More of the land around Wildfield is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 40 km away. Forks of the Credit Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 20 km. The 10 km around town hold 23 protected areas.
Each figure for Wildfield, 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.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Wildfield comes 7th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,379 to 8,621 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Among its peers, Wildfield’s strong point is public protected areas, where 11 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunt Club Park ON | 13% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Alta Vista ON | 13% | 0.7% | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Britannia ON | 13% | 12% | 31 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | West Centretown ON | 11% | 0% | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Stone Mills ON | 10% | 11% | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Carleton Heights-Courtland Park ON | 10% | 8.3% | 37 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Wildfield ON | 9.1% | 14% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Muskoka Lakes ON | 6.3% | 11% | 26 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Iqaluit NU | 6.1% | 11% | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Lac la Biche County AB | 5.8% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Norton Park ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Trinity Commons ON | 5.3% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Saint-Roch QC | 5.1% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Vaughan Metropolitan Centre ON | 4.7% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Somerset AB | 4.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Electoral Area A, Comox Valley BC | 4% | 4.1% | 97 | 2 | 19 |
| 17 | Heart Lake North ON | 3.9% | 43% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Trail BC | 3.5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Electoral Area G, Nanaimo BC | 3.2% | 7.5% | 32 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 | Brownsburg-Chatham QC | 3.1% | 2% | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Ogden AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Deer Lake BC | 2.9% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 25 |
| 23 | Rocky Ridge AB | 2.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Douro-Dummer ON | 2.3% | 1.4% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Prairie View SK | 2.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Puslinch ON | 2.2% | 1.1% | 29 | 18 | 5 |
| 27 | Goderich ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Drumheller AB | 1% | 4.9% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | St. John's MB | 0.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Rosewood SK | 0.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Hillhurst AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Lac-Beauport QC | 0.4% | 0.1% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Albert Park/Radisson Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | King Edward Park AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Wild Rose AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Nolan Hill AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Garneau AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Huron-Kinloss ON | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 39 | Dauphin MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Dalhousie AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Wildfield on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The neighbourhood’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
Every resident of Wildfield lives near 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.
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%.
The 23 protected areas near Wildfield
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Of those 23, 11 are public and the remainder private. At 1,126 ha, Brampton Natural Heritage System is the largest. 12 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
1 more named area within 10 km is in the comparison 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.
The nearest big park: Rouge National Urban Park, 40 km away
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.
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
Rouge National Urban Park
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.
Wildfield has 15 km of footpaths in and around it
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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
For woods, 59% of Canadian towns have more. For path density, 58% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
No named walking route passes Wildfield on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the neighbourhood, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Get out in Wildfield in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto Pearson (Airport), 16 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 |
Some 115 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -1 °C. For dry weather, February is best (50 mm); June gets 81 mm. The climate in Wildfield →
Near Wildfield: 2 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 22 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 22
Plus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Wildfield
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfield | 9.1% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Castlemore Estates 1.7 km | 7.8% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| Mount Royal 2.7 km | 6.5% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Vales of Castlemore 3.6 km | 5.2% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Sandalwood East (mountainash) 4.3 km | 4.3% | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing 4.7 km | 8.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Valley Creek 4.7 km | 6.3% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Wildfield’s protected share.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Wildfield
Is there protected land near Wildfield?
Within 10 km, 9.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
How far is Wildfield from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 40 km.
When is the best time for walking in Wildfield?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Wildfield?
Brampton Natural Heritage System, a nature reserve of 1,126 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Wildfield?
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, 20 km from the edge of town.
The sources behind Wildfield’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).