First pick
Bobby Kerr Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
4.5 ha0.2 km of path
0.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
3.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Hampton Heights · parks, protected land & trails
From Hampton Heights, Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (20 km)
OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section and Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails. The nearest national park is Rouge National Urban Park, 85 km away. Biggest among them: Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 5.8 km off.
Protected land
3.7%
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
85 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
20 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Hampton Heights 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km3.7%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 routes2Named 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
Hampton Heights comes 17th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,434 to 3,565 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
Hampton Heights3.7%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Hampton Heights3
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Hampton Heights2
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Hampton Heights beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 16 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington NB | 32% | 2.4% | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Shuniah ON | 19% | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Saint-Pascal QC | 17% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Lawrencetown NS | 8.5% | 11% | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Bridgeview BC | 8.3% | 1.1% | 116 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Thurso QC | 8% | 14% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mackenzie BC | 7.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Fessenden ON | 7.3% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Malartic QC | 6.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Guybourg QC | 6.4% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 6.2% | 7.6% | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Edwards - Carlsbad Springs ON | 5.6% | 5.6% | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Thomas QC | 5.1% | 0.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Bifrost-Riverton MB | 5% | 0.7% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola BC | 3.8% | 4.8% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Hampton Heights ON | 3.7% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Horton ON | 2.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Buckland No. 491 SK | 2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 20 | Thorncliff AB | 1.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Brevoort Park SK | 1.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Fairfield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby QC | 1.2% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Buchanan MB | 1.2% | 0.1% | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 25 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 27 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Downtown East Village AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Daly Grove AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Sakaw AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Saint-Côme--Linière QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Richfield AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Saint-Isidore QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Gilles QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Morris MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Carman MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Beausejour MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Three Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Delwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Hampton Heights
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
6 named parks and woods to walk in near Hampton Heights
The biggest is Bobby Kerr Park, 4.5 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 14 ha in all
Parks & gardens 14 ha
Bobby Kerr Park plus Highview Park account for 55% of the green.
Highview Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
3.0 ha0.5 km of path
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Huntington Park
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
2.4 ha0.5 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hampton Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Hampton Heights
Directionsto a point inside
Vincent Massey Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
1.2 ha
Centralin the middle of Hampton Heights
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
In Hampton Heights, a park is close to every home
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%)
Hampton Heights100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
3.7% of the land around Hampton Heights 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 Hampton Heights0%
Within 10 km3.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
3 of the 19 are on public land. 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 · 1.6 km from the edge of town
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 8.1 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, 85 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
20 km north6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
85 km north-east46 km²since 2015
A provincial park is closer: Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 20 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Hampton Heights 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 (7.9 km²)
Woodland
1.2%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Hampton HeightsTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Hampton HeightsTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.2%
0%50%100%
52% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². It is less wooded than 80% 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 walking routes near Hampton Heights
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
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
Hampton Heights is best on foot in May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (10 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) | 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 |
The wettest month is the warmest, July (98 mm); February has 53 mm. Highs peak near 26 °C in July and fall to 0 °C in January. The climate in Hampton Heights →
Things to do
Near Hampton Heights: 4 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
55 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Water fall lookout1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Buttermilk Falls1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 55
Fay Park Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsPeace Memorial playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsSwings1.8 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad1.8 km from town
DirectionsBaby Swings1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 50 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Hampton Heights: Royal Botanical Gardens, 7.8 km away
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 · 7.8 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 Hampton Heights
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MacassaBurkholmeRaleighBerrisfieldSherwoodLawfieldHampton Heights
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Hampton Heights’.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Hampton Heights
When is the best time for walking in Hampton Heights?
On the normals, May, June, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Hampton Heights?
The closest is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 20 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Hampton Heights?
Windermere Basin Park: 39 ha, a nature reserve.
Are there hiking trails near Hampton Heights?
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section and Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
What is the nearest national park to Hampton Heights?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 85 km away.
Is there protected land near Hampton Heights?
Yes: 3.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Where Hampton Heights’ 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).