Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Lindsay has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
The closest of Canada’s national parks is Rouge National Urban Park, at 27 km. 5 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Ganaraska Trail and Victoria Rail Trail - hiking. 9 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Bobcaygeon Beach.
What sets Lindsay apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Out of doors, Lindsay leads with protected land around it, with its choice of walking routes close behind.
Lindsay 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Lindsay comes 13th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (66,480 to 113,671 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Lindsay beats most towns its size for walking routes; 5 of 39 do better. On public protected areas it is behind: 21 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort McMurray AB | 34% | 35% | 21 | 1 | 289 |
| 2 | Maple Ridge BC | 26% | 21% | 101 | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | North Vancouver BC | 15% | 22% | 18 | 11 | 169 |
| 4 | Port Coquitlam BC | 15% | 5.6% | 125 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Kamloops BC | 14% | 13% | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Saint John NB | 14% | 11% | 63 | 3 | 97 |
| 7 | Chilliwack BC | 11% | 7.7% | 36 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Strathcona County AB | 9.4% | 1.4% | 38 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Repentigny QC | 8.3% | 1.6% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Cape Breton NS | 8.2% | 8.6% | 176 | 1 | 74 |
| 11 | New Westminster BC | 8% | 0% | 83 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | Victoria BC | 8% | 0.9% | 20 | 4 | 34 |
| 13 | Lindsay ON | 7.6% | 9.2% | 60 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | North Vancouver BC | 7.5% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 66 |
| 15 | Mirabel QC | 5.9% | 0.3% | 76 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Brossard QC | 5.6% | 9.1% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Bolton ON | 4.8% | 5.9% | 113 | 11 | 3 |
| 18 | Fredericton NB | 4.3% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | Chomedey QC | 3.9% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | St. Albert AB | 3.4% | 2.1% | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | Welland ON | 3.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Granby QC | 2.5% | 3.6% | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Simcoe ON | 2.3% | 4.7% | 102 | 5 | 36 |
| 24 | Moncton NB | 2.2% | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Aurora ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nanaimo BC | 1.9% | 6.7% | 42 | 2 | 33 |
| 27 | Georgetown ON | 1.8% | 3.5% | 38 | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | Grande Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 29 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | 1.6% | 7.5% | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Newmarket ON | 1.3% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC | 1.1% | 1.2% | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Saint-Jérôme QC | 1% | 0.1% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Chatham ON | 1% | 1% | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| 34 | Peterborough ON | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Lethbridge AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Prince George BC | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| 37 | Sarnia ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Drummondville QC | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Medicine Hat AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Airdrie AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Where the green is in Lindsay
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
30 named parks and woods to walk in near Lindsay
The biggest is Dewey's Island, 56 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Add Dewey's Island to Trails and you have 44% of it.
Lindsay Memorial Park
Fairground exhibition ground
Bobcaygeon Beach Park
All 30 named parks and green spaces
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.
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Lindsay
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.
A median Canadian town manages 83%. About 64,000 residents live further than 400 m from one.
The 60 protected areas near Lindsay
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Of the 60, 9 are public land; the others are privately held. Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park is the biggest, 33,505 ha. 34 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
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.
The nearest big park: Rouge National Urban Park, 27 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.
Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park
Carden Alvar Provincial Park
Indian Point Provincial Park
Balsam Lake Provincial Park
Emily Provincial Park
Rouge National Urban Park
5 provincial parks lie within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Lindsay has 426 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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
For woods, it beats 82% of Canadian towns. For path density, 84% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
5 mapped routes to walk from Lindsay
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The longest of the rest is the Oak Ridges Trail, 272.4 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Get out in Lindsay in May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Peterborough (36 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 67 | 42 | 54 | 73 | 79 | 88 | 69 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 64 |
The yearly snowfall is near 158 cm. From -3 °C in January to 27 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. For dry weather, February is best (42 mm); June gets 88 mm. The climate in Lindsay →
Beaches near Lindsay: 9 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
The map adds 6 unnamed stretches of beach. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Near Lindsay: 5 viewpoints, 3 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
133 campsites top the list. Moore Hill, 312 m, is the high point nearby.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 5
Waterfalls 3
Nature reserves 7
Plus 1 nature reserve more.
Picnic sites 13
Plus 13 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 133
Plus 125 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 33
Plus 31 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Lindsay
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 27–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Lindsay.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay | 7.6% | 60 | 5 | 9 |
| Trent Lakes 27 km | 14% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| Bridgenorth 29 km | 4.7% | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| Curve Lake First Nation 35 29 km | 2.9% | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Lindsay’s protected share.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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 Lindsay
Is there a provincial park near Lindsay?
Emily Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Lindsay?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Lindsay?
It is Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 33,505 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Lindsay?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 27 km away.
Is there protected land near Lindsay?
Yes: 7.6% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Where can you swim near Lindsay?
The nearest is Bobcaygeon Beach, in town.
Are there hiking trails near Lindsay?
OpenStreetMap maps the Ganaraska Trail, Victoria Rail Trail - hiking and Oak Ridges Trail close by, with others.
Sources for this page on Lindsay
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).