First pick
Wellington Park
Park or garden
9.2 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
12 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tabercil · CC BY 3.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Mount Forest · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Mount Forest is Boyne Valley Provincial Park, 25 km away
4 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Within 10 km of the town, 0.1% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. 93 km separate the town from Rouge National Urban Park, its nearest national park.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
93 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
25 km
Boyne Valley Provincial Park
Against other towns
Each figure for Mount Forest, 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0.1%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
Mount Forest has the 2nd least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,146 to 14,684 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
Mount Forest0.1%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Mount Forest0
Towns its size8
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Mount Forest0
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Mount Forest is weakest for walking routes: 20 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravenhurst ON | 18% | 24% | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Chapel Hill South ON | 12% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bayshore ON | 11% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Matane QC | 11% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | La Crète AB | 11% | 7.9% | 9 | 0 | 112 |
| 6 | Mont-Laurier QC | 9.7% | 4.6% | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Vieux-Montréal QC | 8% | 0% | 28 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Maricourt QC | 6.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Peace Village ON | 5.7% | 0.6% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Manor Park NS | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 6 | 21 |
| 11 | Maizerets QC | 5.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Vieux-Limoilou QC | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Guildford BC | 4.5% | 4% | 125 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Val-des-Monts QC | 4.4% | 2.6% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Plateau QC | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Bourg-Royal QC | 4.1% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Tiny ON | 3.9% | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 61 |
| 19 | Long Sault ON | 2.6% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| 20 | Louis-Hébert QC | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Southcrest ON | 2.5% | 7.8% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | South Glengarry ON | 2.3% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Ridgehill / Armbro Heights ON | 2.3% | 9.7% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Greenwood-Coxwell ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 25 | Harbour Landing SK | 2.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Prévost QC | 2.1% | 3.5% | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | South London ON | 2% | 1.2% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Rosemère QC | 1.8% | 2.4% | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Colchester County, Subdivision C NS | 1.7% | 1.8% | 125 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Hickory Woods ON | 1.6% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Forest Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Pont-Viau QC | 1.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Briar Hill-Belgravia ON | 1% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Durham ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Junction Area ON | 0.3% | 0% | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| 36 | Warman SK | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Martindale AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Truro NS | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | Mount Forest ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Grand Falls-Windsor NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The map
Where the green is in Mount Forest
The town’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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Mount Forest
Wellington Park is the largest, at 9.2 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
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
4 in 10 people in Mount Forest live near 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 (36%)Further (64%)
Mount Forest36%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 9,200 residents live further than 400 m from one. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Mount Forest has 4 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Mount Forest0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
They belong to private owners or land trusts, so the page leaves their names out.
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
Rouge National Urban Park is 93 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
Boyne Valley Provincial Park
25 km north-east4.3 km²since 1985
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
93 km east46 km²since 2015
Closer to home, Boyne Valley Provincial Park is 25 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
19 km of paths in and around Mount Forest
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
19 km
in and around the town (678.6 km²)
Woodland
17%
about 117.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Mount ForestTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Mount ForestTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland17%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 64% of Canadian towns. For path density, 95% of Canadian towns do better.
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 Mount Forest 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.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, 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
The best months for walking in Mount Forest: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Mount Forest (12 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 92 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 98 | 100 | 98 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 92 | 90 |
In July the typical high is 25 °C; in January, -3 °C. March is the driest month at 68 mm; June the wettest at 100 mm. The climate in Mount Forest →
Things to do
Outdoors around Mount Forest: 19 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 12 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Luther Marsh Wildlife Management Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 12
Plus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Dock0.6 km from town
DirectionsWatercraft Launch1.7 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Mount Forest
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 20–30 km from Mount Forest.
DraytonPalmerstonGrand ValleyDundalkFergusMount Forest
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Forest | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayton 20 km | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Palmerston 20 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Valley 24 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dundalk 28 km | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Fergus 30 km | 0% | 4 | 8 | 2 |
For walking routes, Fergus leads the area with 8. Next door, protected shares stay within twice Mount Forest’s.
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.
- 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.
- 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. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Mount Forest
When is the best time for walking in Mount Forest?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest provincial park to Mount Forest?
Boyne Valley Provincial Park, 25 km from the edge of town.
How much land around Mount Forest is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km.
How far is Mount Forest from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 93 km.
Sources
Where Mount Forest’s outdoors figures come from
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).