First pick
The Black and Decker Mountain Bike Trails
Wood or forest
103 ha11.3 km of path
2 h 30 minto walk all 11.3 km of path
2.8 km south-westfrom the centre
The Black and Decker Mountain Bike Trails
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: BrockvilleFact · CC BY-SA 4.01.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Brockville · parks, protected land & trails
Brockville borders Thousand Islands National Park
For a provincial park, Brockville Long Swamp Fen Provincial Park lies 6.7 km off. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. Count 5 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
1.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
5
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
6.7 km
Brockville Long Swamp Fen Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Brockville against other 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km1.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.1%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
Beaches2Beaches 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, Brockville is 17th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (22,794 to 24,681 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
Brockville1.9%
Towns its size2.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Brockville2
Towns its size7
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Brockville0
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Brockville is weakest for walking routes: 22 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept-Îles QC | 24% | 33% | 64 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Colwood BC | 19% | 2.3% | 36 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Saint-Lazare QC | 13% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Westmount NS | 11% | 4.8% | 16 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | Brownsville BC | 11% | 1.3% | 119 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Saint-Lambert QC | 8.1% | 0.4% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Mont-Royal QC | 7.5% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Old Barrhaven East ON | 6.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Riley Park BC | 6.2% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 48 |
| 10 | Outremont QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Rivière-Blanche QC | 5.8% | 8.1% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Cartierville QC | 5.6% | 19% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Kingston NS | 4.8% | 3.1% | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Milliken ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Waterdown ON | 4.4% | 4.9% | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Springwater ON | 3.8% | 6.9% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 17 | Agincourt South-Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Port Perry ON | 2.9% | 2% | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | South Eglinton-Davisville ON | 2.7% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Eglinton East ON | 2.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Birchcliffe-Cliffside ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| 22 | West London ON | 2.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Renfrew-Collingwood BC | 2.2% | 0.7% | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 24 | Brockville ON | 1.9% | 3.1% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Steeles ON | 1.9% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Huntsville ON | 1.8% | 2.2% | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 27 | Junction-Wallace Emerson ON | 1.8% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| 28 | Newtonbrook West ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Fort St. John BC | 1.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Owen Sound ON | 1.3% | 0.2% | 33 | 2 | 12 |
| 31 | Mount Pearl NL | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | High Park-Swansea ON | 0.9% | 5% | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 33 | Embrun ON | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Ouest (Montréal-Nord) QC | 0.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Oro-Medonte ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 32 | 4 | 18 |
| 36 | New Hamburg ON | 0.4% | 0% | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Islington ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 38 | Essex ON | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Etobicoke City Centre ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 40 | Yellowknife NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 7 | 4 |
The map
Where the green is in Brockville
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 Brockville: 30 named parks and woods
The Black and Decker Mountain Bike Trails is the largest, at 103 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 202 ha in all
Parks & gardens 99 haWoods 103 ha
Between them, The Black and Decker Mountain Bike Trails and Memorial Park cover 69%.
Memorial Park
Park or garden
36 ha2.6 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.6 km of path
1.1 km northfrom the centre
Brock Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Elizabethtown Fairgrounds
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
10 ha
4.2 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
St. Lawrence Park
Park or garden
7.1 ha0.4 km of path
2.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Baker Park
Park or garden
3.3 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Brockville
Brock Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Rotary Park
Park or garden
2.7 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.9 km southfrom the centre
Brock Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Hardy Park
Park or garden
2.5 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Brock Trail
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
The Black and Decker Mountain Bike TrailsWood or forest · 103 ha · 11.3 km of path
DirectionsMemorial ParkPark or garden · 36 ha · 2.6 km of path
DirectionsElizabethtown FairgroundsPark or garden · 10 ha · just outside town
DirectionsBrackenreid ParkPark or garden · 9.6 ha
DirectionsSt. Lawrence ParkPark or garden · 7.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsBaker ParkPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsRotary ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsHardy ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsRefugee IslandPark or garden · 3.8 ha
DirectionsBlockhouse IslandPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsBramshot ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha
DirectionsFulford ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsCenteen ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsLower Brockview ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsRoyal Canadian Regiment ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsBrockview ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsButterfield ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsAmargh Price ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsKelly Ball ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsKensington Park WestPark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsDana Street ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsKensington Park EastPark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsVictoria ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsSchofield ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsJohn Knox ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsKingswood ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsDavison ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsMatthew Fraser ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsLinden ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsLittle Fulford ParkPark or garden · 0.4 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 8 in 10 in Brockville
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 (84%)Further (16%)
Brockville84%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%. That leaves about 4,000 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 1.9% of the land near Brockville
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Brockville3.1%
Within 10 km1.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
2 of the 5 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. At 2,364 ha, Thousand Islands National Park is the largest. 3 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Thousand Islands National ParkNational park · 2,364 ha · reaches Brockville
Brockville Long Swamp Fen Provincial ParkProvincial park · 218 ha · 6.7 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
Big parks near Brockville
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
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
At the edge24 km²since 1904
Provincial park
Brockville Long Swamp Fen Provincial Park
6.7 km north2.2 km²since 2017
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
48 km of paths in and around Brockville
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
48 km
in and around the town (46.9 km²)
Woodland
21%
about 9.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BrockvilleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BrockvilleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland21%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 68% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 58% 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 Brockville
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
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 Brockville: May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Brockville (6.0 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 84 | 64 | 68 | 89 | 80 | 96 | 99 | 82 | 96 | 94 | 81 | 85 |
Winter brings about 180 cm of snow. Rain peaks with the heat: 99 mm in July, against 64 mm in February. The warmest days come in July (26 °C highs), the coldest in January (-3 °C). The climate in Brockville →
Beaches
2 unnamed beaches near Brockville
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
3 waterfalls near Brockville
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 42.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Mac Johnson Wildlife Area0.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Brockville Off-Leash Dog Parkin town
DirectionsCampsites 3
Plus 3 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Brockville has a historic garden or park
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Fulford PlaceNational Historic Site · from 1899 · In Brockville
Its pageOldest of them: Fulford Place, from 1899. One carries a national designation.
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 Brockville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Elizabethtown-KitleyAugustaFront of YongePrescottBrockville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockville | 1.9% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Elizabethtown-Kitley 11 km | 4.2% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| Augusta 13 km | 0.8% | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Front of Yonge 15 km | 4.9% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Prescott 19 km | 0.1% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Around Elizabethtown-Kitley and Front of Yonge the protected share is at least double.
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.
- 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. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Brockville
Is there a provincial park near Brockville?
The closest is Brockville Long Swamp Fen Provincial Park, at 6.7 km.
Where can you swim near Brockville?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
Is there protected land near Brockville?
Within 10 km, 1.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
Which is the biggest protected area near Brockville?
Thousand Islands National Park: 2,364 ha, a national park.
What is the nearest national park to Brockville?
Yes: Thousand Islands National Park reaches the edge of Brockville.
When is the best time for walking in Brockville?
On the normals, May, June, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Sources for this page on Brockville
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).