First pick
Jokers Hill KSR Bathurst
Wood or forest
158 ha10.2 km of path
2 h 15 minto walk all 10.2 km of path
4.3 km westfrom the centre
Old Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Mhsheikholeslami · CC BY-SA 4.01.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Newmarket · parks, protected land & trails
Newmarket is 15 km from Rouge National Urban Park
A provincial park, Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park, lies 5.3 km away. Within 10 km are 27 protected areas. Of the country within 10 km, 1.3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
1.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
27
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
15 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
5.3 km
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Newmarket 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
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 town1.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas9Areas 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
Newmarket sits 14th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (74,621 to 126,872 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
Newmarket1.3%
Towns its size3.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Newmarket9
Towns its size12
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Newmarket0
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Newmarket trails its peers is walking routes; 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort McMurray AB | 34% | 35% | 21 | 1 | 289 |
| 2 | Maple Ridge BC | 26% | 21% | 101 | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | Delta BC | 24% | 17% | 181 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | North Vancouver BC | 15% | 22% | 18 | 11 | 169 |
| 5 | Kamloops BC | 14% | 13% | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Saint John NB | 14% | 11% | 63 | 3 | 97 |
| 7 | Chilliwack BC | 11% | 7.7% | 36 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Saanich BC | 11% | 9.4% | 43 | 7 | 56 |
| 9 | Strathcona County AB | 9.4% | 1.4% | 38 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Repentigny QC | 8.3% | 1.6% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Cape Breton NS | 8.2% | 8.6% | 176 | 1 | 74 |
| 12 | New Westminster BC | 8% | 0% | 83 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | Victoria BC | 8% | 0.9% | 20 | 4 | 34 |
| 14 | Lindsay ON | 7.6% | 9.2% | 60 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | Pickering ON | 7.6% | 11% | 46 | 1 | 11 |
| 16 | Brossard QC | 5.6% | 9.1% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Bolton ON | 4.8% | 5.9% | 113 | 11 | 3 |
| 18 | Fredericton NB | 4.3% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | Chomedey QC | 3.9% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Terrebonne QC | 3.8% | 3.6% | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | St. Albert AB | 3.4% | 2.1% | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | Simcoe ON | 2.3% | 4.7% | 102 | 5 | 36 |
| 23 | Moncton NB | 2.2% | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Nanaimo BC | 1.9% | 6.7% | 42 | 2 | 33 |
| 25 | Bowmanville ON | 1.6% | 3% | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 26 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | 1.6% | 7.5% | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Newmarket ON | 1.3% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC | 1.1% | 1.2% | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Niagara Falls ON | 1.1% | 1.7% | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Saint-Jérôme QC | 1% | 0.1% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Chatham ON | 1% | 1% | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| 32 | Red Deer AB | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Peterborough ON | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Lethbridge AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Brantford ON | 0.3% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Prince George BC | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| 37 | Sarnia ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Drummondville QC | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Thunder Bay ON | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Airdrie AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Newmarket
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
Walk in Newmarket: 30 named parks and woods
Largest first: Jokers Hill KSR Bathurst leads with 158 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 293 ha in all
Parks & gardens 113 haWoods 181 ha
Most of it sits in Jokers Hill KSR Bathurst and Wesley Brooks Memorial Conservation Area: 62% together.
