First pick
Fort Malden National Historic Site
Park or garden
4.7 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Canadian Postcard Company · Public domain0.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Amherstburg · parks, protected land & trails
Within 37 km of Amherstburg: Point Pelee National Park
For a provincial park, Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park lies 7.4 km off. 0.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Bailey's Beach.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
37 km
Point Pelee National Park
Nearest provincial park
7.4 km
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Amherstburg beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km0.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches4Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Of 40 towns its size, none has less protected land around it than Amherstburg
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (26,497 to 28,578 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
Amherstburg0.1%
Towns its size3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Amherstburg1
Towns its size8
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Amherstburg0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Amherstburg trails its peers is protected land nearby; 39 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squamish BC | 30% | 21% | 20 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Marpole BC | 17% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Loyola QC | 14% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Austinville NS | 11% | 0% | 27 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Kitsilano BC | 10% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 68 |
| 6 | René-Lévesque QC | 8.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Montagne QC | 7.7% | 42% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Ebenezer East ON | 7.5% | 6.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Parc-Kent QC | 5.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Laurendeau QC | 4.9% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | La Prairie QC | 4.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Enfield NS | 4.4% | 5.2% | 184 | 13 | 6 |
| 13 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville QC | 4.4% | 20% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sandalwood West (sunny Meadow) ON | 4.1% | 4.4% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Collingwood ON | 3.9% | 0.2% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Duberger—Les Saules QC | 3.7% | 0% | 29 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Vieux-Rosemont QC | 3.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Grandview-Woodland BC | 3.5% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 51 |
| 19 | Agincourt North ON | 3.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Woburn North ON | 3.2% | 5.1% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Clairlea-Birchmount ON | 2.7% | 2.4% | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn ON | 2.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | York University Heights ON | 2.7% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Thetford Mines QC | 2.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | West Hill ON | 2.4% | 15% | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | Harbourfront-CityPlace ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 27 | Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan ON | 2.2% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Lunenburg NS | 2.1% | 1.7% | 140 | 5 | 33 |
| 29 | Don Valley Village ON | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Banbury-Don Mills ON | 1.6% | 2.4% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Picton ON | 1.5% | 3.6% | 31 | 1 | 13 |
| 32 | South Riverdale ON | 1.5% | 16% | 12 | 9 | 49 |
| 33 | Argyle ON | 1.5% | 0.3% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Auteuil QC | 1.4% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Beamsville ON | 1.2% | 1.3% | 26 | 5 | 9 |
| 36 | Sainte-Thérèse QC | 1% | 0% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Strathroy ON | 0.4% | 0.4% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Rathwood ON | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Lin--Laurentides QC | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Amherstburg ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
The map
The green map of Amherstburg
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Amherstburg: 10 named parks and woods
Fort Malden National Historic Site is the largest, at 4.7 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 25 ha in all
Parks & gardens 25 ha
Spread across many places, the largest holding 20%.
Ranta K Walter Memorial Park
Park or garden
5.0 ha
6.2 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Navy Yard Park
Park or garden
2.7 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
2.3 km westfrom the centre
Navy Yard Path
Directionsto a point inside
Pat Thrasher Park
Park or garden
3.5 ha0.5 km of path
3.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bill Wigle Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.3 km of path
2.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Toddy Jones Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.3 km of path
2.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Southgateway Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.3 km of path
2.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Fort Malden National Historic SitePark or garden · 4.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsRanta K Walter Memorial ParkPark or garden · 5.0 ha
DirectionsNavy Yard ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsPat Thrasher ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsRiver Canard ParkPark or garden · 3.9 ha
DirectionsBill Wigle ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsToddy Jones ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsSouthgateway ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsGolfview ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsScodeller ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsSource: 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
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Amherstburg
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 (31%)Further (69%)
Amherstburg31%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 19,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Amherstburg
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Amherstburg0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 1 of the 2; land trusts and private owners hold the others. The figures include one private conservation area, left unnamed.
Ojibway Prairie Provincial ParkProvincial park · 64 ha · 7.4 km from the edge of town
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
Parks around Amherstburg
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
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park
7.4 km north0.6 km²since 1977
National park
Point Pelee National Park
37 km east15 km²since 1918
Closer to home, Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park is 7.4 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Amherstburg and its edge hold 44 km of footpath
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
44 km
in and around the town (280.4 km²)
Woodland
5.6%
about 15.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AmherstburgTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AmherstburgTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.6%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 59% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 80% of Canadian towns.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No mapped walking route near Amherstburg
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Amherstburg in June to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Harrow (18 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 60 | 52 | 68 | 79 | 81 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
For dry weather, February is best (52 mm); May gets 81 mm. January brings highs of 0 °C, July highs of 28 °C. About 140 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Amherstburg →
Beaches
4 beaches within 5 km of Amherstburg
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Bailey's Beachsand · in town
DirectionsWhite Sandsin town
Directions2 more are mapped without a name. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
27 things to do outdoors near Amherstburg
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (18).
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 3
Holiday Beach Conservation Areain town
DirectionsBig Creek Conservation Area0.1 km from town
DirectionsPetite Côte Conservation Area0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 18
Recreation Area1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 17 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 4
Holiday Beach Conservation Area - Members Campgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 3 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Amherstburg
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Amherstburg Navy YardNational Historic Site · at the edge of town
Its pageOne is a National Historic Site.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Amherstburg
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
LaSalleEssexRoselandSouth WindsorAmherstburg
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherstburg | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| LaSalle 14 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Essex 16 km | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Roseland 18 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Windsor 18 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Amherstburg’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Amherstburg
Are there protected areas near Amherstburg?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a beach near Amherstburg?
Try Bailey's Beach, in town, first of several.
What is the largest protected area near Amherstburg?
It is Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 64 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Amherstburg?
It is Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, 7.4 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Amherstburg?
On the normals, June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest national park to Amherstburg?
It is Point Pelee National Park, 37 km off.
Sources
Where Amherstburg’s 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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).