First pick
Sam Manson Park
Park or garden
6.6 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Kentley
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.01.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Kentley · parks, protected land & trails
Beaches near Kentley: 9 within 5 km
The nearest provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, is 18 km away. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section. 1.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
1.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
80 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
18 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
9
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Kentley 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km1.4%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 routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches9Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Kentley comes 19th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,944 to 4,083 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
Kentley1.4%
Towns its size0.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Kentley3
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Kentley1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Kentley beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 18 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistissini QC | 26% | 1.4% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges QC | 12% | 0% | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Okanagan Falls BC | 9.1% | 18% | 34 | 0 | 30 |
| 4 | Oakes ON | 7.4% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | East Lawrencetown NS | 5.9% | 2.4% | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Centremount ON | 5.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Alexander MB | 4.9% | 1.3% | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Stinson ON | 4.9% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Woodlands MB | 4.8% | 6.6% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Inch Park ON | 4.8% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Belmead AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | New Richmond QC | 3.4% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard QC | 3% | 0.2% | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré QC | 3% | 0.2% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Callander ON | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Lisgar ON | 2.8% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs QC | 2% | 2.9% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Keswick AB | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kentley ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 20 | Haddow AB | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Smoky Lake County AB | 0.7% | 0.5% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | University Heights AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Mission Gardens MB | 0.5% | 2.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Perth South ON | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Leila North MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Templeton-Sinclair MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Tuxedo Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Fraser AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Meyokumin AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Saint-Prosper QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Watford ON | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Danville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Morris-Turnberry ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Swan River MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Fort Macleod AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Crossfield AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Belle Rive AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | McCauley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Parkdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | York AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Kentley
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
3 named parks and woods to walk in near Kentley
Sam Manson Park is the largest, at 6.6 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Hillcrest Park
Park or garden
3.7 ha0.1 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Red Hill Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Roxborough Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
1.6 ha
1.2 km westfrom 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
In Kentley, 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%)
Kentley100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
1.4% of the country within 10 km of Kentley 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 Kentley0%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 3 of the 13, and private owners the rest. At 39 ha, Windermere Basin Park is the largest. 10 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 5.3 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
80 km to Rouge National Urban Park
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
18 km north6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
80 km north-east46 km²since 2015
A provincial park is closer: Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 18 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Kentley 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 (9.9 km²)
Woodland
5.2%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
KentleyTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
KentleyTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.2%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 53% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 60% 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
One mapped route to walk from Kentley
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
Walking season in Kentley: May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Hamilton, 15 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 | 10.4 | 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 |
Winter brings about 141 cm of snow. Rain peaks with the heat: 98 mm in July, against 53 mm in February. The warmest days come in July (26 °C highs), the coldest in January (0 °C). The climate in Kentley →
Beaches
The shore near Kentley
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Crescent Beachpebbles · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsVan Wagners Beachsand · 2.2 km from town
DirectionsCommunity Beach2.8 km from town
DirectionsCherry Beach4.0 km from town
DirectionsHamilton Beachsand · 4.5 km from town
Directions2 are mapped as sand. 4 further beaches go unnamed. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
49 things to do outdoors near Kentley
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
44 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 44
Plus 44 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens within reach of Kentley
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Confederation Beach ParkGarden or park · 2.5 km from town
DirectionsRoyal Botanical GardensNational Historic Site · 10 km from town
Its pageOne carries a national designation.
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 Kentley
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CormanRiverdale WestMcquesten WestBattlefieldNormanhurstGlenview WestKentley
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentley | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| Corman 1.0 km | 1.3% | 17 | 4 | 8 |
| Riverdale West 1.3 km | 1.6% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| Mcquesten West 1.3 km | 1.6% | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| Battlefield 1.5 km | 1.4% | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| Normanhurst 1.9 km | 2% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| Glenview West 1.9 km | 1.9% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Kentley’s protected share. For walking routes, Corman leads the area with 4.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Kentley
How far is the nearest provincial park from Kentley?
The closest is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 18 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Kentley?
Windermere Basin Park, a nature reserve of 39 ha.
When should you visit Kentley for the outdoors?
On the normals, May, June, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Kentley near a national park?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 80 km away.
What is the nearest beach to Kentley?
The nearest is Crescent Beach, 1.9 km from town.
Are there hiking trails near Kentley?
Try the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section.
How much land around Kentley is protected?
Protected areas cover 1.4% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
The sources behind Kentley’s outdoors figures
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).