First pick
William Schwenger Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
11 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
0.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Carpenter · parks, protected land & trails
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 25 km away, is the closest provincial park to Carpenter
7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The nearest national park is Rouge National Urban Park, 91 km away. 15 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land
7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
15
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
91 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
25 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Against other towns
Carpenter beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km7%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 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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Carpenter ranks 8th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,897 to 2,985 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
Carpenter7%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Carpenter2
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Carpenter0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Carpenter sits near the top of its size group: 7 of 39 have more. On public protected areas it is behind: 20 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocagne NB | 39% | 4.3% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Algonquin Highlands ON | 18% | 16% | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona BC | 12% | 8.1% | 61 | 0 | 170 |
| 4 | Wawa ON | 11% | 5.1% | 4 | 1 | 38 |
| 5 | Saint-Marc-des-Carrières QC | 10% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu QC | 8.6% | 0.1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilkson ON | 7.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Carpenter ON | 7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dégelis QC | 6.5% | 5.4% | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Suder Greens AB | 5.9% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Moosomin SK | 4.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Butler ON | 3.7% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Basile QC | 3.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Black River-Matheson ON | 2.4% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 AB | 2.4% | 2.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sainte-Marie-Madeleine QC | 2% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Holliston SK | 1.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Grant Park MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Norwood West MB | 1.5% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Trillium ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | Mayfair SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley QC | 1.3% | 0.7% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | East Garafraxa ON | 1.1% | 0.6% | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Varsity View MB | 1.1% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 25 | Wallace-Woodworth MB | 0.8% | 0.1% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Black Diamond AB | 0.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Saint-Bruno QC | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Sunnyside AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Paisley AB | 0.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Lauderdale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Skyrattler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon QC | 0.2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 33 | Port Credit NHD (West) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Allendale AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Avonmore AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 37 | Scott QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Fairview AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Carrington AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Lago Lindo AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Carpenter
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 Carpenter: 6 named parks and woods
Largest first: William Schwenger Park leads with 11 ha. Numbers match the map.
6 named parks and woods, 17 ha in all
Parks & gardens 17 ha
William Schwenger Park and Carpenter Park together hold 82% of it.
Carpenter Park
Park or garden
2.2 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Carpenter
Directionsto a point inside
St. Mary Park
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
0.6 ha
0.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Meadowbank Drive Parkette
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
0.2 ha0.1 km of path
0.7 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
Every resident of Carpenter lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Carpenter100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
7% of the country within 10 km of Carpenter 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 Carpenter0%
Within 10 km7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 15, 2 are public and the remainder private. Farmer leads for size with 15 ha. The figures include 13 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
FarmerProtected area · 15 ha · 6.0 km from the edge of town
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 6.5 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 is 91 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
25 km north-east6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
91 km north-east46 km²since 2015
A provincial park is closer: Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 25 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Carpenter has 11 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
11 km
in and around the town (7.4 km²)
Woodland
5.1%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CarpenterTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.6
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CarpenterTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.1%
0%50%100%
For path density, 51% of Canadian towns do better. For woods, 60% of Canadian towns have more.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Carpenter
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the neighbourhood. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Carpenter: May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (4.3 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 | 13.4 | 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 |
Rain peaks with the heat: 98 mm in July, against 53 mm in February. The warmest days come in July (27 °C highs), the coldest in January (-1 °C). The climate in Carpenter →
Things to do
Near Carpenter: 27 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 26 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 26
Plus 26 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Royal Botanical Gardens, 10 km from Carpenter, is the garden to visit
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 · 10 km from town
Its pageA National Historic Site is among them.
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 Carpenter
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Falkirk EastLampmanGilksonGurnettGourleyFessendenCarpenter
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Around Carpenter, 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. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Carpenter
How much land around Carpenter is protected?
Within 10 km, 7% of the land lies in protected areas.
How far is Carpenter from a national park?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, 91 km off.
When is the best time for walking in Carpenter?
On the normals, May, June, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Which is the biggest protected area near Carpenter?
Farmer: 15 ha, a protected area.
Is there a provincial park near Carpenter?
It is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 25 km away.
Sources
Where Carpenter’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).