First pick
Victoria Park
Park or garden
13 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Balcer~commonswiki · CC BY 2.51.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Ingersoll · parks, protected land & trails
6.9 km from Ingersoll to Trillium Woods Provincial Park
For walks, 2 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Ingersoll Rail Trail and John Lawson Park & Trail. Within 10 km are 8 protected areas. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land
1.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
8
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
6.9 km
Trillium Woods Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Ingersoll, 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 km1.1%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 areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, Ingersoll is 11th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,652 to 15,194 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
Ingersoll1.1%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Ingersoll1
Towns its size6
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Ingersoll2
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Ingersoll’s strong point is walking routes, where 7 of 39 top it. For public protected areas, though, 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whistler BC | 56% | 26% | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Les Rapides QC | 16% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Arbutus Ridge BC | 15% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 62 |
| 4 | Rivière-Gatineau QC | 13% | 0% | 38 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Dupéré QC | 7.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Pointe-Saint-Charles QC | 7.7% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Middle Sackville NS | 6.4% | 6.5% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Vieux-Bourg QC | 6.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Saint-Louis QC | 6.1% | 0.1% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Bécancour QC | 6% | 1.1% | 42 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Powell River BC | 5.5% | 0.1% | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | Vales of Castlemore ON | 5.2% | 21% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Guildford BC | 4.5% | 4% | 125 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Buttonville ON | 3.2% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Limoges ON | 3.1% | 5.7% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Royal Orchard ON | 3% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Orsainville QC | 2.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Taylor-Massey ON | 2.3% | 13% | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 19 | Doon South ON | 2.3% | 16% | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Springbrook ON | 2.2% | 15% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Hyde Park ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | South London ON | 2% | 1.2% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | North Battleford SK | 1.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Lawrence Park South ON | 1.7% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul QC | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Lawrence Park North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Des Châtels QC | 1.3% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Roncesvalles ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 29 | Lakewood SK | 1.3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Ingersoll ON | 1.1% | 0% | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Windermere AB | 1% | 2.3% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Campbellford ON | 0.8% | 0.5% | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 33 | Chappelle AB | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Carleton Place ON | 0.6% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Rockwood ON | 0.5% | 0.4% | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 36 | Lacombe AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Truro NS | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Mountain View County AB | 0.1% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Cooksville NHD (West) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Portage la Prairie MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Ingersoll on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’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
4 named parks and woods to walk in near Ingersoll
The biggest is Victoria Park, 13 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 19 ha in all
Parks & gardens 19 ha
Add Victoria Park to Centennial Park and you have 88% of it.
Centennial Park
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Yvonne Holmes Mott Memorial Park
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Ingersoll
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
9 in 10 people in Ingersoll live 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 (86%)Further (14%)
Ingersoll86%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here. That leaves about 2,100 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Around Ingersoll, protected areas make up 1.1%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Ingersoll0%
Within 10 km1.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
1 of the 8 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. 7 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Trillium Woods Provincial ParkProvincial park · 10 ha · 6.9 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
Trillium Woods Provincial Park, 6.9 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
Trillium Woods Provincial Park
6.9 km east0.1 km²since 1969
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Ingersoll has its province’s.
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: 17 km in and around Ingersoll
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
17 km
in and around the town (31.8 km²)
Woodland
5%
about 1.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
IngersollTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
IngersollTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland5%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 66% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 61% 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
2 mapped routes to walk from Ingersoll
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Ingersoll Rail Trail1.7 km
John Lawson Park & Trail1.7 km
For a short stroll, 2 are under 3 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Ingersoll is best on foot in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (London, 22 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 79 | 63 | 67 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 67 | 93 | 83 | 88 | 79 |
January brings highs of -2 °C, July highs of 27 °C. Rain and snow peak in September (93 mm) and ease in February (63 mm). The climate in Ingersoll →
Things to do
Near Ingersoll: 9 outdoor spots 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 8 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Centreville Conservation Area1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 8
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Ingersoll
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
South-West OxfordThamesfordDorchesterWoodstockIngersoll
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingersoll | 1.1% | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| South-West Oxford 9.1 km | 0.5% | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Thamesford 13 km | 0.5% | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| Dorchester 15 km | 0.6% | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| Woodstock 16 km | 0.4% | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Ingersoll’s. More routes are mapped around South-West Oxford (6).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Ingersoll
Are there hiking trails near Ingersoll?
The Ingersoll Rail Trail and John Lawson Park & Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Is there a provincial park near Ingersoll?
Trillium Woods Provincial Park, 6.9 km from the edge of town.
Is there protected land near Ingersoll?
Yes: 1.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Ingersoll?
None within 100 km of Ingersoll.
What is the largest protected area near Ingersoll?
Trillium Woods Provincial Park: 10 ha, a provincial park.
When is the best time for walking in Ingersoll?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
The sources behind Ingersoll’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.
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).