Wesley Brooks Memorial Conservation Area
Park or garden
25 ha4.1 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.1 km of path
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Tom Taylor Trail/Nokiidaa Trail
Directionsto a point inside
George Richardson Park
Park or garden
14 ha1.7 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
2.3 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Haskett Park
Park or garden
8.1 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Newmarket
Directionsto a point inside
Fairgrounds Park
Park or garden
5.9 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Whipper Watson Park
Park or garden
5.7 ha0.4 km of path
2.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bayview Parkway Soccer fields
Park or garden
5.7 ha
3.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
College Manor Park
Park or garden
4.6 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Jokers Hill KSR BathurstWood or forest · 158 ha · 10.2 km of path
DirectionsWesley Brooks Memorial Conservation AreaPark or garden · 25 ha · 4.1 km of path
DirectionsGeorge Richardson ParkPark or garden · 14 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsHaskett ParkPark or garden · 8.1 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsFairgrounds ParkPark or garden · 5.9 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsWhipper Watson ParkPark or garden · 5.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsBayview Parkway Soccer fieldsPark or garden · 5.7 ha
DirectionsCollege Manor ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsKen Sturgeon ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsDennis ParkPark or garden · 5.3 ha
DirectionsBonshaw ParkPark or garden · 4.3 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsMabel Davis Conservation AreaWood or forest · 10 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsWoodland Hills Labyrinth ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsEnvironmental ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsJoe Perschini ParkPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsLions ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsTrent ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHarvest Hills ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsRogers ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsArt Ferguson ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsProctor ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsCharles Vanzant WoodlotWood or forest · 7.7 ha
DirectionsGeorge Luesby ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsNewmarket Riverwalk CommonsPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsKirby Crescent ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsDenne WoodlotWood or forest · 5.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsMarilyn Powell ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsAll Our Kids Play ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsBest Family ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsJim Bond ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.2 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 Newmarket
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 (88%)Further (12%)
Newmarket88%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%. For about 12,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
1.3% of the country within 10 km of Newmarket 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 Newmarket1.8%
Within 10 km1.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 9 of the 27. Northwest Quadrant Woodlot is the biggest, 60 ha. Another 18 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Northwest Quadrant WoodlotNature reserve · 60 ha · reaches Newmarket
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial ParkProvincial park · 34 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Briar Nine ParkNature reserve · 12 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Humber Flats EcoparkNature reserve · 12 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Mallard Marsh ParkNature reserve · 2.7 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Oak Ridges EastNature reserve · 27 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
Thomas Broadhurst TrailNature reserve · 18 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
East Humber TrailNature reserve · 17 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Haynes Lake Wetlands and UplandsNature reserve · 14 ha · 8.5 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
The parks within reach of Newmarket
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
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park
5.3 km north0.3 km²since 1994
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
15 km south-east46 km²since 2015
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 5.3 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Newmarket has 124 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
124 km
in and around the town (69.5 km²)
Woodland
13%
about 8.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
NewmarketTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.8
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
NewmarketTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland13%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 58% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 53% 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 Newmarket
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped as routes.
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 Newmarket: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 23 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -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 |
Snow totals about 146 cm a year. The wettest month, June, brings 87 mm, against 51 mm in February. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. The climate in Newmarket →
Things to do
Near Newmarket: 4 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 153 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Viewpoint with bench1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Rogers Reservoir1.3 km from town
DirectionsCawthra Mulock Nature Reserve1.5 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 153
Rosie Hayes Parkin town
DirectionsGraham Parkette0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 151 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Newmarket
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
AuroraEast GwillimburyBradfordKingStouffvilleCathedraltownNewmarket
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 1.3% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurora 5.4 km | 2.2% | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| East Gwillimbury 7.3 km | 0.8% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| Bradford 11 km | 1.1% | 28 | 5 | 1 |
| King 15 km | 4.1% | 94 | 6 | 1 |
| Stouffville 18 km | 5.9% | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| Cathedraltown 18 km | 3% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
King has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 6. King, Stouffville and Cathedraltown have at least twice the protected share around them.
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.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- 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. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Newmarket
When is the best time for walking in Newmarket?
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.
Is Newmarket near a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park, 15 km from the edge of town.
Are there protected areas near Newmarket?
Protected areas cover 1.3% of the land within 10 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Newmarket?
It is Northwest Quadrant Woodlot, a nature reserve covering 60 ha.
What is the nearest provincial park to Newmarket?
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park, 5.3 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Newmarket
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).