First pick
Huntsmill Park
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
14 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
4.9 km southfrom the centre
Steeles Recreational Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.01.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Brown's Corners · parks, protected land & trails
Rouge National Urban Park is 9.5 km from Brown's Corners
Count 32 protected areas within 10 km of town. For a provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park lies 28 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.8% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
1.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
32
within 10 km, 23 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
9.5 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
28 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Character
Where Brown's Corners stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyRouge National Urban Park, 9.5 km awayMany protected areas23 public areas within 10 km
For someone who likes to get outside, Brown's Corners’ draw is Rouge National Urban Park within easy reach, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
How Brown's Corners 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 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 areas23Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Brown's Corners is 20th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,101 to 7,359 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
Brown's Corners1.8%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Brown's Corners23
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Brown's Corners0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Brown's Corners does best for public protected areas: 2 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope BC | 15% | 4.1% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Trent Lakes ON | 14% | 12% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Vanier South ON | 12% | 1.1% | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Les Cèdres QC | 11% | 0.1% | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Peace River AB | 8.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Chandler QC | 5.8% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Portage la Prairie MB | 4.7% | 7% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Carlisle ON | 4% | 0% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Raleigh ON | 4% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Coronation Park SK | 4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Haysboro AB | 3.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cathedral Village SK | 2.8% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Saint-Paul QC | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Athabasca County AB | 2.4% | 3.2% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Twin Lakes SK | 2.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Colborne ON | 2.2% | 0.3% | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Fairwinds BC | 2.2% | 4.7% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 19 | Slave Lake AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Currie Barracks AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Whyte Ridge MB | 1.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Sherbrooke AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Wainfleet ON | 1.4% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | King Edward MB | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Merritt BC | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | Chibougamau QC | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | Cougar Ridge AB | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Yarmouth NS | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Erin Woods AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Brighton SK | 0.5% | 0.1% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Cavanagh AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Val-des-Sources QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Niverville MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hamptons AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Kincora AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Brown's Corners
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
11 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Brown's Corners
Largest first: Huntsmill Park leads with 14 ha. Numbers match the map.
11 named parks and woods, 42 ha in all
Parks & gardens 42 ha
Add Huntsmill Park to John Button Park and you have 58% of it.
John Button Park
Park or garden
11 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
Terry Fox Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
6.7 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
4.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Risebrough Park
Park or garden · 110 m outside town
4.7 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
3.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Millenium Park
Park or garden
1.9 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Brown's Corners
Directionsto a point inside
Bamburgh Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
1.4 ha0.2 km of path
4.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
George Coatup park
Park or garden
0.5 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Brown's Corners
Directionsto a point inside
Middleton Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
4.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Huntsmill ParkPark or garden · 14 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJohn Button ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsTerry Fox ParkPark or garden · 6.7 ha · 1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRisebrough ParkPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMillenium ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsBamburgh ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGeorge Coatup parkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsMiddleton ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRoseberry ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsThomas McQuay ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsDog Off Leash AreaPark or garden · 0.3 ha
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
About 6 in 10 of Brown's Corners’ residents are a short walk from 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 (55%)Further (45%)
Brown's Corners55%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. For about 3,200 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Brown's Corners, 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 Brown's Corners0%
Within 10 km1.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 23 of the 32; land trusts and private owners hold the others. At 4,551 ha, Rouge National Urban Park is the largest. The count includes 9 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Beaver GreenwayNature reserve · 29 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
Headford ValleylandsNature reserve · 12 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Beaver WoodlandNature reserve · 18 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Doncrest ValleyNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Rouge River Headwaters Valley & TrailsNature reserve · 37 ha · 4.2 km from the edge of town
David Dunlap Observatory ParkNature reserve · 45 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
Riotrin ValleylandsNature reserve · 20 ha · 5.5 km from the edge of town
North Richvale GreenwayNature reserve · 6.8 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
Richvale GreenwayNature reserve · 14 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
Webster ParkNature reserve · 18 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
13 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
Big parks near Brown's Corners
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
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
9.5 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
28 km north-east5.3 km²since 2024
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
40 km of paths in and around Brown's Corners
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
40 km
in and around the town (27.1 km²)
Woodland
2%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Brown's CornersTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Brown's CornersTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland2%
0%50%100%
75% of Canadian towns are more wooded. Paths are thinner on the ground 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
No named walking route passes Brown's Corners 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.
Nothing near the neighbourhood is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
Get out in Brown's Corners in May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto Buttonville (Airport) (2.4 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 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 64 | 51 | 52 | 79 | 80 | 87 | 85 | 72 | 83 | 71 | 77 | 63 |
Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. Expect 87 mm in June, the wettest month, and 51 mm in February. Snowfall averages 146 cm a year. The climate in Brown's Corners →
Things to do
83 things to do outdoors near Brown's Corners
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 77 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 77
Sablewood Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsCarlton Park Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsSummerdale Playground1.3 km from town
DirectionsWaterpark1.4 km from town
DirectionsBriarwood Playground1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 72 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Dog Off Leash Areain town
DirectionsDogs Off-Leash Area1.9 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Milliken Park, 4.5 km from Brown's Corners, is the garden to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Milliken ParkGarden or park · 4.5 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 Brown's Corners
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ButtonvilleUnionvilleCachetUnderwoodHagerman's CornersMillikenBrown's Corners
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown's Corners | 1.8% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Buttonville 1.8 km | 3.2% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Unionville 2.4 km | 7.5% | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Cachet 3.4 km | 6.6% | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| Underwood 3.9 km | 2.4% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Hagerman's Corners 4.2 km | 6.4% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Milliken 4.2 km | 3.4% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
For protected land, Unionville, Cachet and Hagerman's Corners have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Brown's Corners
Is there a provincial park near Brown's Corners?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 28 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Brown's Corners?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Are there protected areas near Brown's Corners?
Protected areas cover 1.8% of the land within 10 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Brown's Corners?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, a national urban park covering 4,551 ha.
How far is Brown's Corners from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park, 9.5 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Brown's Corners
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).