First pick
Andrew McCandless Park
Park or garden
11 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of Spring Valley
Directionsto a point inside
2.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Spring Valley · parks, protected land & trails
Rouge National Urban Park is 53 km from Spring Valley
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 20 km. The 10 km around town hold 7 protected areas. Protected areas take in 8.4% of the neighbourhood itself.
Protected land
2.4%
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
53 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
20 km
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
Against other towns
Spring Valley 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km2.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town8.4%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Spring Valley comes 17th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (12,304 to 12,808 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
Spring Valley2.4%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Spring Valley1
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Spring Valley0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Spring Valley sits near the top of its size group: 16 of 39 have more. It trails them for public protected areas, where 32 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | View Royal BC | 21% | 45% | 35 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Elliot Lake ON | 18% | 7.2% | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Orleans Village - Chateauneuf ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Summerland BC | 11% | 7.5% | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| 5 | Bridlewood AB | 7.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine QC | 7.3% | 6.1% | 46 | 0 | 94 |
| 7 | Saltspring Island BC | 6.7% | 17% | 109 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | Rothesay NB | 5.5% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 9 | Saint-Hippolyte QC | 4.2% | 6.9% | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Highland Creek ON | 3.5% | 0.6% | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Chaparral AB | 3.2% | 9.8% | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | New Springbrook ON | 3.1% | 2.4% | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Lakeview AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Carignan QC | 2.7% | 2.1% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Yonge-Eglinton ON | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Grenet QC | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Spring Valley ON | 2.4% | 8.4% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Regent Park ON | 2.3% | 0% | 10 | 8 | 40 |
| 19 | Bromont QC | 2.2% | 2% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Dovercourt Village ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| 21 | Kings County, Subdivision B NS | 1.7% | 5.9% | 19 | 2 | 9 |
| 22 | Bayview Woods-Steeles ON | 1.7% | 17% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Forest Hill North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Royal Oak AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Highland West ON | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Winchester ON | 1.2% | 0.6% | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Meaford ON | 1.1% | 2.1% | 70 | 4 | 21 |
| 28 | River Park South MB | 1.1% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tyndall Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Wellesley ON | 1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Windsor Park MB | 0.8% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Gander NL | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Chalmers MB | 0.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Amos QC | 0.5% | 0.2% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Lac Ste. Anne County AB | 0.5% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Alderwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 37 | Varsity AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Rutherford AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Norwich ON | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DT Hospital ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
The map
Spring Valley on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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 Spring Valley: 7 named parks and woods
The biggest is Andrew McCandless Park, 11 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 17 ha in all
Parks & gardens 17 ha
Two places, Andrew McCandless Park and Damatta Park, make up 74% of the total.
Mount Pleasant Square
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.4 km of path
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lorenville Park
Park or garden · 110 m outside town
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Damatta Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
James and Edna Davis Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
1.5 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Francis H. Taylor Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Spring Valley
Directionsto a point inside
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
All of Spring Valley is within a short walk of a park
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%)
Spring Valley100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
Around Spring Valley, protected areas make up 2.4%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Spring Valley8.4%
Within 10 km2.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 7, 1 are public land; the others are privately held. The figures include 6 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Brampton Natural Heritage SystemNature reserve · 1,126 ha · reaches Spring Valley
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 Spring Valley
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
20 km north-west2.9 km²since 1985
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
53 km east46 km²since 2015
Closer to home, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park is 20 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
Paths to walk: 34 km in and around Spring Valley
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
34 km
in and around the town (12.6 km²)
Woodland
3.5%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Spring ValleyTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.7
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Spring ValleyTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.5%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 68% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 67% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Spring Valley
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the neighbourhood. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Spring Valley is best on foot in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto Pearson (Airport), 15 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) | 9.3 | 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 |
About 115 cm of snow falls in a year. Precipitation runs from 50 mm in February to 81 mm in June. January brings highs of -1 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The climate in Spring Valley →
Things to do
3 viewpoints near Spring Valley
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 61 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 61
Polkadots Playland0.2 km from town
DirectionsBerisford Park playground1.4 km from town
DirectionsRavenscliffe Playground1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 58 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Spring Valley
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Credit ValleyCreditviewMount Pleasant VillageFletchers Creek Village / Lundy VillageNorthwood ParkFletchers Meadow SouthSpring Valley
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley | 2.4% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Credit Valley 1.6 km | 2.2% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Creditview 1.7 km | 3% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mount Pleasant Village 2.1 km | 2.6% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fletchers Creek Village / Lundy Village 2.2 km | 2.5% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Northwood Park 2.8 km | 2.5% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Fletchers Meadow South 3.3 km | 2.7% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Around Spring Valley, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Spring Valley
How much land around Spring Valley is protected?
Yes: 2.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest provincial park to Spring Valley?
It is Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, 20 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Spring Valley?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Spring Valley?
Brampton Natural Heritage System, a nature reserve of 1,126 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Spring Valley?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, 53 km off.
Sources
The sources behind Spring Valley’s outdoors figures
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).