First pick
Britannia Park
Park or garden
39 ha5.5 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.5 km of path
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Ottawa River PathwayDon Street
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.011%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Bayshore · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Bayshore is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
OpenStreetMap shows 4 walking routes nearby, including the Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section and RT Bells Corners Blue Loop. The largest is Rideau Canal National Historic Site: 19,972 ha, 6.9 km from the edge of town. For a swim, Britannia Beach is the nearest of 6 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land
11%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
23
within 10 km, 12 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
87 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
27 km
Burnt Lands Provincial Park
Walking routes
4
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Bayshore stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round11% of the land within 10 km, more than 88% of Canadian townsWalking routes4 named routes within 2 kmBeaches6 beaches within 5 km
What Bayshore has most to offer outdoors is protected land around it, with its choice of walking routes close behind.
Against other towns
Bayshore 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km11%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 areas12Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes4Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Bayshore comes 3rd of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,211 to 14,774 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
Bayshore11%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Bayshore12
Towns its size7
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Bayshore4
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Bayshore sits near the top of its size group: 2 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 | La Crète AB | 11% | 7.9% | 9 | 0 | 112 |
| 5 | Mont-Laurier QC | 9.7% | 4.6% | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Vieux-Montréal QC | 8% | 0% | 28 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Maricourt QC | 6.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Vieux-Bourg QC | 6.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Peace Village ON | 5.7% | 0.6% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Maizerets QC | 5.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Vieux-Limoilou QC | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Guildford BC | 4.5% | 4% | 125 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Val-des-Monts QC | 4.4% | 2.6% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Bourg-Royal QC | 4.1% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Long Sault ON | 2.6% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Orsainville QC | 2.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Louis-Hébert QC | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Southcrest ON | 2.5% | 7.8% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | South Glengarry ON | 2.3% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | Ridgehill / Armbro Heights ON | 2.3% | 9.7% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Hyde Park ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Harbour Landing SK | 2.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Prévost QC | 2.1% | 3.5% | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | South London ON | 2% | 1.2% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Colchester County, Subdivision C NS | 1.7% | 1.8% | 125 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Hickory Woods ON | 1.6% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Forest Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Lawrence Park North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Pont-Viau QC | 1.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Roncesvalles ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 32 | Briar Hill-Belgravia ON | 1% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Lacombe AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Durham ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Warman SK | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Martindale AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Truro NS | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Mount Forest ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Grand Falls-Windsor NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Portage la Prairie MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Bayshore
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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
16 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Bayshore
The biggest is Britannia Park, 39 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
16 named parks and woods, 96 ha in all
Parks & gardens 96 ha
67% of the area is in just two places: Britannia Park and Andrew Haydon Park.
Andrew Haydon Park
Park or garden
25 ha5 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 5 km of path
0.7 km westfrom the centre
Ottawa River Pathway
Directionsto a point inside
Frank Ryan Park
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
7.0 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
1.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Valleystream Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
4.6 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.4 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bayshore Park
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Bayshore
Directionsto a point inside
Ruth Wildgen Park
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
0.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Grandeur Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
1.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Marlene Catterall Park
Park or garden
2.3 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Bayshore
Directionsto a point inside
All 16 named parks and green spaces
Britannia ParkPark or garden · 39 ha · 5.5 km of path
DirectionsAndrew Haydon ParkPark or garden · 25 ha · 5 km of path
DirectionsFrank Ryan ParkPark or garden · 7.0 ha · 1.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsValleystream ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBayshore ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsRuth Wildgen ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsGrandeur ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMarlene Catterall ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsJudge ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsMorrison ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDumaurier ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha
DirectionsMohawk ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsJill Brown ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsNanaimo ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWinfield ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsBellfield 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
In Bayshore, a park is close to every home
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 (100%)Further (0%)
Bayshore100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
The 23 protected areas near Bayshore
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Bayshore0%
Within 10 km11%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 23, 12 are public and the remainder private. Rideau Canal National Historic Site covers 19,972 ha, the most of any named area. Not named: 11 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
Aylmer (Rapides Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 307 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 588 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
Voyageurs CorridorProtected area · 16 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Voyageurs CorridorWildlife area · 75 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Aylmer Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 9.1 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
Hull, Aylmer, Pont Champlain Rapides Chaud Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 148 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
Champlain Bridge and Lemieux IslandsWildlife area · 10 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Champlain CorridorProtected area · 20 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
Rideau Canal National Historic SiteProtected area · 19,972 ha · 6.9 km from the edge of town
Moore FarmProtected area · 15 ha · 7.3 km from the edge of town
2 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
87 km to Thousand 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
Burnt Lands Provincial Park
27 km south-west5.2 km²since 2003
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
87 km south24 km²since 1904
Closer to home, Burnt Lands Provincial Park is 27 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
71 km of paths in and around Bayshore
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
71 km
in and around the town (11.9 km²)
Woodland
5.1%
about 0.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BayshoreTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths6
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BayshoreTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.1%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 96% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 60% 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
4 walking routes near Bayshore
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocal
Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section110.1 km
RT Bells Corners Blue Loop8.2 km
Mud Lake Trail2.4 km
RT Mud Lake Blue Loop1.5 km
For a longer outing, the Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section runs 110.1 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 Bayshore: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Ottawa (City) (7.3 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 65 | 52 | 62 | 81 | 80 | 95 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 72 | 74 |
Most rain and snow falls in June, 95 mm; February sees 52 mm. Daytime highs run from -5 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. Snowfall averages 185 cm a year. The climate in Bayshore →
Beaches
Bayshore has 6 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Britannia Beachsand · 0.9 km from town
DirectionsBritannia Watersport Beachsand · 0.9 km from town
DirectionsWestboro Beachsand · 4.6 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap marks 3 as sandy. 3 more are mapped without a name. Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Bayshore: 3 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
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, 128 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Keeley Falls0.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Trolley Station0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 128
Splash Pad - Andrew Haydon Park0.1 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Morrison Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Kilreen Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Lincoln Heights Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Whitehaven / George C. Brown Park1.3 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Leslie Park1.5 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Banner Park1.7 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Centrepointe Park1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 120 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Slipways 4
Plus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Bayshore
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Crystal Bay - Lakeview ParkQualicum - RedwoodBritanniaQueensway Terrace NorthIrisLeslie Park - Bruce FarmBayshore
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore | 11% | 23 | 4 | 6 |
| Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park 1.4 km | 7.1% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| Qualicum - Redwood 1.5 km | 11% | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| Britannia 1.6 km | 13% | 31 | 4 | 9 |
| Queensway Terrace North 1.6 km | 12% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| Iris 1.9 km | 12% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| Leslie Park - Bruce Farm 2.0 km | 11% | 24 | 2 | 5 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Bayshore.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Bayshore
What is the best season to get outdoors in Bayshore?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is Bayshore from a national park?
It is Thousand Islands National Park, 87 km off.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Bayshore?
It is Rideau Canal National Historic Site, a protected area covering 19,972 ha.
How much land around Bayshore is protected?
Yes: 11% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Where can you walk near Bayshore?
The Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section, RT Bells Corners Blue Loop and Mud Lake Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Bayshore?
Britannia Beach, 0.9 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Is there a provincial park near Bayshore?
It is Burnt Lands Provincial Park, 27 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Bayshore
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).