First pick
T. B. McQuesten Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
19 ha2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
4.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lawfield · parks, protected land & trails
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 21 km away, is the closest provincial park to Lawfield
4.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The closest of Canada’s national parks is Rouge National Urban Park, at 86 km. Biggest among them: Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha, 7.1 km off.
Protected land
4.2%
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
86 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
21 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Against other towns
Lawfield 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 km4.2%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 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
Lawfield comes 11th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,926 to 6,122 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
Lawfield4.2%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lawfield3
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lawfield0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Lawfield beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 10 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowsnest Pass AB | 25% | 20% | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cumberland County, Subdivision C NS | 20% | 8% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC | 15% | 0.2% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Lowertown West ON | 10% | 1.5% | 36 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park ON | 7.1% | 20% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | McMasterville QC | 5.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Creston BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cochrane ON | 5.3% | 0.6% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Port Mann BC | 5.1% | 4.4% | 108 | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Lawfield ON | 4.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Stettler County No. 6 AB | 3.9% | 3.3% | 96 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Cedarbrae AB | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Homeside ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Underwood ON | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Country Hills West ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | River Bend ON | 1.8% | 13% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Sioux Lookout ON | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Nutana Urban Centre SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Richmond West MB | 1.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Richelieu QC | 1.4% | 4.8% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Caernarvon AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Worthington MB | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Dunluce AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Brokenhead MB | 1.2% | 2% | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Saint-Henri QC | 0.5% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Inkster Gardens MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Pie QC | 0.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Stettler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Forest Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Mayland Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | MacEwan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Lac-Mégantic QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Melfort SK | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Ellerslie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Alberta Avenue AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Homesteader AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
Lawfield on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Lawfield: 10 named parks and woods
T. B. McQuesten Park is the largest, at 19 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 50 ha in all
Parks & gardens 50 ha
Most of it sits in T. B. McQuesten Park and Sackville Hill Memorial Park: 57% together.
Sackville Hill Memorial Park
Park or garden · 130 m outside town
9.7 ha0.3 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Macassa Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
8.0 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lawfield Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lawfield
Directionsto a point inside
Bobby Kerr Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
4.5 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Thorner Park
Park or garden
1.9 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lawfield
Directionsto a point inside
Burkholder Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
1.4 ha0.2 km of path
1.2 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bruleville Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
T. B. McQuesten ParkPark or garden · 19 ha · 2.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSackville Hill Memorial ParkPark or garden · 9.7 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMacassa ParkPark or garden · 8.0 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLawfield ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsBobby Kerr ParkPark or garden · 4.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsThorner ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsBurkholder ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBruleville ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAustin ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsMohawk Gardens ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: 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 Lawfield, 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%)
Lawfield100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
4.2% of the country within 10 km of Lawfield 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 Lawfield0%
Within 10 km4.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 19, 3 are public land; the others are privately held. Windermere Basin Park covers 39 ha, the most of any named area. 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 · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 9.1 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
86 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
21 km north6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
86 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Closer to home, Bronte Creek Provincial Park is 21 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 20 km in and around Lawfield
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
20 km
in and around the town (10.8 km²)
Woodland
0.9%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LawfieldTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.8
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LawfieldTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.9%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 53% of Canadian towns have fewer. 83% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No named walking route passes Lawfield on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the neighbourhood; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
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 Lawfield: May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Hamilton, 8.6 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 | 10.5 | 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 |
Daytime highs run from -1 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (98 mm); February is driest (53 mm). The climate in Lawfield →
Things to do
Near Lawfield: 91 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.
Playgrounds lead the count with 91.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 91
Swings0.7 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad0.7 km from town
DirectionsBaby Swings0.7 km from town
DirectionsJerome Park1.1 km from town
DirectionsFay Park Playground1.5 km from town
DirectionsPeace Memorial playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 85 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Lawfield: Royal Botanical Gardens, 7.8 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 · 7.8 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 Lawfield
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RushdaleBerrisfieldBrulevilleBurkholmeMacassaHampton HeightsLawfield
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawfield | 4.2% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushdale 0.9 km | 3.9% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Berrisfield 1.2 km | 3.4% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| Bruleville 1.2 km | 4.9% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Burkholme 1.3 km | 4.4% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| Macassa 1.3 km | 4.1% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Hampton Heights 1.3 km | 3.7% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
Lawfield is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour. For walking routes, Berrisfield leads the area with 3.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Lawfield
How far is the nearest provincial park from Lawfield?
The closest is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 21 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Lawfield?
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.
What is the largest protected area near Lawfield?
It is Windermere Basin Park, a nature reserve covering 39 ha.
Is there protected land near Lawfield?
Yes: 4.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Lawfield?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 86 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Lawfield
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).