First pick
Milne Dam Conservation Park
Park or garden
129 ha10.4 km of path
2 h 20 minto walk all 10.4 km of path
2.2 km northfrom the centre
Rouge Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Silver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 4.08.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Vinegar Hill · parks, protected land & trails
Rouge National Urban Park lies 2.1 km beyond Vinegar Hill’s edge
Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 8.7% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. 21 km from town is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The Villages & Valley (foot) is the one mapped walking route close by.
Protected land
8.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
14
within 10 km, 7 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
2.1 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
21 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Vinegar Hill apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyRouge National Urban Park, 2.1 km awayProtected land all round8.7% of the land within 10 km, more than 83% of Canadian towns
Vinegar Hill is strongest on Rouge National Urban Park within easy reach, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
How Vinegar Hill 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km8.7%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 areas7Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, Vinegar Hill ranks 5th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (19,080 to 19,988 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
Vinegar Hill8.7%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Vinegar Hill7
Towns its size6
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Vinegar Hill1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Vinegar Hill does best for protected land nearby: 4 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaconsfield QC | 45% | 3.2% | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Kirkland QC | 41% | 0.2% | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Overbrook ON | 14% | 1.1% | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Esquimalt BC | 12% | 1% | 31 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Vinegar Hill ON | 8.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Greensborough ON | 8.5% | 23% | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Tétreaultville QC | 8% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Laflèche QC | 7.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | North End NS | 7% | 0% | 14 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Purpleville ON | 6.2% | 13% | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Louis-Riel QC | 6.1% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Kanata Lakes ON | 6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Evergreen AB | 5.9% | 1.5% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Granville Entertainment District BC | 5% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 70 |
| 15 | Riverside South - Leitrim ON | 4.3% | 3.2% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Heart Lake South ON | 4.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Stittsville ON | 4.2% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lorimier QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Midland ON | 3.4% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Miramichi NB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire QC | 3% | 24% | 37 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Bendale-Glen Andrew ON | 2.8% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Tuscany AB | 2.8% | 1.2% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Pelham ON | 2.7% | 2.5% | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | Mount Pleasant Village ON | 2.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Westmount ON | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Père-Marquette QC | 2.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Mitchell MB | 2.3% | 0% | 65 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Highland ON | 2.2% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Kemptville ON | 2.1% | 1.7% | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 | Petawawa ON | 1.9% | 1.2% | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 32 | Henry Farm ON | 1.9% | 3.8% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Central London ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Port Alberni BC | 1.8% | 2.8% | 11 | 31 | 4 |
| 35 | Nicolas-Viel QC | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Loyalist ON | 1.2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Saint-Colomban QC | 1.1% | 1.1% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Sainte-Sophie QC | 1% | 0.2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Stony Plain AB | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Vinegar Hill
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
15 named parks and woods to walk in near Vinegar Hill
The biggest is Milne Dam Conservation Park, 129 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
15 named parks and woods, 206 ha in all
Parks & gardens 206 ha
84% of the area is in just two places: Milne Dam Conservation Park and Rouge Valley Park.
Rouge Valley Park
Park or garden
42 ha3.3 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.3 km of path
2.8 km northfrom the centre
Rouge Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Fairview Vista Park
Park or garden
7.3 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
2.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Rouge Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Elson Park
Park or garden
6.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
James Edward Park
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
3.9 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Roxbury Park
Park or garden
3.5 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Beaupre Park
Park or garden
2.9 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Vinegar Hill
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Milne Dam Conservation ParkPark or garden · 129 ha · 10.4 km of path
DirectionsRouge Valley ParkPark or garden · 42 ha · 3.3 km of path
DirectionsFairview Vista ParkPark or garden · 7.3 ha · 2.3 km of path
DirectionsElson ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsJames Edward ParkPark or garden · 3.9 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRoxbury ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsBeaupre ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsArmstrong ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha
DirectionsRobinson ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMiddlefield CornersPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsUnity ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJohn Daniels ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSherwood ForestPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsShania Johnston ParkettePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLewis Burkholder ParkettePark or garden · 0.3 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
About 9 in 10 of Vinegar Hill’s 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 (87%)Further (13%)
Vinegar Hill87%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high. For about 2,600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Vinegar Hill, 8.7% 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 Vinegar Hill0%
Within 10 km8.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 7 of the 14; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Biggest of the named areas: Rouge National Urban Park, 4,551 ha. 7 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Rouge National Urban ParkNational urban park · 4,551 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Beaver GreenwayNature reserve · 29 ha · 7.5 km from the edge of town
Headford ValleylandsNature reserve · 12 ha · 7.8 km from the edge of town
Bob Hunter ParkNature reserve · 18 ha · 8.1 km from the edge of town
Beaver WoodlandNature reserve · 18 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
Rouge River Headwaters Valley & TrailsNature reserve · 37 ha · 9.1 km from the edge of town
Riotrin ValleylandsNature reserve · 20 ha · 9.3 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
Big parks near Vinegar Hill
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
2.1 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
21 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
Vinegar Hill has 71 km of footpaths in and around it
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
71 km
in and around the town (28.4 km²)
Woodland
6.9%
about 2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Vinegar HillTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Vinegar HillTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.9%
0%50%100%
For woods, 55% of Canadian towns have more. Paths are denser here than in 64% 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
One mapped route to walk from Vinegar Hill
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Villages & Valley (foot)12.4 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 Vinegar Hill: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 9.0 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) | 9.3 | 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 |
Snowfall averages 146 cm a year. Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. June is the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (51 mm). The climate in Vinegar Hill →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Vinegar Hill
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Vinegar Hill has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 121 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 121
Bzz-E-Kidz0.4 km from town
DirectionsPris-T-gis Playground0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 119 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Cornell Community Dog Park1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camp Chimoin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Vinegar Hill: Milliken Park, 1.0 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 · 1.0 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 Vinegar Hill
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Box GroveHagerman's CornersMillikenMarkham VillageUnderwoodAgincourt NorthVinegar Hill
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinegar Hill | 8.7% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Box Grove 1.8 km | 10% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Hagerman's Corners 2.6 km | 6.4% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Milliken 3.2 km | 4.4% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Markham Village 3.8 km | 9.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Underwood 4.1 km | 2.4% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Agincourt North 4.4 km | 3.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Vinegar Hill has.
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 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Vinegar Hill
What is the best season to get outdoors in Vinegar Hill?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Vinegar Hill?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 21 km away.
What is the largest protected area near Vinegar Hill?
Rouge National Urban Park, a national urban park of 4,551 ha.
Are there protected areas near Vinegar Hill?
Within 10 km, 8.7% of the land lies in protected areas.
Are there hiking trails near Vinegar Hill?
OpenStreetMap maps the Villages & Valley (foot) close by.
What is the nearest beach to Vinegar Hill?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What is the nearest national park to Vinegar Hill?
Rouge National Urban Park, 2.1 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Vinegar Hill
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).