First pick
Courtcliffe Park
Park or garden
48 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
1.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Laslovarga · CC BY-SA 3.04%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Carlisle · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, is 8.8 km from Carlisle
For walks, the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section runs within 2 km. A drive of 76 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park. Within 10 km of the town, 4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land
4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
30
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
76 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
8.8 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Carlisle, 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.
Protected within 10 km4%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 routes1Named 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
Carlisle comes 8th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,016 to 7,307 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
Carlisle4%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Carlisle3
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Carlisle1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Carlisle’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 7 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernie BC | 31% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hope BC | 15% | 4.1% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Vanier South ON | 12% | 1.1% | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Les Cèdres QC | 11% | 0.1% | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Peace River AB | 8.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kent BC | 8.3% | 8.2% | 16 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 5.4% | 0% | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Carlisle ON | 4% | 0% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Raleigh ON | 4% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Coronation Park SK | 4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Edgeley ON | 3.9% | 0.4% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Haysboro AB | 3.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Midnapore AB | 3.3% | 32% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint-Paul QC | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Athabasca County AB | 2.4% | 3.2% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Twin Lakes SK | 2.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Colborne ON | 2.2% | 0.3% | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Fairwinds BC | 2.2% | 4.7% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 20 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Whyte Ridge MB | 1.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Sherbrooke AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | King Edward MB | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Shannon QC | 0.9% | 3.9% | 21 | 1 | 14 |
| 28 | Merritt BC | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | Chibougamau QC | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | Cougar Ridge AB | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Yarmouth NS | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Erin Woods AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 33 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Brighton SK | 0.5% | 0.1% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Rhatigan Ridge AB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh ON | 0.4% | 0.9% | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| 37 | Cavanagh AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Val-des-Sources QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Niverville MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Kincora AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Carlisle
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
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Carlisle
Courtcliffe Park is the largest, at 48 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 96 ha in all
Parks & gardens 96 ha
Courtcliffe Park plus Joe Sam's Leisure Park account for 89% of the green.
Joe Sam's Leisure Park
Park or garden
37 ha4 km of path
55 minto walk all 4 km of path
7.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Waterdown North Wetlands Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Carlisle Recreation Centre
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Carlisle
Directionsto a point inside
Arrowhon Natural Area
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
2.9 ha0.3 km of path
9.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Carlisle Conservation Area
Park or garden
2.0 ha
Centralin the middle of Carlisle
Directionsto a point inside
Carlisle Memorial Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha
Centralin the middle of Carlisle
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
A park is within a short walk for 1 in 10 in Carlisle
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 (13%)Further (87%)
Carlisle13%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. Around 6,300 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
4% of the land around Carlisle is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Carlisle0%
Within 10 km4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 3 of the 30. The others are private conservation land. Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the biggest, 682 ha. 27 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Burlington EasementNature reserve · 27 ha · 1.3 km from the edge of town
BontaProtected area · 8.3 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Bronte Creek Provincial ParkProvincial park · 682 ha · 8.8 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, 76 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
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
8.8 km east6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
76 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 8.8 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
25 km of paths in and around Carlisle
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
25 km
in and around the town (153.4 km²)
Woodland
30%
about 46 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CarlisleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CarlisleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland30%
0%50%100%
79% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². It is more wooded than 74% 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
1 walking route near Carlisle
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section124.0 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Carlisle in May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (26 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 73 | 53 | 69 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 98 | 67 | 74 | 84 | 78 | 67 |
Expect around 115 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 26 °C; January the coldest, at 0 °C. The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (98 mm), while February is driest at 53 mm. The climate in Carlisle →
Things to do
Carlisle has 3 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 22 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 22
Plus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
CAMPULUI ROMANESCin town
DirectionsLost Forest Park & Camping Resort0.2 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Carlisle: Royal Botanical Gardens, 6.7 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 · 6.7 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 Carlisle
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
FreeltonWaterdownColborneYork RoadBurlingtonGolf CourseCarlisle
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 4% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Freelton 3.7 km | 5.6% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Waterdown 9.6 km | 4.4% | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Colborne 13 km | 6.1% | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| York Road 14 km | 6.1% | 27 | 3 | 3 |
| Burlington 14 km | 2.5% | 27 | 2 | 17 |
| Golf Course 15 km | 7.3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Carlisle’s protected share. More routes are mapped around Colborne (3).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Carlisle
How far is Carlisle from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 76 km.
What is the largest protected area near Carlisle?
It is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 682 ha.
What walking routes are near Carlisle?
OpenStreetMap maps the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section close by.
How much land around Carlisle is protected?
Yes: 4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a provincial park near Carlisle?
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 8.8 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Carlisle?
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.
Sources
Sources for this page on Carlisle
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).