First pick
Expressway Trail
Park or garden
1.3 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Expressway Trail
Directionsto a point inside
1.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Rosemount · parks, protected land & trails
Rosemount has 20 public protected areas within 10 km
The Grand Valley Trail is the one mapped walking route close by. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Huron Natural Area (96 ha) is the biggest, 5.3 km from town.
Protected land
1.8%
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
51 km
Trillium Woods Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Rosemount has going for it 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 51 km off
Rosemount is strongest on the number of public protected areas close by. It has less to offer in a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
How Rosemount 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 km1.8%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 routes1Named 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, Rosemount ranks 18th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,088 to 6,247 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
Rosemount1.8%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Rosemount20
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Rosemount1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Rosemount does best for public protected areas: 3 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC | 15% | 0.2% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates ON | 13% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Dutch Settlement NS | 8.7% | 15% | 69 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | Nouveau Greenfield Park QC | 6.9% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Central Business Dis ON | 6.9% | 11% | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Beaver County AB | 6.8% | 7.7% | 143 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Cumberland ON | 6.7% | 2.9% | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Fatima QC | 6.6% | 4.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rolston ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tay Valley ON | 5.8% | 3.9% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | McMasterville QC | 5.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Electoral Area A, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 6% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Crown Point West ON | 4.1% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Delta East ON | 3.7% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Barrhead County No. 11 AB | 3.4% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Rosemount ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Sioux Lookout ON | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Haultain SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Richmond West MB | 1.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Glenora AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Willow Creek No. 26 AB | 1.5% | 0.2% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sargent Park MB | 1.4% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Grosvenor Park SK | 1.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington MB | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | St. Paul AB | 0.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Inkster Gardens MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Césaire QC | 0.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Capitol Hill AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Castleridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Forest Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Duggan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MacEwan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Vegreville AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | South Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Beauceville QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Mildmay ON | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Alberta Avenue AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Rosemount
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
7 named parks and woods to walk in near Rosemount
Largest first: Expressway Trail leads with 1.3 ha. Numbers match the map.
7 named parks and woods, 9 ha in all
Parks & gardens 9.0 ha
Heritage Park plus Weber Park account for 57% of the green.
Heritage Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
3.0 ha0.1 km of path
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Weber Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
2.2 ha0.1 km of path
1.3 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Forfar Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.3 km of path
0.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Randerson Green
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
0.2 ha
1.6 km southfrom 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
8 in 10 people in Rosemount 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 (82%)Further (18%)
Rosemount82%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 1,100 residents live further than 400 m from one. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Rosemount, 1.8% 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 Rosemount0%
Within 10 km1.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 22, 20 are public land; the others are privately held. At 96 ha, Huron Natural Area is the largest. Another 2 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Natchez WoodsNature reserve · 23 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Idlewood ParkNature reserve · 48 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Kolb ParkNature reserve · 8.7 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
Springmount Park - Idlewood CreekNature reserve · 27 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
Carisbrook Drive Natural AreaNature reserve · 12 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Lackner WoodsNature reserve · 31 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Briarfield ParkNature reserve · 3.3 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
Lakeside ParkNature reserve · 9.2 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Grand River Natural Area - Sims EstateNature reserve · 12 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Steckle WoodsNature reserve · 30 ha · 4.2 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
51 km to Trillium Woods Provincial 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
Trillium Woods Provincial Park
51 km south-west0.1 km²since 1969
For a national park, people in Rosemount 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
Rosemount and its edge hold 35 km of footpath
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
35 km
in and around the town (13 km²)
Woodland
10%
about 1.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RosemountTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.7
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RosemountTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland10%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 53% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 67% 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
1 walking route near Rosemount
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Grand Valley Trail218.5 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 Rosemount: May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Kitchener/Waterloo, 6.4 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. The wettest month is the warmest, July (96 mm); February has 46 mm. The climate in Rosemount →
Things to do
78 things to do outdoors near Rosemount
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 65 playgrounds, ahead of the rest. The tallest named summit close by is Natchez Hill (356 m).
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Natchez Hill356 m · 1.8 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 8
Kolb Valleyin town
DirectionsStanley Park Conservation Area0.2 km from town
DirectionsGeorgian Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsSpringwood Park0.6 km from town
DirectionsPaige Park1.2 km from town
DirectionsBlue Spring Woods1.4 km from town
DirectionsUnion Lane Green1.7 km from town
DirectionsSpringmount Park2.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site 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.
Next door
Next to Rosemount
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Heritage ParkGrand River NorthAuditoriumStanley ParkCentral FrederickBridgeport EastRosemount
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemount | 1.8% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Heritage Park 1.0 km | 1.9% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Grand River North 1.7 km | 1.8% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Auditorium 1.7 km | 1.9% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Park 1.8 km | 2.5% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Central Frederick 1.8 km | 1.7% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridgeport East 2.1 km | 1.2% | 20 | 1 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Rosemount’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Rosemount
Is there a provincial park near Rosemount?
Trillium Woods Provincial Park, 51 km away.
What is the largest protected area near Rosemount?
Huron Natural Area, a nature reserve of 96 ha.
Where can you walk near Rosemount?
The Grand Valley Trail, mapped within 2 km.
How much land around Rosemount is protected?
Within 10 km, 1.8% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is Rosemount near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Rosemount.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Rosemount?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
The sources behind Rosemount’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).