First pick
Milliken Mills
Park or garden
32 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jason Zhang · CC02.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Underwood · parks, protected land & trails
Within 7.6 km of Underwood: Rouge National Urban Park
For a provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park lies 28 km off. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. Count 13 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
2.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 8 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
7.6 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
28 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Underwood, 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km2.4%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 areas8Areas 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
Underwood has the 17th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,862 to 6,092 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
Underwood2.4%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Underwood8
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Underwood0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Underwood’s strong point is public protected areas, where 9 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowsnest Pass AB | 25% | 20% | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cumberland County, Subdivision C NS | 20% | 8% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Mile 108 Recreational Ranch BC | 12% | 12% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Lowertown West ON | 10% | 1.5% | 36 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Sainte-Martine QC | 8.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kirkendall North ON | 7.2% | 0% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park ON | 7.1% | 20% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Creston BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cochrane ON | 5.3% | 0.6% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Port Mann BC | 5.1% | 4.4% | 108 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Lawfield ON | 4.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Stettler County No. 6 AB | 3.9% | 3.3% | 96 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Cedarbrae AB | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Homeside ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Underwood ON | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Country Hills West ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | River Bend ON | 1.8% | 13% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Central Frederick ON | 1.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nutana Urban Centre SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Broadway-Assiniboine MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Richelieu QC | 1.4% | 4.8% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Caernarvon AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Val-David QC | 1.3% | 8.3% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Dunluce AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brokenhead MB | 1.2% | 2% | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | University SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Saint-Henri QC | 0.5% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Saint-Pie QC | 0.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stettler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Mayland Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Lac-Mégantic QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Melfort SK | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Ellerslie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Redcliff AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Boyle Street AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Homesteader AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Underwood
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
8 named parks and woods to walk in near Underwood
Largest first: Milliken Mills leads with 32 ha. Numbers match the map.
8 named parks and woods, 55 ha in all
Parks & gardens 55 ha
Most of it sits in Milliken Mills and Highgate Park: 68% together.
Highgate Park
Park or garden
5.9 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
0.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Aldergrove Park
Park or garden
5.6 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.0 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
0.7 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
1.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Harvest Moon Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
1.4 ha0.3 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Middleton Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
1.7 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
All of Underwood 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%)
Underwood100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
2.4% of the land around Underwood 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 Underwood0%
Within 10 km2.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 8 of the 13, and private owners the rest. At 4,551 ha, Rouge National Urban Park is the largest. Not named: 5 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
Beaver GreenwayNature reserve · 29 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
Beaver WoodlandNature reserve · 18 ha · 5.4 km from the edge of town
Doncrest ValleyNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 6.3 km from the edge of town
Headford ValleylandsNature reserve · 12 ha · 6.7 km from the edge of town
Rouge National Urban ParkNational urban park · 4,551 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
David Dunlap Observatory ParkNature reserve · 45 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Rouge River Headwaters Valley & TrailsNature reserve · 37 ha · 8.4 km from the edge of town
Riotrin ValleylandsNature reserve · 20 ha · 9.5 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
Parks around Underwood
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
7.6 km 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
21 km of paths in and around Underwood
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
21 km
in and around the town (12.9 km²)
Woodland
0.2%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
UnderwoodTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.7
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
UnderwoodTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.2%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 51% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 90% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Underwood
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the neighbourhood, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Underwood: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto Buttonville (Airport) (6.0 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 |
Most rain and snow falls in June, 87 mm; February sees 51 mm. Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -2 °C. Some 146 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Underwood →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Underwood
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
61 things to do outdoors near Underwood
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 56 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Milliken Park, 1.6 km from Underwood, 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 · 1.6 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 Underwood
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MillikenHagerman's CornersSteelesMillikenAgincourt NorthEast L'AmoreauxUnderwood
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood | 2.4% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Milliken 0.6 km | 3.4% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Hagerman's Corners 1.7 km | 6.4% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Steeles 2.4 km | 1.9% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Milliken 2.5 km | 4.4% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Agincourt North 3.6 km | 3.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| East L'Amoreaux 3.7 km | 2.2% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Hagerman's Corners has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Underwood
How much land around Underwood is protected?
Yes: 2.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Where can you swim near Underwood?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
Is there a provincial park near Underwood?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 28 km from the edge of town.
When should you visit Underwood for the outdoors?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is Underwood from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 7.6 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Underwood?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, a national urban park covering 4,551 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Underwood
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).