First pick
Mitchell Lion's Park
Park or garden
7.5 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Mitchell
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.00.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Mitchell · parks, protected land & trails
Little of the land around Mitchell is protected: 0.2% within 10 km
Count 3 protected areas within 10 km of town. National parks are all over 100 km off. For a provincial park, Pinery Provincial Park lies 32 km off.
Protected land
0.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
3
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
32 km
Pinery Provincial Park
Against other towns
Mitchell beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km0.2%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 areas0Areas 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, Mitchell is 5th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (9,922 to 10,218 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
Mitchell0.2%
Towns its size1.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Mitchell0
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Mitchell0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Mitchell is weakest for public protected areas: 37 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury QC | 21% | 24% | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Kitimat BC | 20% | 6.6% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Hatchet Lake NS | 14% | 36% | 53 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Lac-des-Fées QC | 14% | 33% | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Du Parc QC | 14% | 32% | 38 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Amherst NS | 8.7% | 0.2% | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Leeds and the Thousand Islands ON | 5.8% | 8.6% | 44 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Notre-Dame-de-Grâces QC | 5.8% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Portland Estates NS | 4.5% | 0% | 19 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Argyle North SK | 4.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | The Valleys of Thornhill ON | 3.8% | 12% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mount Pleasant North ON | 3.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Acadia AB | 3.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Mono ON | 3.7% | 6.4% | 56 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Van Kirk ON | 3.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Laurentian Hills ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Saint-Félicien QC | 1.6% | 0.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Blind Bay BC | 1.6% | 1.5% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Ladysmith BC | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Vincent ON | 1.3% | 3.1% | 14 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | Lac-Saint-Charles QC | 1% | 1.6% | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Hinton AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Caledonia-Fairbank ON | 0.9% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Citadel AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Beckwith ON | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Glenbrook AB | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Malahide ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | Stanley MB | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Maple Leaf ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Temiskaming Shores ON | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Runnymede-Bloor West Village ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 32 | Falconridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Penbrooke Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Pineridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | River Valley Oleskiw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Mitchell ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Wheatland County AB | 0.2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Bridgewater NS | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Palmerston ON | 0% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Mitchell
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
Walk in Mitchell: 9 named parks and woods
The biggest is Mitchell Lion's Park, 7.5 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
9 named parks and woods, 31 ha in all
Parks & gardens 31 ha
The bulk, 50%, is Keterson Park and Mitchell Lion's Park.
Stacey Brother's Park
Park or garden
4.6 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Centennial Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Mitchell
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Mitchell Lion's ParkPark or garden · 7.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsKeterson ParkPark or garden · 8.3 ha
DirectionsKinsmen ParkPark or garden · 7.4 ha
DirectionsStacey Brother's ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsCentennial ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsDemonstration ForestPark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsSunset ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsJaycee ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsHowie Morenz Memorial GardensPark or garden · 0.2 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
A park is within a short walk for 2 in 10 in Mitchell
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 (24%)Further (76%)
Mitchell24%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. For about 7,700 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
3 protected areas lie within 10 km of Mitchell
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Mitchell0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one is privately held, and none is named: private land isn’t a place to visit.
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
Pinery Provincial Park is 32 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
Pinery Provincial Park
32 km south-west25 km²since 1957
No national park lies within 100 km of Mitchell; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Mitchell and its edge hold 24 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
24 km
in and around the town (722.4 km²)
Woodland
8%
about 57.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MitchellTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MitchellTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland8%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 52% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 94% 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 Mitchell
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
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 Mitchell: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (London, 49 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 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 79 | 63 | 67 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 67 | 93 | 83 | 88 | 79 |
September is the wettest month (93 mm) and February the driest (63 mm). January brings highs of -2 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The climate in Mitchell →
Things to do
6 things to do outdoors near Mitchell
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 4 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Windmill Family Campgroundin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Mitchell
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 19–25 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Mitchell.
SeaforthPerth SouthStratfordPerth EastSt. MarysMitchell
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 0.2% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Seaforth 19 km | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth South 21 km | 0.3% | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Stratford 21 km | 1.5% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Perth East 21 km | 0.5% | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| St. Marys 25 km | 0.2% | 2 | 4 | 0 |
For walking routes, Perth South leads the area with 4. For protected land, Stratford has 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- 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 Mitchell
How far is Mitchell from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Mitchell.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Mitchell?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there protected land near Mitchell?
Yes: 0.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Mitchell?
It is Pinery Provincial Park, 32 km away.
Sources
The sources behind Mitchell’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).