First pick
Sesquicentennial Park
Park or garden
41 ha3.7 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.7 km of path
1.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
4.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Springdale · parks, protected land & trails
Within 46 km of Springdale: Rouge National Urban Park
For a provincial park, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park lies 18 km off. 0.6 km out lies the largest, Brampton Natural Heritage System, at 1,126 ha. 4.9% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
4.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
7
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
46 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
18 km
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Springdale 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km4.9%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 areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, Springdale ranks 14th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (12,990 to 13,453 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
Springdale4.9%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Springdale2
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Springdale0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Springdale sits near the top of its size group: 13 of 39 have more. For public protected areas, though, 23 of 39 are ahead.
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 | West Point Grey BC | 14% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 65 |
| 4 | Glebe-Dows Lake ON | 12% | 11% | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Quantztown ON | 8.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Windsor Park NS | 7.6% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Sidney BC | 7% | 0.6% | 22 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Saint-Jean-Vianney QC | 6.9% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Durand ON | 6.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Pine Grove ON | 6.2% | 37% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bonnyville No. 87 AB | 5.5% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Deerfield ON | 5.2% | 6.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Madoc ON | 5.1% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Springdale ON | 4.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Aloha Estates BC | 4.3% | 2% | 111 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Carrville Corners ON | 4.1% | 0.5% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Peel Village ON | 3.8% | 0.9% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Stittsville North ON | 3.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Thornhill Woods ON | 3.5% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Centennial Scarborough ON | 3.5% | 8.1% | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | New Brighton AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 22 | Stratford PE | 2.7% | 0.9% | 19 | 12 | 13 |
| 23 | Ionview ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | Yonge-St.Clair ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Ayr ON | 2.4% | 1.8% | 36 | 8 | 4 |
| 26 | Douglasdale/Glen AB | 2.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 27 | Palmerston-Little Italy ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 28 | Rawdon QC | 1.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Corso Italia-Davenport ON | 1.4% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 30 | Kincardine ON | 1% | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 31 | Signal Hill AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dakota Crossing MB | 0.8% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Perth East ON | 0.5% | 1.7% | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 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
Springdale 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 Springdale: 13 named parks and woods
Sesquicentennial Park is the largest, at 41 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
13 named parks and woods, 87 ha in all
Parks & gardens 87 ha
Add Sesquicentennial Park to Dixie Sandalwood Park and you have 64% of it.
Dixie Sandalwood Park
Park or garden
15 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
1.2 km southfrom the centre
Flower City TrailChinguacousy Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Batsman Park
Park or garden
10.0 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Springdale
Directionsto a point inside
Blue Oak Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
6.3 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Komagata Maru Park
Park or garden
7.2 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Wiggins Park
Park or garden
1.9 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Springdale
Directionsto a point inside
Fernforest Way West
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
1.0 ha0.5 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Gladys and George Gray Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Springdale
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Sesquicentennial ParkPark or garden · 41 ha · 3.7 km of path
DirectionsDixie Sandalwood ParkPark or garden · 15 ha · 2.5 km of path
DirectionsBatsman ParkPark or garden · 10.0 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsBlue Oak ParkPark or garden · 6.3 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsKomagata Maru ParkPark or garden · 7.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsWiggins ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsFernforest Way WestPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGladys and George Gray ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsAnderson Family ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsRosedale VillagePark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGeorge M. Lee ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsReed ParkettePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsLorenzo ParkettePark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
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
All of Springdale 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%)
Springdale100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
4.9% of the land around Springdale 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 Springdale0%
Within 10 km4.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
2 of the 7 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Biggest of the named areas: Brampton Natural Heritage System, 1,126 ha. The figures include 5 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Brampton Natural Heritage SystemNature reserve · 1,126 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
VictoriaNature reserve · 7.1 ha · 8.0 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 Springdale
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
18 km west2.9 km²since 1985
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
46 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Closer to home, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park is 18 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
Springdale and its edge hold 49 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
49 km
in and around the town (11.2 km²)
Woodland
1.6%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SpringdaleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.4
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SpringdaleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.6%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 87% of Canadian towns. 78% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
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 Springdale
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
Springdale 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), 14 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 |
Winter brings about 115 cm of snow. Rain and snow peak in June (81 mm) and ease in February (50 mm). The warmest days come in July (27 °C highs), the coldest in January (-1 °C). The climate in Springdale →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Springdale
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
3 viewpoints near Springdale
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, 62 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Heart Lake Conservation Area1.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 62
Boris Nemtsov Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 61 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Springdale
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Rosedale VillageDeerfieldCountrysideTrinity CommonsSandalwood West (sunny Meadow)M-Section (bramalea)Springdale
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | 4.9% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosedale Village 0.9 km | 4.5% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Deerfield 1.4 km | 5.2% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Countryside 1.4 km | 4.4% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Trinity Commons 1.8 km | 5.3% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Sandalwood West (sunny Meadow) 1.9 km | 4.1% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| M-Section (bramalea) 3.1 km | 5.4% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Springdale’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Springdale
What is the biggest park or reserve near Springdale?
Brampton Natural Heritage System: 1,126 ha, a nature reserve.
Is Springdale near a national park?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, 46 km off.
How much land around Springdale is protected?
Protected areas cover 4.9% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you swim near Springdale?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Is there a provincial park near Springdale?
It is Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, 18 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Springdale?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Where Springdale’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.
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).