First pick
Confederation Beach Park
Park or garden
65 ha7.8 km of path
1 h 45 minto walk all 7.8 km of path
1.9 km eastfrom the centre
Waterfront Trail;Hamilton Beach TrailHamilton Beach Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Akos Kokai · CC BY 2.02.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Parkview West · parks, protected land & trails
Parkview West has 14 beaches within 5 km
The closest provincial park is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 11 km from the edge of town. Rouge National Urban Park is the closest national park, 76 km from town. Some protected land is inside the neighbourhood: 2.7% of its area.
Protected land
2.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
26
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
76 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Beaches
14
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Parkview West, 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 km2.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas5Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches14Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Parkview West has the 15th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,639 to 3,733 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
Parkview West2.1%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Parkview West5
Towns its size6
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Parkview West0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Parkview West’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 14 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baie-D'Urfé QC | 49% | 0.1% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 33% | 25% | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Blind River ON | 21% | 41% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 12% | 5.8% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bright NB | 7.1% | 4.6% | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Woodbridge Meadows ON | 5.7% | 2.7% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Central ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 4.8% | 4.4% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Cowichan Bay BC | 4.2% | 5.7% | 64 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Industrial Sector A and Keith ON | 3.5% | 0.9% | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Deer Run AB | 3.4% | 47% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Parkland AB | 3.4% | 39% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Piedmont QC | 3.1% | 15% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Parkview West ON | 2.1% | 2.7% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | North Glenora AB | 1.9% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Killarney MB | 1.8% | 2.3% | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 20 | Kensington AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Deer Lodge MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Fifty Point ON | 1.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Rapperswill AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez QC | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Alpine Place MB | 0.9% | 2.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Cameron Heights AB | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Inkster-Faraday MB | 0.8% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ascot Corner QC | 0.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Flagstaff County AB | 0.4% | 0.3% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Radisson MB | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Victoria West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | West Kildonan Industrial MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Greenfield AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Magrath Heights AB | 0.3% | 13% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sainte-Claire QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Country Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Parkview West
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
13 named parks and woods to walk in near Parkview West
Largest first: Confederation Beach Park leads with 65 ha. Numbers match the map.
13 named parks and woods, 112 ha in all
Parks & gardens 112 ha
Two places, Confederation Beach Park and Lake Avenue Park, make up 81% of the total.
Lake Avenue Park
Park or garden
25 ha0.3 km of path
3.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Oaklands Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
4.6 ha0.3 km of path
3.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mahony Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
4.3 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hillcrest Park
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
3.7 ha0.1 km of path
2.0 km southfrom the centre
Red Hill Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Woodward Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Parkview West
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Confederation Beach ParkPark or garden · 65 ha · 7.8 km of path
DirectionsLake Avenue ParkPark or garden · 25 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsOaklands ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMahony ParkPark or garden · 4.3 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHillcrest ParkPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWoodward ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsGlobe ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha
DirectionsLeaside ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsJimmy Lomax ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsKinsmen PlaygroundPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsDieppe Veterans Memorial ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsGlow ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSkyway ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
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 Parkview West 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%)
Parkview West100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
2.1% of the country within 10 km of Parkview West 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 Parkview West2.7%
Within 10 km2.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 5 of the 26, and private owners the rest. Windermere Basin Park covers 39 ha, the most of any named area. 21 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · reaches Parkview West
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
BontaProtected area · 8.3 ha · 7.7 km from the edge of town
Burlington EasementNature reserve · 27 ha · 7.9 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
76 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
11 km north6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
76 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 11 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
38 km of paths in and around Parkview West
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
38 km
in and around the town (35 km²)
Woodland
1.7%
about 0.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Parkview WestTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Parkview WestTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.7%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 76% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 57% 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
No named walking route passes Parkview West 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.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the neighbourhood, though paths on the ground may well exist.
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 Parkview West: May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Hamilton, 16 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 |
Daytime highs run from 0 °C in January up to 26 °C in July. July is warm and wet, 98 mm; the driest month, February, has 53 mm. Snowfall averages 115 cm a year. The climate in Parkview West →
Beaches
Where to swim near Parkview West
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Crescent Beachpebbles · in town
DirectionsVan Wagners Beachsand · in town
DirectionsHamilton Beachsand · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsCommunity Beach0.5 km from town
DirectionsBurlington Beach0.9 km from town
DirectionsBeachway Parksand · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsCherry Beach2.0 km from town
Directions7 further beaches go unnamed. OpenStreetMap marks 3 as sandy. Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Parkview West: 3 viewpoints 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 48 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 48
Plus 48 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
3 gardens and historic parks to visit near Parkview West
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 · at the edge of town
DirectionsSpencer Smith ParkGarden or park · 2.4 km from town
DirectionsRoyal Botanical GardensNational Historic Site · 6.5 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 Parkview West
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Mcquesten WestNormanhurstHomesideKentleyGlenview WestRiverdale WestParkview West
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview West | 2.1% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| Mcquesten West 1.8 km | 1.6% | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| Normanhurst 2.2 km | 2% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| Homeside 2.4 km | 2.6% | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| Kentley 2.5 km | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| Glenview West 3.0 km | 1.9% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| Riverdale West 3.0 km | 1.6% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
Riverdale West has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 2. No neighbouring place reaches twice Parkview West’s protected share.
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.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Parkview West
Are there protected areas near Parkview West?
Protected areas cover 2.1% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest provincial park to Parkview West?
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 11 km from the edge of town.
Where can you swim near Parkview West?
The nearest is Crescent Beach, in town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Parkview West?
On the normals, May, June, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Which is the biggest protected area near Parkview West?
It is Windermere Basin Park, a nature reserve covering 39 ha.
Is Parkview West near a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 76 km.
Sources
Where Parkview West’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).