First pick
Granton Community Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha
8.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lucan · parks, protected land & trails
Only 0.1% of the land within 10 km of Lucan is protected
4 protected areas lie within 10 km. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Thames Valley Trail and Martens Trail. The closest provincial park is Komoka Provincial Park, 21 km from the edge of town.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
21 km
Komoka Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Lucan 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km0.1%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 areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Lucan has the 7th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,671 to 6,996 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
Lucan0.1%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lucan0
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lucan2
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Lucan lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON | 18% | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
| 2 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Old Ottawa South ON | 12% | 5.4% | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlemagne QC | 11% | 1.4% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Harrietsfield NS | 11% | 19% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | The Estates of Rainbow Creek ON | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde QC | 6.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Southern Gulf Islands BC | 6.2% | 26% | 115 | 0 | 83 |
| 11 | Saint-Honoré QC | 5.5% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Perth ON | 5.4% | 0.7% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 14 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Meadowood MB | 1.3% | 1.8% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 24 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 25 | Devon AB | 1.1% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Renfrew AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 32 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Gimli MB | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 36 | Bonnie Doon AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Rhineland MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Wainwright AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Klarvatten AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Lucan
The town’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
2 named parks and woods to walk in near Lucan
The biggest is Granton Community Park, 2.8 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Lucan Optimists Elm Street Park
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km south-westfrom 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
4 in 10 people in Lucan 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 (37%)Further (63%)
Lucan37%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. That leaves about 4,300 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Lucan has 4 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Lucan0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All of them are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups, so they are counted here but 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.
National & provincial parks
Komoka Provincial Park is 21 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
Komoka Provincial Park
21 km south3.2 km²since 1989
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Lucan has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Lucan and its edge hold 6 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
6.1 km
in and around the town (236.2 km²)
Woodland
6.7%
about 15.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LucanTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LucanTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.7%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 95% of Canadian towns. For woods, 56% of Canadian towns have more.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Lucan has 2 named walking routes
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocal
Thames Valley Trail141.3 km
Martens Trail2.1 km
Among local routes, the Thames Valley Trail is longest at 141.3 km.
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 Lucan: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from London (26 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 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 |
Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. September is the wettest month (93 mm) and February the driest (63 mm). Snowfall averages 152 cm a year. The climate in Lucan →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Lucan
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Lucan: 9 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 4 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 2
Lucan Conservation Area1.0 km from town
DirectionsFish Creek Conservation Area1.2 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds 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 Lucan
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ExeterSunningdaleUplandsLucan
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucan | 0.1% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Exeter 18 km | 1.5% | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Sunningdale 19 km | 1.4% | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Uplands 19 km | 1.5% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
Exeter, Sunningdale and Uplands have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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 Lucan
What is the nearest provincial park to Lucan?
Komoka Provincial Park, 21 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Lucan?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Lucan from a national park?
None within 100 km of Lucan.
Is there protected land near Lucan?
Within 10 km, 0.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
Are there hiking trails near Lucan?
The Thames Valley Trail and Martens Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Lucan?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Sources
Where Lucan’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).