First pick
Beaver Greenway
Park or garden · 60 m outside town
15 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
2.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: ChadPerez49 · CC BY-SA 3.03.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Buttonville · parks, protected land & trails
Within 8.9 km of Buttonville: Rouge National Urban Park
34 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park lies 26 km off. Of the country within 10 km, 3.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
3.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
34
within 10 km, 26 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
8.9 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
26 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Character
What Buttonville has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyRouge National Urban Park, 8.9 km awayMany protected areas26 public areas within 10 km
Buttonville’s best card is Rouge National Urban Park within easy reach, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
How Buttonville 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 km3.2%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 areas26Areas 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, Buttonville ranks 16th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,751 to 15,263 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
Buttonville3.2%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Buttonville26
Towns its size6
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Buttonville0
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Buttonville leads its size group for public protected areas: none of the other 39 has more. It trails them for walking routes, where 20 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whistler BC | 56% | 26% | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Pincourt QC | 33% | 0.6% | 38 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Les Rapides QC | 16% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Arbutus Ridge BC | 15% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 62 |
| 5 | Rivière-Gatineau QC | 13% | 0% | 38 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Dupéré QC | 7.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Pointe-Saint-Charles QC | 7.7% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Middle Sackville NS | 6.4% | 6.5% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Vieux-Bourg QC | 6.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Saint-Louis QC | 6.1% | 0.1% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Bécancour QC | 6% | 1.1% | 42 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Powell River BC | 5.5% | 0.1% | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 13 | Vales of Castlemore ON | 5.2% | 21% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Lairet QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Sainte-Adèle QC | 4.8% | 8% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Buttonville ON | 3.2% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Limoges ON | 3.1% | 5.7% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Royal Orchard ON | 3% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Orsainville QC | 2.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Taylor-Massey ON | 2.3% | 13% | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 21 | Doon South ON | 2.3% | 16% | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Springbrook ON | 2.2% | 15% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Hyde Park ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | North Battleford SK | 1.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Pleasant View ON | 1.9% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Lawrence Park South ON | 1.7% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Stonebridge SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul QC | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Des Châtels QC | 1.3% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Lakewood SK | 1.3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Ingersoll ON | 1.1% | 0% | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Windermere AB | 1% | 2.3% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Campbellford ON | 0.8% | 0.5% | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | Chappelle AB | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Carleton Place ON | 0.6% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Rockwood ON | 0.5% | 0.4% | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 37 | Central Elgin ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| 38 | Laurel AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Mountain View County AB | 0.1% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Cooksville NHD (West) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
The map
Buttonville on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
12 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Buttonville
Largest first: Beaver Greenway leads with 15 ha. Numbers match the map.
12 named parks and woods, 56 ha in all
Parks & gardens 56 ha
Beaver Greenway and John Button Park together hold 46% of it.
John Button Park
Park or garden
11 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
0.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ashton Meadows Park
Park or garden
7.2 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Calvert Park
Park or garden
6.6 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Henry White Park
Park or garden
3.5 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Milton Fierheller Park
Park or garden
3.8 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Coldale Park
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.5 km of path
0.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Leighland Park
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.4 km of path
0.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 12 named parks and green spaces
Beaver GreenwayPark or garden · 15 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJohn Button ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsAshton Meadows ParkPark or garden · 7.2 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsCalvert ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsHenry White ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsMilton Fierheller ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsColdale ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsLeighland ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsRussell Dawson ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHillmount ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsThomas Frisby WoodsPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsRobert Grundy ParkettePark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
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
8 in 10 people in Buttonville 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 (84%)Further (17%)
Buttonville84%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high. That leaves about 2,500 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 3.2% of the land near Buttonville
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Buttonville0%
Within 10 km3.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
26 of the 34 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Biggest of the named areas: Rouge National Urban Park, 4,551 ha. 8 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Headford ValleylandsNature reserve · 12 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Beaver GreenwayNature reserve · 29 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Rouge River Headwaters Valley & TrailsNature reserve · 37 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
Beaver WoodlandNature reserve · 18 ha · 1.3 km from the edge of town
Riotrin ValleylandsNature reserve · 20 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Doncrest ValleyNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
David Dunlap Observatory ParkNature reserve · 45 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
Trailwood ReserveNature reserve · 13 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
Jefferson ForestNature reserve · 37 ha · 5.4 km from the edge of town
North Richvale GreenwayNature reserve · 6.8 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
16 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
The parks within reach of Buttonville
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
8.9 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
26 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
Buttonville and its edge hold 41 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
41 km
in and around the town (25.5 km²)
Woodland
4.1%
about 1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ButtonvilleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.6
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ButtonvilleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland4.1%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 50% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 65% 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 Buttonville 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
The best months for walking in Buttonville: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 1.6 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) | 9.2 | 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 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. June is the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (51 mm). Expect around 146 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Buttonville →
Things to do
73 things to do outdoors near Buttonville
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 72 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 72
Briarwood Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsCarlton Park Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsSablewood Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsSummerdale Playground2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 68 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Dog Off Leash Area1.5 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Buttonville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Brown's CornersCachetUnionvilleCathedraltownBerczy VillageQuantztownButtonville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttonville | 3.2% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown's Corners 1.8 km | 1.8% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Cachet 2.6 km | 6.6% | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| Unionville 3.0 km | 7.5% | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Cathedraltown 3.7 km | 3% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Berczy Village 4.3 km | 9.3% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Quantztown 5.0 km | 8.5% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
For protected land, Cachet, Unionville and Berczy Village have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- 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 Buttonville
When should you visit Buttonville for the outdoors?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Buttonville?
Rouge National Urban Park, 8.9 km from the edge of town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Buttonville?
Rouge National Urban Park: 4,551 ha, a national urban park.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Buttonville?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 26 km away.
How much land around Buttonville is protected?
Protected areas cover 3.2% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
The sources behind Buttonville’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).