First pick
Lawfield Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
3.4 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
3.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Berrisfield · parks, protected land & trails
Berrisfield has 3 walking routes on the map
For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 21 km off. A drive of 86 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park. Windermere Basin Park (39 ha) is the biggest, 6.7 km from town.
Protected land
3.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
19
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
86 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
21 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Berrisfield 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 km3.4%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 areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes3Named 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
Berrisfield has the 12th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,713 to 3,828 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
Berrisfield3.4%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Berrisfield3
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Berrisfield3
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Berrisfield beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 11 of 39 do better. For public protected areas, though, 21 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alnwick NB | 32% | 7.8% | 62 | 0 | 53 |
| 2 | Georgian Bay ON | 13% | 19% | 52 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Roberts Creek BC | 11% | 17% | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Salisbury NB | 11% | 12% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Saint-Maurice QC | 9.2% | 0.5% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Golf Course ON | 7.3% | 3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Saint-Tite QC | 5.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George BC | 4.3% | 8.5% | 11 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | Cowichan Bay BC | 4.2% | 5.7% | 64 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Industrial Sector A and Keith ON | 3.5% | 0.9% | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Berrisfield ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | East Hawkesbury ON | 3.3% | 6.2% | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Maniwaki QC | 3.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George BC | 3.1% | 3.3% | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| 16 | Eleanor ON | 3.1% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lake Cowichan BC | 2.8% | 3.3% | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | Mulmur ON | 2.1% | 2.9% | 25 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Grand River North ON | 1.8% | 3.6% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Meadowgreen SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Guernsey ON | 1.6% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 23 | Stoney Creek ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 | City Park SK | 1.3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Pacific Heights SK | 1% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Corkery ON | 0.9% | 2.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Alpine Place MB | 0.9% | 2.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jamieson Place AB | 0.8% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Ascot Corner QC | 0.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Flagstaff County AB | 0.4% | 0.3% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Leila-McPhillips Triangle MB | 0.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Meadows MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Magrath Heights AB | 0.3% | 13% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Cartier MB | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Penhold AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Dixie ON | 0.2% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | Clareview Town Centre AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Pleasantview AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Sainte-Claire QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Berrisfield 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 Berrisfield: 4 named parks and woods
The biggest is Lawfield Park, 3.4 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 11 ha in all
Parks & gardens 11 ha
Bobby Kerr Park and Lawfield Park together hold 72% of it.
Bobby Kerr Park
Park or garden
4.5 ha0.2 km of path
0.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Berrisfield Park
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Berrisfield
Directionsto a point inside
Ferwood Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
1.5 ha
1.2 km northfrom the centre
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 Berrisfield 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%)
Berrisfield100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
Around Berrisfield, protected areas make up 3.4%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Berrisfield0%
Within 10 km3.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 3 of the 19. Windermere Basin Park leads for size with 39 ha. 16 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 6.7 km from the edge of town
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 8.2 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
Rouge National Urban Park, 86 km off
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
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
21 km north6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
86 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Nearer still is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park 21 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
Berrisfield and its edge hold 14 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
14 km
in and around the town (8.2 km²)
Woodland
2.4%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BerrisfieldTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.7
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BerrisfieldTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.4%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 51% of Canadian towns have fewer. Woods cover less of it than in 72% 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
Where to walk from Berrisfield
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalOther waymarked
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section124.0 km
Chippawa Trail (hiking)15.7 km
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails10.7 km
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section is the big one locally: 124.0 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Berrisfield is best on foot in May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Hamilton, 9.3 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -1 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 73 | 53 | 69 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 98 | 67 | 74 | 84 | 78 | 67 |
January brings highs of -1 °C, July highs of 27 °C. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (98 mm); February is driest (53 mm). The climate in Berrisfield →
Things to do
Berrisfield has 5 viewpoints and 4 waterfalls nearby
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 58.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Water fall lookout1.5 km from town
DirectionsAlbion Falls1.6 km from town
DirectionsLover's Leap1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 4
Buttermilk Falls1.5 km from town
DirectionsAlbion Falls1.6 km from town
DirectionsBaby Albion Falls1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 58
Swings0.6 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad0.6 km from town
DirectionsBaby Swings0.6 km from town
DirectionsFay Park Playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsPeace Memorial playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 53 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Berrisfield: Royal Botanical Gardens, 8.7 km off
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Royal Botanical GardensNational Historic Site · 8.7 km from town
Its pageParks Canada lists one as a National Historic Site.
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 Berrisfield
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
LisgarQuinndaleLawfieldHampton HeightsMacassaHuntingtonBerrisfield
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrisfield | 3.4% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| Lisgar 0.6 km | 2.8% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| Quinndale 1.0 km | 2.9% | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| Lawfield 1.2 km | 4.2% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Hampton Heights 1.2 km | 3.7% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Macassa 1.5 km | 4.1% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Huntington 1.6 km | 2.9% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
Around Berrisfield, 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Questions about the outdoors in Berrisfield
What is the best season to get outdoors in Berrisfield?
May, June, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is Berrisfield from a national park?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 86 km away.
What is the nearest provincial park to Berrisfield?
The closest is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 21 km.
What walking routes are near Berrisfield?
Try the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section, Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails and Chippawa Trail (hiking); more are on the map.
Is there protected land near Berrisfield?
Yes: 3.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Which is the biggest protected area near Berrisfield?
Windermere Basin Park, a nature reserve of 39 ha.
Sources
Where Berrisfield’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.
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).