First pick
Taylor Island
Wood or forest
78 ha
12 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Skeezix1000 · CC BY-SA 3.018%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Gravenhurst · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Gravenhurst is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Georgian Bay Islands National Park is the closest national park, 21 km from town. 4 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the TCT:ON Gravenhurst and Ganaraska Trail. Some protected land is inside the town: 24% of its area.
Protected land
18%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
27
within 10 km, 11 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
21 km
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park
Walking routes
4
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
7
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Gravenhurst stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round18% of the land within 10 km, more than 94% of Canadian townsProtected land in town24% of Gravenhurst itself lies in protected areasWalking routes4 named routes within 2 kmA national park nearbyGeorgian Bay Islands National Park, 21 km away
For someone who likes to get outside, Gravenhurst’s draw is protected land around it, with protected land inside its own boundary close behind.
Against other towns
How Gravenhurst compares with 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km18%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town24%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas11Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes4Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches7Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Gravenhurst has the most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,321 to 14,837 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
Gravenhurst18%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Gravenhurst11
Towns its size7
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Gravenhurst4
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
None of the other 39 towns its size has more protected land nearby than Gravenhurst.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravenhurst ON | 18% | 24% | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Bayshore ON | 11% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | La Crète AB | 11% | 7.9% | 9 | 0 | 112 |
| 4 | Mont-Laurier QC | 9.7% | 4.6% | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Vieux-Montréal QC | 8% | 0% | 28 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Maricourt QC | 6.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Vieux-Bourg QC | 6.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis QC | 6.1% | 0.1% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Peace Village ON | 5.7% | 0.6% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Maizerets QC | 5.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Vieux-Limoilou QC | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Guildford BC | 4.5% | 4% | 125 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Val-des-Monts QC | 4.4% | 2.6% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Bourg-Royal QC | 4.1% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Long Sault ON | 2.6% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Orsainville QC | 2.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Southcrest ON | 2.5% | 7.8% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | South Glengarry ON | 2.3% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Ridgehill / Armbro Heights ON | 2.3% | 9.7% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Hyde Park ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Harbour Landing SK | 2.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | South London ON | 2% | 1.2% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Forest Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lawrence Park North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Des Châtels QC | 1.3% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Pont-Viau QC | 1.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Roncesvalles ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 29 | Briar Hill-Belgravia ON | 1% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Chappelle AB | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Carleton Place ON | 0.6% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Lacombe AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Durham ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Martindale AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Truro NS | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Mount Forest ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Mountain View County AB | 0.1% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Cooksville NHD (West) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Grand Falls-Windsor NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Portage la Prairie MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Gravenhurst
The town’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
Walk in Gravenhurst: 15 named parks and woods
Taylor Island is the largest, at 78 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
15 named parks and woods, 244 ha in all
Parks & gardens 7.2 haWoods 237 ha
Most of it sits in Taylor Island and Miller Island: 64% together.
Gull Lake Rotary Park
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Taylor IslandWood or forest · 78 ha
DirectionsMiller IslandWood or forest · 78 ha
DirectionsRankin IslandWood or forest · 37 ha
DirectionsGull Lake Rotary ParkPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsHeydon IslandWood or forest · 13 ha
DirectionsBeechrove IslandWood or forest · 7.5 ha
DirectionsLions Lookout ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsAnderson IslandWood or forest · 4.5 ha
DirectionsFirebrand IslandWood or forest · 4.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSumatra IslandWood or forest · 3.0 ha
DirectionsDenison IslandWood or forest · 2.9 ha
DirectionsDaisy IslandWood or forest · 2.7 ha
DirectionsCrawford IslandWood or forest · 2.6 ha
DirectionsGairney IslandWood or forest · 2.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsMuskoka Beach 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
About 2 in 10 of Gravenhurst’s residents are a short walk from 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 (24%)Further (76%)
Gravenhurst24%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. Around 11,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
The 27 protected areas near Gravenhurst
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Gravenhurst24%
Within 10 km18%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 11 of the 27. The others are private conservation land. Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park is the biggest, 33,505 ha. Another 16 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial ParkProvincial park · 33,505 ha · reaches Gravenhurst
Severn River Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 9,912 ha · reaches Gravenhurst
Kahshe Lake Barrens Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 3,169 ha · reaches Gravenhurst
Jevins & Silver Lake Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 2,144 ha · reaches Gravenhurst
Torrance Barrens Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 1,906 ha · reaches Gravenhurst
Muldrew Barrens Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 803 ha · reaches Gravenhurst
Loon Lake Wetland Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 372 ha · reaches Gravenhurst
Morrison Lake Wetland Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 77 ha · reaches Gravenhurst
Eleanor Island National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 1.6 ha · reaches Gravenhurst
Hardy Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 808 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
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.
National & provincial parks
The nearest big park: Georgian Bay Islands National Park, 21 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.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park
At the edge335 km²since 2002
Provincial park
Hardy Lake Provincial Park
1.4 km north-west8.1 km²since 1985
National park
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
21 km west14 km²since 1930
There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
70 km of paths in and around Gravenhurst
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
70 km
in and around the town (724 km²)
Woodland
77%
about 560 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
GravenhurstTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GravenhurstTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland77%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 95% of Canadian towns. 86% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
4 walking routes near Gravenhurst
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocal
Ganaraska Trail243.6 km
TCT:ON Gravenhurst36.8 km
Torrance Barrens Trail3.7 km
Hahne Farm Trail0.4 km
At 243.6 km, the Ganaraska Trail is the longest local route.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Gravenhurst in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Muskoka (8.2 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 5 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 92 | 56 | 72 | 79 | 93 | 86 | 100 | 82 | 102 | 111 | 103 | 87 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 25 °C; January the coldest, at -5 °C. Expect 111 mm in October, the wettest month, and 56 mm in February. The climate in Gravenhurst →
Beaches
Gravenhurst has 7 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Muskoka Falls Beach0.8 km from town
DirectionsKirbys Beach2.6 km from town
DirectionsFraloch Bay3.7 km from town
DirectionsAdd 4 unnamed beaches to the count. 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 Gravenhurst: 3 viewpoints, 4 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 11 campsites, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 4
Coopers Falls0.3 km from town
DirectionsVictoria Falls0.9 km from town
DirectionsTrethewey Falls1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Mundrew Barrens Conservation Reservein town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 11
Camping In Muskokain town
DirectionsKOA Kampgroundin town
DirectionsMuskoka Falls Trailer Park & Campgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 8 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Gravenhurst
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Gravenhurst with figures are 16–29 km away.
BracebridgeMuskoka LakesSevernChippewas of Rama First NationGravenhurst
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravenhurst | 18% | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| Bracebridge 16 km | 5.4% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| Muskoka Lakes 25 km | 6.3% | 26 | 1 | 12 |
| Severn 28 km | 9.6% | 52 | 1 | 7 |
| Chippewas of Rama First Nation 29 km | 3.3% | 18 | 1 | 6 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Gravenhurst’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Gravenhurst
How far is the nearest provincial park from Gravenhurst?
Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
When should you visit Gravenhurst for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Gravenhurst from a national park?
Georgian Bay Islands National Park, 21 km from the edge of town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Gravenhurst?
Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park, a provincial park of 33,505 ha.
Are there hiking trails near Gravenhurst?
OpenStreetMap maps the TCT:ON Gravenhurst, Ganaraska Trail and Torrance Barrens Trail close by, with others.
Is there a beach near Gravenhurst?
Try Muskoka Falls Beach, 0.8 km from town, first of several.
Are there protected areas near Gravenhurst?
Within 10 km, 18% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Sources for this page on Gravenhurst
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).