First pick
Bramalea Limited Community Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
18 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
1.5 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Sikander Iqbal · CC BY-SA 4.05.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Madoc · parks, protected land & trails
Within 47 km of Madoc: Rouge National Urban Park
The nearest provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, is 21 km away. The largest is Brampton Natural Heritage System: 1,126 ha, 0.6 km from the edge of town. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Etobicoke Creek Trail.
Protected land
5.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
7
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
47 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
21 km
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Madoc, set against 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km5.1%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 routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Madoc comes 12th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (12,924 to 13,388 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
Madoc5.1%
Towns its size2.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Madoc1
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Madoc1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Madoc’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 11 of 39 top it. It trails them for public protected areas, where 30 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semiahmoo Town Centre BC | 21% | 0.8% | 103 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Bathurst NB | 20% | 2.6% | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | Centre-Ville QC | 11% | 22% | 40 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | North Saanich BC | 9.2% | 5.1% | 37 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Quantztown ON | 8.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Windsor Park NS | 7.6% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Saint-Jean-Vianney QC | 6.9% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Durand ON | 6.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Pine Grove ON | 6.2% | 37% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Bonnyville No. 87 AB | 5.5% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Deerfield ON | 5.2% | 6.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Madoc ON | 5.1% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Springdale ON | 4.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Aloha Estates BC | 4.3% | 2% | 111 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Carrville Corners ON | 4.1% | 0.5% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Peel Village ON | 3.8% | 0.9% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Stittsville North ON | 3.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Thornhill Woods ON | 3.5% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | New Brighton AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 20 | Stratford PE | 2.7% | 0.9% | 19 | 12 | 13 |
| 21 | Albert Park SK | 2.7% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Ionview ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Yonge-St.Clair ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Ayr ON | 2.4% | 1.8% | 36 | 8 | 4 |
| 25 | Douglasdale/Glen AB | 2.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | Erin ON | 2.1% | 0.2% | 48 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | Palmerston-Little Italy ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 28 | Rawdon QC | 1.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Forest ON | 1.7% | 6.7% | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 30 | Corso Italia-Davenport ON | 1.4% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 31 | Kincardine ON | 1% | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 32 | Signal Hill AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dakota Crossing MB | 0.8% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lloydminster (Part) SK | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Centre-Nord (Montréal-Nord) QC | 0.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Sainte-Julienne QC | 0.2% | 1.7% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Mount Dennis ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Huntington Hills AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Walker AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Redstone AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Madoc
The neighbourhood’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
12 named parks and woods to walk in near Madoc
The biggest is Bramalea Limited Community Park, 18 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
12 named parks and woods, 55 ha in all
Parks & gardens 55 ha
Bramalea Limited Community Park and Century Gardens together hold 51% of it.
Century Gardens
Park or garden
10 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Madoc
Directionsto a point inside
Major Oaks Park
Park or garden
6.0 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parr Lake South Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
4.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bruce Beer Park
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Neville-Lake Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
3.5 ha0.5 km of path
1.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kingswood Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
2.4 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
La France Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
2.6 ha0.5 km of path
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 12 named parks and green spaces
Bramalea Limited Community ParkPark or garden · 18 ha · 2.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCentury GardensPark or garden · 10 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsMajor Oaks ParkPark or garden · 6.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParr Lake South ParkPark or garden · 4.8 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBruce Beer ParkPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsNeville-Lake ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsKingswood ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLa France ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMadoc ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsSeaborn ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsRoyal Salisbury ParkettePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsIvy Bridge ParkettePark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
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
In Madoc, a park is close to every home
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 (100%)Further (0%)
Madoc100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
5.1% of the land around Madoc is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Madoc0%
Within 10 km5.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 7, 1 are public land; the others are privately held. 6 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Brampton Natural Heritage SystemNature reserve · 1,126 ha · 0.6 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
The parks within reach of Madoc
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
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
21 km north-west2.9 km²since 1985
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
47 km east46 km²since 2015
A provincial park is closer: Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, at 21 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
41 km of paths in and around Madoc
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
41 km
in and around the town (12.6 km²)
Woodland
0.9%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MadocTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MadocTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.9%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 74% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 82% 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
Madoc has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Etobicoke Creek Trail37.3 km
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 Madoc: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto Pearson (Airport) (10 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 62 | 50 | 51 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 59 |
In July the typical high is 27 °C; in January, -1 °C. The wettest month, June, brings 81 mm, against 50 mm in February. A typical year sees 115 cm of snow. The climate in Madoc →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Madoc
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Madoc: 5 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 90 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Duggan Off Leash Dog Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Madoc
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CentreLakelands VillageBramalea WoodsN-Section (bramalea)Norton ParkH-Section (bramalea)Madoc
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madoc | 5.1% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Centre 1.5 km | 3.8% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Lakelands Village 1.5 km | 5.2% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Bramalea Woods 1.5 km | 5.5% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| N-Section (bramalea) 2.1 km | 5.5% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Norton Park 2.1 km | 5.5% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| H-Section (bramalea) 2.5 km | 5.5% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Madoc’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
Questions about the outdoors in Madoc
Are there protected areas near Madoc?
Within 10 km, 5.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a beach near Madoc?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Madoc?
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, 21 km from the edge of town.
What walking routes are near Madoc?
The Etobicoke Creek Trail, mapped within 2 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Madoc?
Brampton Natural Heritage System: 1,126 ha, a nature reserve.
When is the best time for walking in Madoc?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Madoc?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 47 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Madoc
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).