First pick
Milliken Park
Park or garden
33 ha4.8 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.8 km of path
3.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Andrew Currie from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.03.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Milliken · parks, protected land & trails
Rouge National Urban Park lies 6.4 km beyond Milliken’s edge
A provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, lies 27 km away. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. Within 10 km are 15 protected areas.
Protected land
3.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
15
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
6.4 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
27 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Milliken, set against 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km3.4%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 areas9Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Milliken comes 15th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (11,879 to 12,399 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
Milliken3.4%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Milliken9
Towns its size6
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Milliken0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Milliken’s strong point is public protected areas, where 17 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L'Île-Perrot QC | 42% | 0.5% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Mont-Tremblant QC | 27% | 29% | 20 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Cantley QC | 21% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Elliot Lake ON | 18% | 7.2% | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Orleans Village - Chateauneuf ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Nelson BC | 14% | 0.1% | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Summerland BC | 11% | 7.5% | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| 8 | Rideau Lakes ON | 10% | 14% | 77 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | Valley Creek ON | 6.3% | 29% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chapman Mills ON | 6% | 1.9% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Rodrigue QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Adjala-Tosorontio ON | 4.7% | 1.1% | 68 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Humber Summit ON | 3.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Moncton NB | 3.4% | 1.4% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Milliken ON | 3.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | McKenzie Lake AB | 3.3% | 1.1% | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | Marieville QC | 2.9% | 0.7% | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Morrisburg ON | 2.6% | 4.2% | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 2.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | St. Andrews MB | 2.3% | 1.1% | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Woodbine Corridor ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 22 | St. Clements MB | 2.2% | 3% | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | Dovercourt Village ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| 24 | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC | 1.8% | 1.6% | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 25 | German Mills ON | 1.6% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Royal Oak AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Grey Highlands ON | 1.3% | 0.7% | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Raymond QC | 1.2% | 1.2% | 27 | 8 | 5 |
| 29 | The Hamptons AB | 1.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Georgian Bluffs ON | 1.1% | 1.9% | 67 | 4 | 17 |
| 31 | River Park South MB | 1.1% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Tyndall Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 AB | 0.7% | 1% | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Blackfalds AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Chalmers MB | 0.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Tay ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | Uptown ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Norwich ON | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Etobicoke West Mall ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DT Hospital ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
The map
The green map of Milliken
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 Milliken
Milliken Park is the largest, at 33 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 71 ha in all
Parks & gardens 71 ha
Milliken Park plus Terry Fox Park account for 56% of the green.
Terry Fox Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
6.6 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Highgate Park
Park or garden
5.9 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Milliken
Directionsto a point inside
Aldergrove Park
Park or garden
5.6 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.2 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Denison Park
Park or garden
4.6 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Risebrough Park
Park or garden
4.7 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Wilclay Park
Park or garden
4.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
2.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sanwood Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
2.9 ha0.9 km of path
15 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Milliken ParkPark or garden · 33 ha · 4.8 km of path
DirectionsTerry Fox ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHighgate ParkPark or garden · 5.9 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsAldergrove ParkPark or garden · 5.6 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsDenison ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsRisebrough ParkPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsWilclay ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsSanwood ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHarvest Moon ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsMiddleton ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsLongmeadow ParkPark or garden · 0.4 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
All of Milliken is within a short walk of 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Milliken100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
3.4% of the land around Milliken 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 Milliken0%
Within 10 km3.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
9 of the 15 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Biggest of the named areas: Rouge National Urban Park, 4,551 ha. 6 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Beaver GreenwayNature reserve · 29 ha · 5.1 km from the edge of town
Beaver WoodlandNature reserve · 18 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
Rouge National Urban ParkNational urban park · 4,551 ha · 6.4 km from the edge of town
Doncrest ValleyNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Headford ValleylandsNature reserve · 12 ha · 6.9 km from the edge of town
David Dunlap Observatory ParkNature reserve · 45 ha · 8.2 km from the edge of town
Rouge River Headwaters Valley & TrailsNature reserve · 37 ha · 8.6 km from the edge of town
Bob Hunter ParkNature reserve · 18 ha · 9.5 km from the edge of town
Riotrin ValleylandsNature reserve · 20 ha · 9.8 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
The parks within reach of Milliken
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
6.4 km east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
27 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
Paths to walk: 44 km in and around Milliken
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
44 km
in and around the town (16.5 km²)
Woodland
0.9%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MillikenTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.6
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MillikenTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.9%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 66% of Canadian towns. For woods, 83% 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
No named walking route passes Milliken 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.
The map shows no named route near the neighbourhood. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Milliken is best on foot in May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto Buttonville (Airport) (6.3 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 | 10.4 | 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 |
Rain and snow peak in June (87 mm) and ease in February (51 mm). Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. Snowfall averages 146 cm a year. The climate in Milliken →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Milliken
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Milliken: 70 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 62 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 7
Plus 7 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Dogs Off-Leash Area1.5 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Milliken: Milliken Park, 0.4 km away
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 · 0.4 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 Milliken
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
UnderwoodSteelesHagerman's CornersMillikenEast L'AmoreauxAgincourt NorthMilliken
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milliken | 3.4% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Underwood 0.6 km | 2.4% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Steeles 1.8 km | 1.9% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Hagerman's Corners 2.3 km | 6.4% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Milliken 2.4 km | 4.4% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| East L'Amoreaux 3.1 km | 2.2% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Agincourt North 3.3 km | 3.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Around Milliken, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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 Milliken
Where can you swim near Milliken?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
How far is Milliken from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 6.4 km.
Is there protected land near Milliken?
Yes: 3.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Milliken?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 27 km from the edge of town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Milliken?
Rouge National Urban Park: 4,551 ha, a national urban park.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Milliken?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Milliken
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).