First pick
Macassa Park
Park or garden
8.0 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Macassa
Directionsto a point inside
4.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Macassa · parks, protected land & trails
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 20 km away, is the closest provincial park to Macassa
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section is the one mapped walking route close by. Of the country within 10 km, 4.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. A drive of 85 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park.
Protected land
4.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
18
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
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Macassa, 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km4.1%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
Macassa comes 14th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,532 to 2,641 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
Macassa4.1%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Macassa3
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Macassa1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Macassa’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 13 of 39 top it. For public protected areas, though, 23 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsawwassen BC | 31% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Division No. 7, Subdivision E NL | 30% | 28% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Bonfield ON | 15% | 23% | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Outlook SK | 11% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sainte-Croix QC | 9.6% | 0.3% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Castlemore Estates ON | 7.8% | 6.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Chase BC | 7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel QC | 6.9% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Boothill SK | 3.9% | 76% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Kinburn ON | 3.1% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Lambeth ON | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | High Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Hébertville QC | 1.6% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.6% | 0.7% | 46 | 1 | 14 |
| 25 | Brockville MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | South River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove NL | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 29 | Berwick NS | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Chrysostome QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Sweet Grass AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Rosetown SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Macassa on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
5 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Macassa
Macassa Park is the largest, at 8.0 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
5 named parks and woods, 16 ha in all
Parks & gardens 16 ha
The bulk, 79%, is Macassa Park and Bobby Kerr Park.
Bobby Kerr Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
4.5 ha0.2 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hampton Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
1.2 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Macassa
Directionsto a point inside
Austin Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
1.0 ha
1.0 km south-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
All of Macassa is within a short walk of 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%)
Macassa100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
4.1% of the country within 10 km of Macassa 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 Macassa0%
Within 10 km4.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 18, 3 are public land; the others are privately held. Windermere Basin Park leads for size with 39 ha. 15 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 8.9 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
Closer to home, Bronte Creek Provincial Park is 20 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
Macassa and its edge hold 10 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
9.8 km
in and around the town (7.7 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
MacassaTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.3
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MacassaTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
For path density, 55% of Canadian towns do better.
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 Macassa
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
Macassa is best on foot in May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Hamilton, 9.9 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) | 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 |
Highs peak near 26 °C in July and fall to 0 °C in January. Summer brings the most rain: 98 mm in July; February gets 53 mm. The climate in Macassa →
Things to do
Macassa has 4 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: 56 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 56
Peace Memorial playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsFay Park Playground1.4 km from town
DirectionsSwings1.8 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad1.8 km from town
DirectionsBaby Swings1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 51 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Macassa: Royal Botanical Gardens, 7.3 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 · 7.3 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 Macassa
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Hampton HeightsBurkholmeRaleighLawfieldEastmountBerrisfieldMacassa
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macassa | 4.1% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Hampton Heights 0.4 km | 3.7% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Burkholme 0.9 km | 4.4% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| Raleigh 1.0 km | 4% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| Lawfield 1.3 km | 4.2% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastmount 1.5 km | 4.3% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| Berrisfield 1.5 km | 3.4% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
Berrisfield has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 3. Around Macassa, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Macassa
What is the nearest provincial park to Macassa?
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 20 km from the edge of town.
What walking routes are near Macassa?
Try the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Macassa?
It is Windermere Basin Park, a nature reserve covering 39 ha.
Are there protected areas near Macassa?
Protected areas cover 4.1% of the land within 10 km.
When should you visit Macassa for the outdoors?
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.
How far is Macassa from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 85 km.
Sources
Where Macassa’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).