First pick
McLennan Park
Park or garden
45 ha11.5 km of path
2 h 35 minto walk all 11.5 km of path
0.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Laurentian Trail4X TrackIntermediate Jump Line+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
2.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Alpine · parks, protected land & trails
20 public protected areas lie within 10 km of Alpine
Within 100 km there is no national park. Huron Natural Area (96 ha) is the biggest, 1.5 km from town. Trillium Woods Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 47 km.
Protected land
2.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
22
within 10 km, 20 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
47 km
Trillium Woods Provincial Park
Character
The outdoors in Alpine, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Many protected areas20 public areas within 10 kmParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Trillium Woods Provincial Park, is 47 km off
Above all, Alpine offers the number of public protected areas close by. What it lacks is a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Alpine against 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. 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 km2.1%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 areas20Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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, Alpine ranks 19th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,005 to 3,100 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
Alpine2.1%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Alpine20
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Alpine0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Alpine beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 5 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cap-Pelé NB | 43% | 2.6% | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Cap-Saint-Ignace QC | 20% | 0.1% | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Elkford BC | 12% | 16% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 9.8% | 92 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Vanscoy No. 345 SK | 11% | 4.2% | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Leslie Park - Bruce Farm ON | 11% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Electoral Area D, Cariboo BC | 9.4% | 10% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Lac-des-Écorces QC | 8.8% | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Riverside Park South - Revelstoke ON | 8.3% | 6.2% | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Greenbelt (east) ON | 7.4% | 45% | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kirkendall South ON | 6.9% | 0.9% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Buchanan ON | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard QC | 4.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Bainbridge BC | 4% | 0% | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 15 | Athens ON | 3.9% | 2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Grenville-sur-la-Rouge QC | 3.2% | 3.7% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Dewdney Place SK | 3.1% | 90% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Rosedale ON | 2.3% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Alpine ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot BC | 1.9% | 0% | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| 21 | Nutana Park SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Poplar Park ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 23 | Albany AB | 1.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | South Portage MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Crescentwood MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Princeton BC | 1.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | Normandin QC | 1.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Admaston/Bromley ON | 0.7% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Lorne MB | 0.7% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Luxton MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Tisdale SK | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Shippagan NB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 33 | Ange-Gardien QC | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Bisset AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Crawford Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Kernohan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Laurier Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Saint-Gabriel QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 39 | Saint-Dominique QC | 0.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Glengarry AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Alpine
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
12 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Alpine
The biggest is McLennan Park, 45 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
12 named parks and woods, 112 ha in all
Parks & gardens 104 haWoods 8.1 ha
McLennan Park and Meinzinger Park together hold 55% of it.
Meinzinger Park
Park or garden
17 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Concordia Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
12 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lions Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
11 ha1.3 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Peter Hallman Ball Yard
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
10 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Elmsdale Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
2.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.3 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Balzer Greenway
Wood or forest · 400 m outside town
2.8 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 12 named parks and green spaces
McLennan ParkPark or garden · 45 ha · 11.5 km of path
DirectionsMeinzinger ParkPark or garden · 17 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsConcordia ParkPark or garden · 12 ha · 1.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLions ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPeter Hallman Ball YardPark or garden · 10 ha · 1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsElmsdale ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAlpine ParkPark or garden · 3.1 ha
DirectionsBalzer GreenwayWood or forest · 2.8 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMcLennan Park ForestWood or forest · 5.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsShoemaker GreenwayPark or garden · 2.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsDog RunPark or garden · 0.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsCedarhill ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · just outside town
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 Alpine 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%)
Alpine100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%.
Protected areas
2.1% of the land around Alpine 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 Alpine0%
Within 10 km2.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 22, 20 are public and the remainder private. Huron Natural Area covers 96 ha, the most of any named area. 2 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Lakeside ParkNature reserve · 9.2 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Steckle WoodsNature reserve · 30 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
Huron Natural AreaNature reserve · 96 ha · 1.5 km from the edge of town
Borden WetlandsNature reserve · 16 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
Homer Watson ParkNature reserve · 60 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Laurentian WetlandNature reserve · 17 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
Brigadoon Woods-Strasburg CreekNature reserve · 34 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
Tilt's BushNature reserve · 39 ha · 3.2 km from the edge of town
Idlewood ParkNature reserve · 48 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Springmount Park - Idlewood CreekNature reserve · 27 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
10 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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: Trillium Woods Provincial Park, 47 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
Trillium Woods Provincial Park
47 km south-west0.1 km²since 1969
For a national park, people in Alpine travel more than 100 km.
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: 47 km in and around Alpine
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
47 km
in and around the town (8.9 km²)
Woodland
6.4%
about 0.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AlpineTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.2
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AlpineTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.4%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 93% of Canadian towns have fewer. Woods cover less of it than in 56% 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 mapped walking route near Alpine
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the neighbourhood; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
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 Alpine in May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Kitchener/Waterloo, 9.1 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 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 66 | 46 | 57 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 96 | 67 | 75 | 71 | 75 | 55 |
Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. Summer brings the most rain: 96 mm in July; February gets 46 mm. The climate in Alpine →
Things to do
Outdoors around Alpine: 99 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 91. Mount Trashmore tops the hills nearby, 370 m.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Mount Trashmore370 m · 0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 5
Strasburg Woods0.2 km from town
DirectionsBalzer Greenway0.7 km from town
DirectionsBalzer Greenway Natural Area1.1 km from town
DirectionsFallowfield Park1.2 km from town
DirectionsSteckle Woods1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 91
digger sand pit0.3 km from town
DirectionsMcDonald's PlayPlace1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 89 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Dog Run0.2 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Alpine
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Country HillsCountry Hills WestSouthdaleLaurentian HillsTrillium Industrial ParkVanierAlpine
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 2.1% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Country Hills 1.1 km | 2.6% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Country Hills West 1.5 km | 2.1% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Southdale 1.6 km | 1.9% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurentian Hills 1.6 km | 1.8% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Trillium Industrial Park 1.8 km | 2.2% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Vanier 2.4 km | 2.6% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Alpine’s share of protected land. Trillium Industrial Park has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 2.
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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Alpine
Are there protected areas near Alpine?
Protected areas cover 2.1% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest national park to Alpine?
No national park lies within 100 km of Alpine.
When should you visit Alpine for the outdoors?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the largest protected area near Alpine?
It is Huron Natural Area, a nature reserve covering 96 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Alpine?
The closest is Trillium Woods Provincial Park, at 47 km.
Sources
Where Alpine’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.
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).