First pick
Heritage Green Sports Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
28 ha3.2 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
1.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain1.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Valley Park · parks, protected land & trails
Valley Park has 3 walking routes on the map
Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 23 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Rouge National Urban Park, at 86 km.
Protected land
1.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
15
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
86 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
How Valley Park 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km1.4%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 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
Valley Park sits 16th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,304 to 6,482 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
Valley Park1.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Valley Park3
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Valley Park3
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Calumet QC | 28% | 12% | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | South Surrey BC | 22% | 28% | 130 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Hubley NS | 20% | 37% | 32 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Hautes-Plaines QC | 19% | 9.8% | 33 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Fitzroy ON | 16% | 1.7% | 52 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Pineview ON | 15% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | City View ON | 12% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Fisher Heights ON | 11% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Lac-Brome QC | 6.8% | 1.7% | 55 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Cachet ON | 6.6% | 0% | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Mount Royal ON | 6.5% | 2.6% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Turnball ON | 6.1% | 39% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Beasley ON | 5.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Port-Cartier QC | 5% | 1% | 44 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Pictou County, Subdivision B NS | 4.8% | 1.1% | 165 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Woodhill ON | 4.1% | 16% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Electoral Area C, Peace River BC | 1.9% | 1% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Heritage Park ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Munster - Ashton ON | 1.6% | 1.1% | 28 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | Osgoode - Vernon ON | 1.6% | 0.8% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Mcquesten West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| 22 | Cherry Hill ON | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Highland ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Glamorgan AB | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Valley Park ON | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Greystone Heights SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Neepawa MB | 1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Royalwood MB | 0.7% | 9.6% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Terwillegar Towne AB | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Lanark Highlands ON | 0.5% | 0.3% | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | Beechborough-Greenbrook ON | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | St. Paul County No. 19 AB | 0.4% | 0.7% | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| 33 | Mission AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Petrolia ON | 0.3% | 3.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Glencoe ON | 0.3% | 0.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Crescent Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Hollick-Kenyon AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Princeville QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Ste. Anne MB | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Bay Roberts NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 |
The map
The green map of Valley Park
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
8 named parks and woods to walk in near Valley Park
Heritage Green Sports Park is the largest, at 28 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 62 ha in all
Parks & gardens 62 ha
Most of it sits in Heritage Green Sports Park and Valley Park: 74% together.
Valley Park
Park or garden
18 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Valley Park
Directionsto a point inside
Maplewood Park
Park or garden
6.4 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Eringate Park
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
2.2 ha0.9 km of path
15 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Albion Estates Park
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
3.1 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Paramount Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
2.1 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Maplewood Green Park
Park or garden
1.3 ha0.3 km of path
1.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Felker Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
1.1 ha0.2 km of path
1.5 km 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
A park is within a short walk for 9 in 10 in Valley 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 (89%)Further (11%)
Valley Park89%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 700 residents live further than 400 m from one. For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Valley Park, 1.4% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Valley Park0%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 15, 3 are public and the remainder private. Windermere Basin Park covers 39 ha, the most of any named area. Another 12 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 · 1.3 km from the edge of town
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 4.8 km from the edge of town
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 7.1 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
86 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
23 km north6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
86 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Nearer still is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park 23 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
Paths to walk: 72 km in and around Valley Park
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
72 km
in and around the town (13.4 km²)
Woodland
14%
about 1.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Valley ParkTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.4
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Valley ParkTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland14%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 59% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 94% 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
Walks near Valley Park
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
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section is the big one locally: 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
Walking season in Valley Park: May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (12 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 | 13.3 | 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 warm and wet, 98 mm; the driest month, February, has 53 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -1 °C. Expect around 141 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Valley Park →
Things to do
Valley Park has 6 viewpoints and 9 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 35 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 6
Lover's Leap0.5 km from town
DirectionsAlbion Falls0.5 km from town
DirectionsFelker's Falls Viewpoint0.8 km from town
DirectionsWater fall lookout0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 9
Baby Albion Falls0.6 km from town
DirectionsAlbion Falls0.6 km from town
DirectionsFelker's Falls0.8 km from town
DirectionsButtermilk Falls0.9 km from town
DirectionsTaro Falls1.0 km from town
DirectionsLittle Davis Falls1.1 km from town
DirectionsBilly Monkley Cascade1.1 km from town
DirectionsHannon Cascade1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Eramosa Karst Conservation Area0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 35
Plus 35 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Valley Park: Royal Botanical Gardens, 12 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 · 12 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 Valley Park
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
AlbionTrinityFelkerHighlandVincentRed HillValley Park
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
For walking routes, Albion leads the area with 5. Its neighbours have no more than twice Valley Park’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Valley Park
What is the best season to get outdoors in Valley Park?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is Valley Park near a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park, 86 km from the edge of town.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Valley Park?
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 23 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Valley Park?
It is Windermere Basin Park, a nature reserve covering 39 ha.
How much land around Valley Park is protected?
Protected areas cover 1.4% of the land within 10 km.
What walking routes are near Valley Park?
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section, Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails and Chippawa Trail (hiking), among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Sources
The sources behind Valley Park’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).