First pick
Meadowlands Park
Park or garden
8.1 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Oakes
Directionsto a point inside
7.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Oakes · parks, protected land & trails
Oakes has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section is the one mapped walking route close by. For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 25 km off. Rouge National Urban Park is the closest national park, 91 km from town.
Protected land
7.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
15
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
91 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
25 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Oakes, 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. 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 km7.4%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 areas2Areas 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
Oakes has the 5th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,979 to 4,118 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
Oakes7.4%
Towns its size0.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Oakes2
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Oakes1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Oakes’ strong point is protected land nearby, where 4 of 39 top it. For public protected areas, though, 21 of 39 are ahead.
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 | Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen BC | 12% | 12% | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Okanagan Falls BC | 9.1% | 18% | 34 | 0 | 30 |
| 5 | Oakes ON | 7.4% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 6.3% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | East Lawrencetown NS | 5.9% | 2.4% | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Centremount ON | 5.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Alexander MB | 4.9% | 1.3% | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Lake of Bays ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Woodlands MB | 4.8% | 6.6% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Inch Park ON | 4.8% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | North Norfolk MB | 4.5% | 0.5% | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré QC | 3% | 0.2% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Callander ON | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Haut-Madawaska NB | 2.2% | 7.7% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs QC | 2% | 2.9% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Kentley ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 19 | Kirkfield MB | 1% | 0.3% | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 20 | Northern Lights County AB | 0.9% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 67 |
| 21 | Haddow AB | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Smoky Lake County AB | 0.7% | 0.5% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | University Heights AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Mission Gardens MB | 0.5% | 2.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Perth South ON | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Templeton-Sinclair MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Tuxedo Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Leger AB | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Meyokumin AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Saint-Prosper QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Matt Berry AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Lac-Etchemin QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | Morris-Turnberry ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Swan River MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Crossfield AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Balwin AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Forest Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 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
Where the green is in Oakes
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
Walk in Oakes: 9 named parks and woods
The biggest is Meadowlands Park, 8.1 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
9 named parks and woods, 28 ha in all
Parks & gardens 28 ha
The bulk, 60%, is Corporal Nathan Cirillo Leashfree Dog Park and Meadowlands Park.
Corporal Nathan Cirillo Leashfree Dog Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
8.7 ha0.2 km of path
1.2 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Biba Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
2.0 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kitty Murray Lane Park
Park or garden
1.9 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Oakes
Directionsto a point inside
Moorland Park
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
1.4 ha0.3 km of path
0.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Pinecrest Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
1.8 ha
0.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mohawk Meadows Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
1.4 ha
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Meadowlands ParkPark or garden · 8.1 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsCorporal Nathan Cirillo Leashfree Dog ParkPark or garden · 8.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBiba ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsKitty Murray Lane ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsMoorland ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCurvingan ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsPinecrest ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · just outside town
DirectionsMohawk Meadows ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsHarmony ParkPark or garden · 0.9 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
Every resident of Oakes lives near 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%)
Oakes100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
15 protected areas around Oakes
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Oakes0%
Within 10 km7.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 2 of the 15. Farmer leads for size with 15 ha. 13 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
FarmerProtected area · 15 ha · 2.9 km from the edge of town
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 9.4 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, 91 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
25 km north-east6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
91 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
Oakes and its edge hold 20 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
20 km
in and around the town (8.7 km²)
Woodland
8.3%
about 0.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
OakesTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.3
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
OakesTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland8.3%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 61% of Canadian towns. For woods, 52% of Canadian towns have more.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
1 walking route near Oakes
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
Oakes is best on foot in May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (5.5 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 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -1 °C. Rain peaks with the heat: 98 mm in July, against 53 mm in February. The climate in Oakes →
Things to do
Near Oakes: 15 waterfalls on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 25 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 15
Stephanie Falls1.1 km from town
DirectionsUpper Mohawk Falls1.3 km from town
DirectionsWashboard Falls1.4 km from town
DirectionsMohawk Cascade1.4 km from town
DirectionsTiffany Falls1.4 km from town
DirectionsUpper Shaver Falls1.5 km from town
DirectionsShaver Falls1.6 km from town
DirectionsUpper Mill Falls1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 waterfalls more.
Playgrounds 25
Plus 25 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Corporal Nathan Cirillo Leashfree Dog Park0.3 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Royal Botanical Gardens, 9.5 km from Oakes, 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 · 9.5 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 Oakes
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MarrittHorningGarnerLampmanSulphur SpringsGurnettOakes
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Oakes has. More routes are mapped around Horning (3).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Oakes
Is there protected land near Oakes?
Yes: 7.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the largest protected area near Oakes?
Farmer, a protected area of 15 ha.
Are there hiking trails near Oakes?
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section, mapped within 2 km.
Is Oakes near a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 91 km.
When should you visit Oakes 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 the nearest provincial park from Oakes?
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 25 km from the edge of town.
Sources
The sources behind Oakes’ 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).