First pick
Glanbrook Sports Complex
Park or garden
13 ha0.1 km of path
2.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain0.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Binbrook · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Binbrook is James N. Allan Provincial Park, 23 km away
OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Chippawa Trail (hiking) and Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name. Within 10 km of the town, 0.9% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land
0.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
22
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
86 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
23 km
James N. Allan Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Binbrook 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km0.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas4Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named 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
Binbrook sits 9th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (21,921 to 22,970 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
Binbrook0.9%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Binbrook4
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Binbrook2
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Binbrook does best for walking routes: 12 of the other 39 have more. On protected land nearby it is behind: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver BC | 26% | 34% | 203 | 11 | 269 |
| 2 | Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac QC | 19% | 0.1% | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Colwood BC | 19% | 2.3% | 36 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Saint-Lazare QC | 13% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Cornell ON | 12% | 16% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | South End NS | 11% | 4.5% | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Snowdon QC | 10% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Berczy Village ON | 9.3% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Mont-Royal QC | 7.5% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Heights BC | 6.7% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 52 |
| 11 | Du College/Hodge QC | 6% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Old Barrhaven West ON | 6% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Uxbridge ON | 4.8% | 5.1% | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Cité-Universitaire QC | 4.1% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Brentwood BC | 4% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Riverview NB | 2.7% | 2.3% | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Eglinton East ON | 2.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Cranbrook BC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Flemingdon Park ON | 2.4% | 17% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Church-Wellesley ON | 2.3% | 0% | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 21 | East End-Danforth ON | 2.2% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 22 | Moss Park ON | 2.2% | 0% | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 23 | Port Colborne ON | 2% | 2.1% | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Sainte-Lucie QC | 2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Steeles ON | 1.9% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bayview Village ON | 1.7% | 16% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bedford Park-Nortown ON | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Joliette QC | 1.2% | 0.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Red Deer County AB | 1.1% | 1.1% | 76 | 1 | 60 |
| 30 | High Park-Swansea ON | 0.9% | 5% | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 31 | Kingsview Village-The Westway ON | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Binbrook ON | 0.9% | 0.2% | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview ON | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | High Park North ON | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| 35 | New Hamburg ON | 0.4% | 0% | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Humber Bay Shores ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 37 | Rockcliffe-Smythe ON | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 38 | Erindale ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Cobourg ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Yellowknife NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 7 | 4 |
The map
Where the green is in Binbrook
The neighbourhood’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 Binbrook: 6 named parks and woods
Glanbrook Sports Complex is the largest, at 13 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 23 ha in all
Parks & gardens 23 ha
Most of it sits in Glanbrook Sports Complex and Summerlea West Park: 68% together.
Summit Park
Park or garden
2.3 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
3.3 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Red Hill Summit East Park
Park or garden
2.2 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
3.1 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Summerlea West Park
Park or garden
2.4 ha0.3 km of path
3.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Laidman Park
Park or garden
1.8 ha0.3 km of path
3.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jackson Heights Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.3 km of path
2.9 km south-eastfrom 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
Few people in Binbrook live 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.
Within 400 m (0%)Further (100%)
Binbrook0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 22,000 people more than a short walk away. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
Protected areas
Binbrook has 22 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Binbrook0.2%
Within 10 km0.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 4 of the 22, and private owners the rest. At 39 ha, Windermere Basin Park is the largest. Another 18 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 9.5 km from the edge of town
DopkoProtected area · 3.2 ha · 9.7 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
The nearest big park: Rouge National Urban Park, 86 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
James N. Allan Provincial Park
23 km south1.2 km²since 1989
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
86 km north-east46 km²since 2015
A provincial park is closer: James N. Allan Provincial Park, at 23 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Binbrook has 40 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
40 km
in and around the town (165.1 km²)
Woodland
11%
about 17.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BinbrookTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BinbrookTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland11%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 54% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 75% 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
2 mapped routes to walk from Binbrook
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
Chippawa Trail (hiking)15.7 km
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails10.7 km
Among local routes, the Chippawa Trail (hiking) is longest at 15.7 km.
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 Binbrook in May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (11 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 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 |
Summer brings the most rain: 98 mm in July; February gets 53 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -1 °C. Expect around 141 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Binbrook →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Binbrook
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Binbrook has 2 viewpoints and 5 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 29 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Albion Falls2.0 km from town
DirectionsLover's Leap2.0 km from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 5
Hannon Cascade1.0 km from town
DirectionsBilly Monkley Cascade1.2 km from town
DirectionsBaby Albion Falls1.9 km from town
DirectionsAlbion Falls2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 4
Binbrook Conservation Areain town
DirectionsBinbrook Tract Conservation Areain town
DirectionsEramosa Karst Conservation Area0.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve more.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 29
Plus 29 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Binbrook: Royal Botanical Gardens, 13 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 · 13 km from town
Its pageOne is 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 Binbrook
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
TrinityHighlandValley ParkFelkerTemplemeadAlbionBinbrook
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binbrook | 0.9% | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| Trinity 4.0 km | 2.6% | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| Highland 4.1 km | 1.5% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Park 5.1 km | 1.4% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| Felker 5.2 km | 1.5% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Templemead 5.9 km | 2.3% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Albion 6.0 km | 1.4% | 14 | 5 | 1 |
For protected land, Trinity and Templemead have twice as much or more. Albion has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 5.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Binbrook
What is the nearest provincial park to Binbrook?
James N. Allan Provincial Park, 23 km away.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Binbrook?
It is Windermere Basin Park, a nature reserve covering 39 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Binbrook?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How much land around Binbrook is protected?
Within 10 km, 0.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Binbrook?
Rouge National Urban Park, 86 km from the edge of town.
What is the nearest beach to Binbrook?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
Where can you walk near Binbrook?
OpenStreetMap maps the Chippawa Trail (hiking) and Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails close by, with others.
Sources
Sources for this page on Binbrook
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).