First pick
Milton Community Park
Park or garden
36 ha5.8 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.8 km of path
1.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Hozombel at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.01.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Milton · parks, protected land & trails
Walk from Milton: 15 mapped routes
For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 2.2 km off. A drive of 55 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park. The 10 km around town hold 38 protected areas.
Protected land
1.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
38
within 10 km, 13 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
55 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
2.2 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
15
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Milton against 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km1.3%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 areas13Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes15Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches 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, Milton is 10th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (103,888 to 222,031 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
Milton1.3%
Towns its size3.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Milton13
Towns its size15
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Milton15
Towns its size2
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
None of the other 39 towns its size has more walking routes than Milton. It trails them for protected land nearby, where 30 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maple Ridge BC | 26% | 21% | 101 | 1 | 41 |
| 2 | Coquitlam BC | 25% | 28% | 130 | 5 | 69 |
| 3 | Delta BC | 24% | 17% | 181 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Kamloops BC | 14% | 13% | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Kelowna BC | 13% | 3.8% | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | Chilliwack BC | 11% | 7.7% | 36 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Saanich BC | 11% | 9.4% | 43 | 7 | 56 |
| 8 | Strathcona County AB | 9.4% | 1.4% | 38 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Trois-Rivières QC | 8.4% | 1.2% | 44 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Cape Breton NS | 8.2% | 8.6% | 176 | 1 | 74 |
| 11 | Victoria BC | 8% | 0.9% | 20 | 4 | 34 |
| 12 | Pickering ON | 7.6% | 11% | 46 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury ON | 6.7% | 3.5% | 43 | 5 | 18 |
| 14 | Saguenay QC | 6% | 6.1% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Kingston ON | 5% | 6.2% | 54 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Ajax ON | 4.9% | 5.8% | 31 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Lévis QC | 4.1% | 0.6% | 62 | 1 | 8 |
| 18 | Sherbrooke QC | 4.1% | 0.8% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Whitby ON | 3.9% | 4.7% | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Abbotsford BC | 3.9% | 0.5% | 37 | 2 | 10 |
| 21 | Terrebonne QC | 3.8% | 3.6% | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Langley BC | 3.5% | 2.9% | 144 | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | Barrie ON | 2.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Burlington ON | 2.5% | 1.6% | 27 | 2 | 17 |
| 25 | Oshawa ON | 2.4% | 0.3% | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | St. John's NL | 2.2% | 1.2% | 6 | 1 | 41 |
| 27 | Richmond Hill ON | 1.9% | 8.4% | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Nanaimo BC | 1.9% | 6.7% | 42 | 2 | 33 |
| 29 | Cambridge ON | 1.7% | 0.4% | 33 | 10 | 2 |
| 30 | Bowmanville ON | 1.6% | 3% | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 31 | Milton ON | 1.3% | 0% | 38 | 15 | 3 |
| 32 | St. Catharines ON | 1.2% | 1.7% | 15 | 4 | 7 |
| 33 | Niagara Falls ON | 1.1% | 1.7% | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | Chatham ON | 1% | 1% | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| 35 | Guelph ON | 0.9% | 3.1% | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 36 | Red Deer AB | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Waterloo ON | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 38 | Lethbridge AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Brantford ON | 0.3% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Thunder Bay ON | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
The map
The green map of Milton
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
30 named parks and woods to walk in near Milton
Largest first: Milton Community Park leads with 36 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 206 ha in all
Parks & gardens 206 ha
It is shared out: the largest place is only 18% of the whole.
