First pick
Kaufman Park
Park or garden
6.5 ha0.3 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.01.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Auditorium · parks, protected land & trails
Auditorium has 20 public protected areas within 10 km
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Biggest among them: Huron Natural Area, 96 ha, 4.4 km off. Trillium Woods Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 50 km.
Protected land
1.9%
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
50 km
Trillium Woods Provincial Park
Character
What sets Auditorium apart outdoors
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 50 km off
For someone who likes to get outside, Auditorium’s draw is the number of public protected areas close by. The gap is a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Auditorium 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km1.9%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 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
Auditorium comes 20th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,828 to 4,009 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
Auditorium1.9%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Auditorium20
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Auditorium0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Auditorium beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 6 of 39 do better.
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 | L'Islet QC | 30% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay BC | 11% | 4.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Trend-Arlington ON | 10% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Lamont County AB | 9.6% | 2.2% | 51 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Okanagan Falls BC | 9.1% | 18% | 34 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Cap-Santé QC | 8.3% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Colchester County, Subdivision A NS | 7.5% | 14% | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Ainslie Wood West ON | 7.5% | 15% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Saint-André-Avellin QC | 5.1% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Stinson ON | 4.9% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Normanview Residents Group SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Fairview AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Belmead AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Richmond QC | 3.4% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard QC | 3% | 0.2% | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré QC | 3% | 0.2% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 19 | Lisgar ON | 2.8% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Auditorium ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Stoney Creek ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | Norwood East MB | 1.5% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Keswick AB | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Kentley ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 25 | Bridgeport East ON | 1.2% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Forty Mile County No. 8 AB | 1.1% | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Livingston AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Rosscarrock AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mission Gardens MB | 0.5% | 2.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Leila North MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Templeton-Sinclair MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Pasadena NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Fraser AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Maple AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Watford ON | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cardston AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Danville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Pincher Creek AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Fort Macleod AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Belle Rive AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Auditorium
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
6 named parks and woods to walk in near Auditorium
Kaufman Park is the largest, at 6.5 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 15 ha in all
Parks & gardens 15 ha
Add Kaufman Park to Knollwood Park and you have 68% of it.
Knollwood Park
Park or garden
3.9 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Auditorium
Directionsto a point inside
Rockway Gardens
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
3.1 ha0.3 km of path
1.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Expressway Trail
Park or garden
1.3 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Expressway Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Randerson Green
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
0.2 ha
1.3 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
Every resident of Auditorium 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%)
Auditorium100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Around Auditorium, protected areas make up 1.9%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Auditorium0%
Within 10 km1.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
20 of the 22 are on public land. Biggest of the named areas: Huron Natural Area, 96 ha. 2 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Idlewood ParkNature reserve · 48 ha · 1.5 km from the edge of town
Lakeside ParkNature reserve · 9.2 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
Springmount Park - Idlewood CreekNature reserve · 27 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Natchez WoodsNature reserve · 23 ha · 2.8 km from the edge of town
Briarfield ParkNature reserve · 3.3 ha · 3.2 km from the edge of town
Lackner WoodsNature reserve · 31 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Carisbrook Drive Natural AreaNature reserve · 12 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
Steckle WoodsNature reserve · 30 ha · 3.6 km from the edge of town
Kolb ParkNature reserve · 8.7 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
Grand River Natural Area - Sims EstateNature reserve · 12 ha · 4.1 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
Trillium Woods Provincial Park is 50 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
50 km south-west0.1 km²since 1969
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Auditorium, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Auditorium has 26 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
26 km
in and around the town (9.8 km²)
Woodland
5%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AuditoriumTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.7
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AuditoriumTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland5%
0%50%100%
61% of Canadian towns are more wooded. Few places match it for paths: more than 67% of Canadian towns have fewer.
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 named walking route passes Auditorium on the map
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
The best months for walking in Auditorium: May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Kitchener/Waterloo (7.8 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 | 10.4 | 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 |
January brings highs of -2 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (96 mm), while February is driest at 46 mm. The climate in Auditorium →
Things to do
77 things to do outdoors near Auditorium
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 69.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 3
Stanley Park Conservation Area0.7 km from town
DirectionsSpringwood Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsKolb Valley1.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 69
Plus 69 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Auditorium: Waterloo Park, 4.7 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.
Waterloo ParkGarden or park · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsSources: 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 Auditorium
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Central FrederickCity Commercial CoreCedar HillMill Courtland Woodside ParkRosemountMt. Hope Huron ParkAuditorium
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditorium | 1.9% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Frederick 0.8 km | 1.7% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| City Commercial Core 1.0 km | 1.8% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedar Hill 1.0 km | 1.9% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park 1.4 km | 1.8% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosemount 1.7 km | 1.8% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Mt. Hope Huron Park 2.0 km | 1.5% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Auditorium holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
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.
- 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. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Auditorium
Which is the biggest protected area near Auditorium?
Huron Natural Area, a nature reserve of 96 ha.
Is there protected land near Auditorium?
Protected areas cover 1.9% of the land within 10 km.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Auditorium?
The closest is Trillium Woods Provincial Park, at 50 km.
Is Auditorium near a national park?
None within 100 km of Auditorium.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Auditorium?
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 Auditorium’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).