First pick
Tudhope Park
Park or garden
31 ha5.3 km of path
1 h 10 minto walk all 5.3 km of path
3.5 km eastfrom the centre
Millennium Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Municipal Affairs and Housing · CC BY 2.00.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Orillia · parks, protected land & trails
Step out of Orillia into Bass Lake Provincial Park
Georgian Bay Islands National Park is the closest national park, 37 km from town. OpenStreetMap shows 4 walking routes nearby, including the Ganaraska Trail and Uhthoff Trail (hiking). For a swim, Moose Beach is the nearest of 7 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land
0.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
37 km
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Bass Lake Provincial Park
Walking routes
4
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
7
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Orillia has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeBass Lake Provincial Park reaches the townWalking routes4 named routes within 2 kmBeaches7 beaches within 5 km
Above all, Orillia offers a provincial park at its edge, with its choice of walking routes close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Orillia, 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km0.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes4Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches7Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Orillia sits 8th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (34,965 to 40,297 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
Orillia0.7%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Orillia3
Towns its size12
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Orillia4
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Orillia trails its peers is protected land nearby; 32 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Claire QC | 33% | 0.2% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Panorama Ridge BC | 23% | 13% | 181 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Strawberry Hill BC | 20% | 0.8% | 158 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Pierrefonds-Est QC | 18% | 3.1% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Port Moody BC | 16% | 23% | 48 | 5 | 102 |
| 6 | Côte-Saint-Luc QC | 14% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bois-Francs QC | 14% | 1.4% | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Cecil-P.-Newman QC | 14% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Sorel-Tracy QC | 12% | 0% | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Penticton BC | 12% | 1% | 26 | 0 | 61 |
| 11 | Sainte-Dorothée QC | 12% | 3.7% | 45 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | West Kelowna BC | 12% | 2.7% | 29 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | Marc-Aurèle-Fortin QC | 7.1% | 0.5% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sunset BC | 6.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Vellore ON | 5.1% | 1.8% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Yaletown BC | 4.7% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 77 |
| 17 | Hastings-Sunrise BC | 4.7% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 18 | Mount Pleasant BC | 4.2% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 73 |
| 19 | Duvernay QC | 4.1% | 1.2% | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Langley BC | 3.2% | 0% | 95 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf QC | 3.2% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Le Boisé Champêtre QC | 3.2% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Campbell River BC | 3% | 7.3% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Kensington-Cedar Cottage BC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 25 | Beverley Glen ON | 2.8% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Metrotown BC | 2.5% | 0% | 21 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Malton ON | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Cochrane AB | 2.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Sainte-Rose QC | 1.9% | 0.1% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Stratford ON | 1.5% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Dieppe NB | 1.2% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Meadowvale ON | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Orillia ON | 0.7% | 0.1% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 34 | Fort Erie ON | 0.5% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 35 | Moose Jaw SK | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Central Erin Mills ON | 0.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | LaSalle ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Clarkson - Lorne Park ON | 0.1% | 1.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Erin Mills ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Leduc AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Orillia on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Orillia: 21 named parks and woods
Largest first: Tudhope Park leads with 31 ha. Numbers match the map.
21 named parks and woods, 81 ha in all
Parks & gardens 81 ha
Tudhope Park plus Kitchener Park account for 53% of the green.
Kitchener Park
Park or garden
11 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
2.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Couchiching Beach Park
Park or garden
6.2 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Millennium Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Homewood Park
Park or garden
4.1 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Clayt French Park
Park or garden
3.1 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
2.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Walter Henry Park
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
3.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Centennial Park
Park or garden
2.2 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Millennium Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Franklin Charmichael Park
Park or garden
2.9 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 21 named parks and green spaces
Tudhope ParkPark or garden · 31 ha · 5.3 km of path
DirectionsKitchener ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsCouchiching Beach ParkPark or garden · 6.2 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsHomewood ParkPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsClayt French ParkPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsWalter Henry ParkPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsCentennial ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsFranklin Charmichael ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsMorningstar parkPark or garden · 3.2 ha
DirectionsVeterans Memorial ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsRibbons of SteelPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsMcKinnell Square ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsHillcrest ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsVictoria ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsForest Home ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsYork Street ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsAtherley Community ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · just outside town
DirectionsGrenville ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsLawrence ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsDancy Drive ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsNorth Street ParkPark or garden · 0.3 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 7 in 10 in Orillia
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 (70%)Further (30%)
Orillia70%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 11,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
Bass Lake Provincial Park touches Orillia
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Orillia0.1%
Within 10 km0.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 3 of the 17. Bass Lake Provincial Park covers 247 ha, the most of any named area. 14 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Bass Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 247 ha · reaches Orillia
Mara Provincial ParkProvincial park · 45 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
McRae Point Provincial ParkProvincial park · 138 ha · 1.4 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
37 km to Georgian Bay Islands National Park
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
Bass Lake Provincial Park
At the edge · west2.5 km²since 1957
Provincial park
Mara Provincial Park
0.7 km south-east0.5 km²since 1970
Provincial park
McRae Point Provincial Park
1.4 km south-east1.4 km²since 1971
National park
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
37 km north-west14 km²since 1930
Within 10 km are 3 provincial parks.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Orillia and its edge hold 69 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
69 km
in and around the town (149.6 km²)
Woodland
11%
about 16.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
OrilliaTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
OrilliaTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland11%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 54% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 67% 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
Orillia has 4 named walking routes
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
Ganaraska Trail243.6 km
Uhthoff Trail (hiking)30.1 km
Algonquin Trail1.8 km
Uplands Trail1.4 km
The Ganaraska Trail is the big one locally: 243.6 km. 2 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
Walking season in Orillia: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Muskoka, 42 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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 92 | 56 | 72 | 79 | 93 | 86 | 100 | 82 | 102 | 111 | 103 | 87 |
Most rain and snow falls in October, 111 mm; February sees 56 mm. Daytime highs run from -4 °C in January up to 25 °C in July. Snowfall averages 167 cm a year. The climate in Orillia →
Beaches
Orillia has 7 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Moose Beachsand · in town
Directions6 further beaches go unnamed. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Orillia has 3 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 38 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 3
Scout Valleyin town
DirectionsBass Lake Provincial Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsGeorge Langman Sanctuary1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 38
Plus 38 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 5
Hammock Harbour0.5 km from town
DirectionsBass Lake Campground0.9 km from town
DirectionsMara Campground1.2 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 Orillia
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
SevernChippewas of Rama First NationOro-MedonteRamaraOrillia
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orillia | 0.7% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| Severn 7.1 km | 9.6% | 52 | 1 | 7 |
| Chippewas of Rama First Nation 8.3 km | 3.3% | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| Oro-Medonte 14 km | 0.6% | 32 | 4 | 18 |
| Ramara 16 km | 8.6% | 37 | 2 | 10 |
Around Severn, Chippewas of Rama First Nation and Ramara the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Orillia
When should you visit Orillia for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Orillia?
Bass Lake Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
How far is Orillia from a national park?
Georgian Bay Islands National Park is closest, at 37 km.
What is the largest protected area near Orillia?
Bass Lake Provincial Park, a provincial park of 247 ha.
Is there protected land near Orillia?
Within 10 km, 0.7% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a beach near Orillia?
Moose Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Are there hiking trails near Orillia?
Try the Ganaraska Trail, Uhthoff Trail (hiking) and Algonquin Trail; more are on the map.
Sources
Sources for this page on Orillia
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).