Lions Sport Park
Park or garden
19 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
2.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sunny Mount Park
Park or garden
8.6 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sherwood District Park
Park or garden
6.4 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
2.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Brookville Park
Park or garden
6.6 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
14 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Milton Community ParkPark or garden · 36 ha · 5.8 km of path
DirectionsCountry Heritage ParkPark or garden · 36 ha
DirectionsLions Sport ParkPark or garden · 19 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsSunny Mount ParkPark or garden · 8.6 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsDrumquin ParkPark or garden · 10 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsMilton FairgroundsPark or garden · 10 ha
DirectionsSherwood District ParkPark or garden · 6.4 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsBrookville ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsClarke Neighourhood Park (South)Park or garden · 5.2 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsKinsmen ParkPark or garden · 5.3 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsBronte Meadows ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsBristol District ParkPark or garden · 4.3 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsBeaty Neighbourhood Park (North)Park or garden · 4.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsClarke Neighbourhood Park (North)Park or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsCoates Neighbourhood Park SouthPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsCoates Neighbourhood Park NorthPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsOptimist ParkPark or garden · 3.9 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsBrian Best ParkPark or garden · 4.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsLaurier ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsRotary ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsWilmott Neighbourhood ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsMelanie ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsScott Neighbourhood Park EastPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsHornby ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsScott Neighbourhood Park WestPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsBeaty Neighbourhood Park (South)Park or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsBaldwin ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsDempsey Neighbourhood ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsCoates Linear ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsTrudeau ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.6 km of path
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
A park is within a short walk for 9 in 10 in Milton
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 (92%)Further (8%)
Milton92%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%. Around 13,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
1.3% of the country within 10 km of Milton 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 Milton0%
Within 10 km1.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
13 of the 38 are on public land. Brampton Natural Heritage System is the biggest, 1,126 ha. 25 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
HardyProtected area · 15 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
Bronte Creek Provincial ParkProvincial park · 682 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Snow (Speyside Woods)Protected area · 41 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
OpavskyProtected area · 20 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
Clythe and Watson Creeks ComplexNature reserve · 23 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Brampton Natural Heritage SystemNature reserve · 1,126 ha · 4.2 km from the edge of town
Torrance Creek ComplexNature reserve · 77 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
Watson-Hadati Headwater LandsNature reserve · 49 ha · 5.0 km from the edge of town
SpringleProtected area · 15 ha · 6.7 km from the edge of town
SinclairProtected area · 13 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
3 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 nearest big park: Rouge National Urban Park, 55 km away
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
Provincial park
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
2.2 km south-east6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
55 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 2.2 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
494 km of paths in and around Milton
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
494 km
in and around the town (496.1 km²)
Woodland
31%
about 152.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MiltonTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MiltonTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland31%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 74% of Canadian towns. 58% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Walks near Milton
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocalOther waymarked
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section124.0 km
Bruce Trail - Toronto section side trails63.1 km
Bruce Trail - Toronto section50.4 km
Guelph Radial Line Trail38.1 km
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails10.7 km
Beaver Dam Trail4.5 km
Arkell Springs Loop Trail2.7 km
Crawford Tract2.7 km
Burns Conservation Area2.2 km
Blue Springs Side Trail1.7 km
Conley Tract1.7 km
Frank Tract1.6 km
Plus 3 more waymarked walks on the map.
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section is the big one locally: 124.0 km. 9 of them are under 3 km, good for a short outing.
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 Milton in May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto Pearson (Airport) (27 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 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 62 | 50 | 51 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 59 |
About 115 cm of snow falls in a year. January brings highs of 0 °C, July highs of 26 °C. Expect 81 mm in June, the wettest month, and 50 mm in February. The climate in Milton →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Milton, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Milton has 18 viewpoints and 1 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
18Viewpoints2Hills and peaks1Waterfalls12Nature reserves5Picnic sites175Playgrounds5Dog parks9Campsites
175 playgrounds top the list. Starkey Hill, 380 m, is the high point nearby.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 18
Buffalo Crag Lookoutin town
DirectionsDufferin Aggregates Reclamation Areain town
DirectionsNassagaweya Canyon Lookoutin town
DirectionsPinnacle Lookoutin town
DirectionsWindows XP's Autumn wallpaper1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 13 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
Calcium Pitsin town
DirectionsStarkey Hill380 m · 1.3 km from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 1
Hilton Fallsin town
DirectionsNature reserves 12
Area 8in town
DirectionsCrawford Lake Conservation Areain town
DirectionsHilton Falls Conservation Areain town
DirectionsKelso Conservation Areain town
DirectionsRattlesnake Point Conservation Areain town
DirectionsRobert Edmondson Conservation Areain town
DirectionsSixteen Valley Conservation Areain town
DirectionsWoodward Woodlotin town
DirectionsPlus 4 nature reserves more.
Picnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 175
Muca1.3 km from town
DirectionsMeadowvale Rotary Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsAmazing Adventures Indoor playground1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 172 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 9
Blue Springs Scout Reservein town
DirectionsCamp Manitou Scout Campin town
DirectionsMilton Heights Campgroundin town
DirectionsNor Halton Park0.3 km from town
DirectionsSidrabene1.4 km from town
DirectionsMount Nemo Scout Camp1.8 km from town
DirectionsCAMPULUI ROMANESC1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Milton
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
LisgarChurchill MeadowsMeadowvaleCentral Erin MillsOakvilleErin MillsMilton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | 1.3% | 38 | 15 | 3 |
| Lisgar 10 km | 0.7% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Churchill Meadows 12 km | 0.4% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Meadowvale 12 km | 0.8% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Erin Mills 14 km | 0.5% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oakville 14 km | 0.9% | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Erin Mills 15 km | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Milton’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Milton
When is the best time for walking in Milton?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a provincial park near Milton?
The closest is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 2.2 km.
Is there protected land near Milton?
Within 10 km, 1.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Milton?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 55 km away.
Where can you swim near Milton?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
Where can you walk near Milton?
OpenStreetMap maps the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section, Guelph Radial Line Trail and Bruce Trail - Toronto section side trails close by, with others.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Milton?
Brampton Natural Heritage System, a nature reserve of 1,126 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Milton’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).