First pick
Meadowlands Park
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
8.1 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
7.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Marritt · parks, protected land & trails
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 25 km away, is the closest provincial park to Marritt
The protected share within 10 km is 7.2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. 92 km separate the town from Rouge National Urban Park, its nearest national park. 14 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land
7.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
14
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
92 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
25 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Against other towns
Marritt 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km7.2%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 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
Marritt comes 13th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,724 to 2,796 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
Marritt7.2%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Marritt2
Towns its size7
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Marritt0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Marritt beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 12 of 39 do better. On public protected areas it is behind: 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tofino BC | 41% | 21% | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Victoria County, Subdivision A NS | 33% | 54% | 152 | 3 | 59 |
| 3 | Highlands BC | 24% | 41% | 40 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Waskaganish QC | 24% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Atikokan ON | 19% | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Electoral Area E, Peace River BC | 19% | 24% | 25 | 2 | 103 |
| 7 | Holyrood NL | 19% | 3.2% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel QC | 18% | 23% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Little Current ON | 13% | 10% | 36 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Waterridge Village ON | 11% | 9.2% | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Maria QC | 9.5% | 1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Cultus Lake BC | 9.3% | 52% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Marritt ON | 7.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Freelton ON | 5.6% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Vernon River PE | 5.1% | 4.5% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| 16 | Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part ON | 5.1% | 4.9% | 81 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | Front of Yonge ON | 4.9% | 6% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Vars ON | 3.8% | 1.4% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse QC | 3.6% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wakefield NB | 2.2% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| 21 | Rosthern No. 403 SK | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sussex NB | 2.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L NL | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Woodcroft AB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Gore QC | 1.6% | 2.3% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Central River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Turner Valley AB | 1.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mathers MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Tuxedo Industrial MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 30 | Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.1% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Upper Mount Royal AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Souris MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Talbot-Grey MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Downtown West End AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay BC | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 36 | Rivergrove MB | 0.2% | 4.7% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Wickham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Kameyosek AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Kuujjuaq QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Country Hills Village AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Marritt
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 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Marritt
The biggest is Meadowlands Park, 8.1 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 16 ha in all
Parks & gardens 16 ha
Between them, Meadowlands Park and Biba Park cover 63%.
Biba Park
Park or garden
2.0 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
Moorland Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Marritt
Directionsto a point inside
Redeemer Community Gardens
Park or garden
1.8 ha
Centralin the middle of Marritt
Directionsto a point inside
Harmony Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
0.9 ha
Centralin the middle of Marritt
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 Marritt, 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%)
Marritt100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 7.2% of the land near Marritt
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Marritt0%
Within 10 km7.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
2 of the 14 are on public land. At 15 ha, Farmer is the largest. 12 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
FarmerProtected area · 15 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 9.3 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
92 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
25 km north-east6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
92 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer 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
Marritt and its edge hold 15 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
15 km
in and around the town (9 km²)
Woodland
6.6%
about 0.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MarrittTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.7
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MarrittTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.6%
0%50%100%
56% of Canadian towns are more wooded. Few places match it for paths: more than 51% of Canadian towns have fewer.
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 mapped walking route near Marritt
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 route shows within 2 km of the neighbourhood; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
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 Marritt: May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (4.7 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 |
The warmest days come in July (27 °C highs), the coldest in January (-1 °C). Summer brings the most rain: 98 mm in July; February gets 53 mm. The climate in Marritt →
Things to do
25 things to do outdoors near Marritt
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
24 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 24
Plus 24 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Corporal Nathan Cirillo Leashfree Dog Park1.3 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Royal Botanical Gardens, 10 km from Marritt, 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 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 Marritt
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
OakesGarnerHorningLampmanSulphur SpringsLeemingMarritt
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Marritt is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour. For walking routes, Horning leads the area with 3.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Marritt
What is the best season to get outdoors in Marritt?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Marritt?
The closest is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 25 km.
How far is Marritt from a national park?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 92 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Marritt?
Farmer, a protected area of 15 ha.
Are there protected areas near Marritt?
Within 10 km, 7.2% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
The sources behind Marritt’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).