First pick
Rail Trail Park
Wood or forest · 50 m outside town
61 ha4.3 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.3 km of path
2.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Escarpment Rail TrailWentworth Stairs
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro) · Public domain4.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Stinson · parks, protected land & trails
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 18 km away, is the closest provincial park to Stinson
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section is the one mapped walking route close by. Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 4.9% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
4.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
21
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
84 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
18 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Stinson compares with 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km4.9%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 routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Stinson has the 8th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,893 to 4,048 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
Stinson4.9%
Towns its size1.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Stinson3
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Stinson1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Stinson does best for protected land nearby: 6 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area F, East Kootenay BC | 30% | 23% | 41 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay BC | 11% | 4.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Lamont County AB | 9.6% | 2.2% | 51 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Okanagan Falls BC | 9.1% | 18% | 34 | 0 | 30 |
| 5 | Ainslie Wood West ON | 7.5% | 15% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | East Lawrencetown NS | 5.9% | 2.4% | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Alexander MB | 4.9% | 1.3% | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Stinson ON | 4.9% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Normanview Residents Group SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Fairview AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Belmead AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | New Richmond QC | 3.4% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard QC | 3% | 0.2% | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré QC | 3% | 0.2% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Callander ON | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Lisgar ON | 2.8% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Auditorium ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Keswick AB | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kentley ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 20 | Bridgeport East ON | 1.2% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Forty Mile County No. 8 AB | 1.1% | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Haddow AB | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Smoky Lake County AB | 0.7% | 0.5% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Livingston AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | University Heights AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Mission Gardens MB | 0.5% | 2.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Leila North MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Templeton-Sinclair MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Pasadena NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Fraser AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Maple AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Saint-Prosper QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Watford ON | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Danville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Morris-Turnberry ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Swan River MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Fort Macleod AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Belle Rive AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Parkdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | York AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Stinson 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
11 named parks and woods to walk in near Stinson
The biggest is Rail Trail Park, 61 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 82 ha in all
Parks & gardens 21 haWoods 61 ha
Rail Trail Park plus Sam Lawrence Park account for 84% of the green.
Sam Lawrence Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
7.8 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bruce Trail Park
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
6.0 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Corktown Park
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.6 km westfrom the centre
Escarpment Rail Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Jack C. Beemer Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
1.2 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Shamrock Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
1.6 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Carter Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Stinson
Directionsto a point inside
Wellington Park
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
0.3 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Stinson
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Rail Trail ParkWood or forest · 61 ha · 4.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSam Lawrence ParkPark or garden · 7.8 ha · 2.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBruce Trail ParkPark or garden · 6.0 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCorktown ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsJack C. Beemer ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsShamrock ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCarter ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsWellington ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMyrtle ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLifesavers ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsClaremont Access ParkettesPark or garden · 0.2 ha
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
In Stinson, 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%)
Stinson100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
Around Stinson, protected areas make up 4.9%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Stinson0%
Within 10 km4.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 3 of the 21. Biggest of the named areas: Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha. Another 18 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
BontaProtected area · 8.3 ha · 8.3 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
Rouge National Urban Park, 84 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
18 km north-east6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
84 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Nearer still is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park 18 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
21 km of paths in and around Stinson
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
21 km
in and around the town (6.5 km²)
Woodland
4.7%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
StinsonTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.3
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
StinsonTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland4.7%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 62% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 76% 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
Stinson has 1 named walking route
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
Stinson is best on foot in May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Hamilton, 11 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 |
July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (98 mm); February is driest (53 mm). In July the typical high is 26 °C; in January, 0 °C. The climate in Stinson →
Beaches
3 unnamed beaches near Stinson
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
5 viewpoints near Stinson
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 63 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 63
Peace Memorial playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 62 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 4
Corktown Dog Park0.1 km from town
DirectionsBirch Avenue Dog Park1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Stinson: Royal Botanical Gardens, 4.6 km away
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 · 4.6 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 Stinson
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
St. ClairLandsdaleCorktownGibsonInch ParkBeasleyStinson
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Stinson’s.
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.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Stinson
When is the best time for walking in Stinson?
On the normals, May, June, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Stinson near a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park, 84 km from the edge of town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Stinson?
It is Windermere Basin Park, a nature reserve covering 39 ha.
Is there protected land near Stinson?
Within 10 km, 4.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest beach to Stinson?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Where can you walk near Stinson?
Try the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section.
What is the nearest provincial park to Stinson?
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 18 km away.
Sources
The sources behind Stinson’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).