First pick
White Oaks Park
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
15 ha3.6 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.6 km of path
2.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain1.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Bostwick · parks, protected land & trails
4.5 km from Bostwick to Komoka Provincial Park
For walks, the Elgin Trail runs within 2 km. Within 100 km there is no national park. 23 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land
1.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
23
within 10 km, 8 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
4.5 km
Komoka Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Bostwick beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km1.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas8Areas 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, Bostwick is 15th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,551 to 7,841 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
Bostwick1.3%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Bostwick8
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Bostwick1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Bostwick sits near the top of its size group: 12 of 39 have more. For protected land nearby, though, 24 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Hamlet ON | 15% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Beacon Hill South - Cardinal Heights ON | 13% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Baie-Saint-Paul QC | 11% | 0.1% | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| 4 | Dryden ON | 11% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Donnacona QC | 9.6% | 0.1% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Minden Hills ON | 8.1% | 5.9% | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Parry Sound ON | 7.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Mountview ON | 7% | 0% | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Louiseville QC | 6.9% | 0.9% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | La Broquerie MB | 6.6% | 5.1% | 73 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Landsdale ON | 4.7% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Gibson ON | 4.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Coteau-du-Lac QC | 4.4% | 0.6% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Calixte QC | 3.6% | 0.4% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Shefford QC | 3.1% | 1.6% | 34 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Lakeview SK | 2.8% | 0.1% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Westlock County AB | 2.6% | 3.4% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Electoral Area A, Nanaimo BC | 2.4% | 3.8% | 39 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | Playter Estates-Danforth ON | 2.3% | 1.5% | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 20 | University ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 9 | 20 |
| 21 | Altadore AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Valley Ridge AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Stoneybrook ON | 1.8% | 21% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Pulberry MB | 1.5% | 7.7% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley BC | 1.3% | 3.1% | 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Bostwick ON | 1.3% | 0.1% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Central St. Boniface MB | 1.3% | 2.9% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Kentville NS | 1.1% | 17% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Brazeau County AB | 1% | 1.2% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Ambleside AB | 1% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Fruitland ON | 0.9% | 4.9% | 25 | 5 | 9 |
| 32 | Augusta ON | 0.8% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Chatsworth ON | 0.6% | 0.7% | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Chesley ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | Fort Frances ON | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | River East MB | 0.2% | 5.2% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Fairview ON | 0.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Port Credit ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 39 | Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Saint-Félix-de-Valois QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Bostwick on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
Walk in Bostwick: 21 named parks and woods
The biggest is White Oaks Park, 15 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
21 named parks and woods, 102 ha in all
Parks & gardens 60 haWoods 41 ha
Many small places make up the total; the biggest is 22%.
Jesse Davidson Park
Park or garden · 400 m outside town
7.4 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lower Dingman Environmentally Sensitive Area
Wood or forest · 160 m outside town
23 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
5.6 km westfrom the centre
Yellow Blaze
Directionsto a point inside
Southwest Optimist Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
6.8 ha0.4 km of path
2.6 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lambeth Centennial Park
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.5 km of path
3.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Middleton Park
Park or garden
3.8 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Earl Nichols Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
4.5 ha0.3 km of path
1.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bateman Trail Park
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.5 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 21 named parks and green spaces
White Oaks ParkPark or garden · 15 ha · 3.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJesse Davidson ParkPark or garden · 7.4 ha · 1.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLower Dingman Environmentally Sensitive AreaWood or forest · 23 ha · 1.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSouthwest Optimist ParkPark or garden · 6.8 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLambeth Centennial ParkPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsMiddleton ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsEarl Nichols ParkPark or garden · 4.5 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBateman Trail ParkPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsPincombe Drain - SouthWood or forest · 8.1 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsJalna South ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsWestbury ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsPincombe Park NorthPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsPincombe Drain - NorthWood or forest · 5.6 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsGlanworth ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha
DirectionsSouthwinds ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRegiment ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCheddar WoodsWood or forest · 4.8 ha
DirectionsDevon ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSomerston ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsSouthwinds Park - NorthPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMorgan ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
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
Few people in Bostwick 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Bostwick0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 7,700 residents are further than 400 m from a park. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
1.3% of the country within 10 km of Bostwick 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 Bostwick0.1%
Within 10 km1.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 8 of the 23. The others are private conservation land. The largest named one is Komoka Provincial Park, at 321 ha. 15 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Lower Dingman EsaNature reserve · 21 ha · 0.2 km from the edge of town
The Coves EsaNature reserve · 48 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Meadowlily Woods EsaNature reserve · 60 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
Warbler Woods EsaNature reserve · 40 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Komoka Provincial ParkProvincial park · 321 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
Kains Woods EsaNature reserve · 28 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Pottersburg Central South EsaNature reserve · 15 ha · 5.4 km from the edge of town
Kelly Stanton EsaNature reserve · 5.7 ha · 6.3 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
Komoka Provincial Park, 4.5 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
Komoka Provincial Park
4.5 km west3.2 km²since 1989
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Bostwick, 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
58 km of paths in and around Bostwick
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
58 km
in and around the town (231.4 km²)
Woodland
8.1%
about 18.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BostwickTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BostwickTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland8.1%
0%50%100%
75% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². Woods cover less of it than in 52% 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
One mapped route to walk from Bostwick
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Elgin Trail45.9 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Bostwick is best on foot in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (London, 15 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 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 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 |
Expect around 152 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. Rain and snow peak in September (93 mm) and ease in February (63 mm). The climate in Bostwick →
Things to do
Near Bostwick: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 67 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Kirk-Cousins Management Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 67
Meadowgate Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 66 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camper's Corner RV Campground1.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Bostwick
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
HighlandWhite OaksWestmountTalbotSouthcrestLambethBostwick
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bostwick | 1.3% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Highland 2.3 km | 2.2% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| White Oaks 2.6 km | 1.4% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Westmount 2.9 km | 2.5% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Talbot 3.1 km | 1.6% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Southcrest 3.2 km | 2.5% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Lambeth 3.4 km | 1.8% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Bostwick’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Bostwick
What is the biggest park or reserve near Bostwick?
Komoka Provincial Park: 321 ha, a provincial park.
When is the best time for walking in Bostwick?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Bostwick from a national park?
None within 100 km of Bostwick.
What is the nearest provincial park to Bostwick?
It is Komoka Provincial Park, 4.5 km away.
How much land around Bostwick is protected?
Yes: 1.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Where can you walk near Bostwick?
The Elgin Trail, mapped within 2 km.
Sources
The sources behind Bostwick’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).