 | 68 | 75 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 83 |
Most rain and snow falls in September, 100 mm; February sees 61 mm. From -3 °C in January to 27 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The yearly snowfall is near 158 cm. The climate in Addington Highlands →
Beaches
Addington Highlands has 6 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Little Cubain town
DirectionsAdd 5 unnamed beaches to the count. No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
2 viewpoints near Addington Highlands
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 15 campsites, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 5
Crankshaw Hillin town
DirectionsMcLaughlins Hill0.4 km from town
DirectionsTurtle Lake Hills0.7 km from town
DirectionsBeaudries Mountain1.8 km from town
DirectionsStringers Mountain1.9 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Matawatchan Provincial Park1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 15
526in town
Directions527in town
Directions528in town
Directions529in town
DirectionsBon Echo Provincial Park - Hardwood Hills Campgroundin town
DirectionsBishop Lake Tent & Trailer Park0.3 km from town
DirectionsSherwood Park Campground0.6 km from town
DirectionsMidway Campsites1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 6
Boat Launchin town
DirectionsTappings Landing Boat Launch0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Addington Highlands
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 14–38 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Addington Highlands.
North FrontenacTweedMadocCentral FrontenacCentre HastingsAddington Highlands
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addington Highlands | 8.9% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| North Frontenac 14 km | 5.7% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| Tweed 32 km | 9.9% | 68 | 1 | 5 |
| Madoc 34 km | 8.8% | 38 | 0 | 3 |
| Central Frontenac 34 km | 8.2% | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| Centre Hastings 38 km | 2.5% | 30 | 2 | 3 |
More routes are mapped around North Frontenac (6). No place nearby has double Addington Highlands’ share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Addington Highlands
What is the nearest national park to Addington Highlands?
Thousand Islands National Park, 64 km from the edge of town.
Where can you walk near Addington Highlands?
Try the The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario).
Where can you swim near Addington Highlands?
The nearest is Little Cuba, in town.
How much land around Addington Highlands is protected?
Within 10 km, 8.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest provincial park to Addington Highlands?
Lower Madawaska River Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
When is the best time for walking in Addington Highlands?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the largest protected area near Addington Highlands?
Mellon Lake Conservation Reserve: 8,589 ha, a nature reserve.
Sources
Where Addington Highlands’ outdoors figures come from
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).