First pick
Templemead Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
4.1 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
2.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Quinndale · parks, protected land & trails
Walk from Quinndale: 3 mapped routes
23 km from town is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 87 km away. 7.8 km out lies the largest, Windermere Basin Park, at 39 ha.
Protected land
2.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
16
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
87 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
23 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Quinndale beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km2.9%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 routes3Named 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
Quinndale comes 17th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,574 to 3,672 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
Quinndale2.9%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Quinndale3
Towns its size7
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Quinndale3
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Quinndale sits near the top of its size group: 16 of 39 have more. On public protected areas it is behind: 25 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pemberton BC | 41% | 34% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 33% | 25% | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Colebrook BC | 28% | 14% | 145 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part ON | 12% | 12% | 58 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Bright NB | 7.1% | 4.6% | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Collectivité Nouvelle QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Zone Aéroportuaire QC | 6.5% | 0.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Woodbridge Meadows ON | 5.7% | 2.7% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 4.8% | 4.4% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Burkholme ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Lac du Bonnet MB | 4.2% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Des Vallées QC | 3.9% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Prince Albert No. 461 SK | 3.8% | 3.8% | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Deer Run AB | 3.4% | 47% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Parkland AB | 3.4% | 39% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Piedmont QC | 3.1% | 15% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Quinndale ON | 2.9% | 0% | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Ramsay AB | 2.4% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Hudson AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Opportunity No. 17 AB | 2% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 57 |
| 21 | Victoria Park ON | 1.8% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Kingston NB | 1.7% | 0.8% | 31 | 3 | 52 |
| 23 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Melancthon ON | 1.3% | 0% | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | WestLake-Gladstone MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Glendale MB | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | South Tuxedo MB | 1.2% | 50% | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| 29 | Rapperswill AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez QC | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lawson Heights Urban Centre SK | 0.7% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Mactaggart AB | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Two Hills County No. 21 AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Eaglemere MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | East Elmwood MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Dunham QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Radisson MB | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ste. Anne MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Quinndale
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 Quinndale: 3 named parks and woods
Templemead Park is the largest, at 4.1 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Lions Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Quinndale
Directionsto a point inside
Berrisfield Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
1.6 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km north-eastfrom 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 Quinndale 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%)
Quinndale100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
Around Quinndale, protected areas make up 2.9%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Quinndale0%
Within 10 km2.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 3 of the 16. The others are private conservation land. At 39 ha, Windermere Basin Park is the largest. The figures include 13 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 7.8 km from the edge of town
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 8.6 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
The nearest big park: Rouge National Urban Park, 87 km away
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
23 km north6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
87 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 23 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Quinndale has 14 km of footpaths in and around it
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
14 km
in and around the town (7.5 km²)
Woodland
3.2%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
QuinndaleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.9
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
QuinndaleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.2%
0%50%100%
69% of Canadian towns are more wooded. For path density, it beats 54% 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
Where to walk from Quinndale
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalOther waymarked
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section124.0 km
Chippawa Trail (hiking)15.7 km
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails10.7 km
For a longer outing, the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section runs 124.0 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Quinndale in May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (8.5 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 brings both the warmest days and the most rain (98 mm); February is driest (53 mm). Daytime highs run from -1 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. The climate in Quinndale →
Things to do
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Quinndale: 5 and 6
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 49 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Water fall lookout1.5 km from town
DirectionsAlbion Falls1.6 km from town
DirectionsLover's Leap1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 6
Billy Monkley Cascade1.4 km from town
DirectionsButtermilk Falls1.5 km from town
DirectionsAlbion Falls1.6 km from town
DirectionsBaby Albion Falls1.6 km from town
DirectionsHannon Cascade1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 49
Baby Swingsin town
DirectionsSplash Padin town
DirectionsSwingsin town
DirectionsFay Park Playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 45 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Quinndale: Royal Botanical Gardens, 9.6 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 · 9.6 km from town
Its pageOne is 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 Quinndale
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
TemplemeadBerrisfieldEleanorLisgarRushdaleLawfieldQuinndale
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinndale | 2.9% | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| Templemead 0.7 km | 2.3% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Berrisfield 1.0 km | 3.4% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| Eleanor 1.2 km | 3.1% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Lisgar 1.2 km | 2.8% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushdale 1.2 km | 3.9% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawfield 1.5 km | 4.2% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Quinndale’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Quinndale
Is there protected land near Quinndale?
Within 10 km, 2.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Quinndale?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, 87 km off.
Are there hiking trails near Quinndale?
Try the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails, Chippawa Trail (hiking) and Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section; more are on the map.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Quinndale?
It is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 23 km away.
What is the largest protected area near Quinndale?
It is Windermere Basin Park, a nature reserve covering 39 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Quinndale?
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.
Sources
The sources behind Quinndale’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).