First pick
Carp Hills
Wood or forest
3,220 ha9.2 km of path
2 h 5 minto walk all 9.2 km of path
8.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Crazy Horse TrailDUC ExtensionCrazy Horse Side Loop+3 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.03.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Carp · parks, protected land & trails
Burnt Lands Provincial Park is 5.5 km from Carp
For walks, the Crazy Horse Trail runs within 2 km. The largest is Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 588 ha, 7.8 km from the edge of town. Thousand Islands National Park is the closest national park, 78 km from town.
Protected land
3.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
78 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
5.5 km
Burnt Lands Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Carp 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km3.8%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.9%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas5Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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
Carp comes 19th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,533 to 5,728 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
Carp3.8%
Towns its size3.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Carp5
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Carp1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Carp sits near the top of its size group: 16 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson QC | 20% | 1.1% | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Shediac NB | 14% | 0.9% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Dunrobin ON | 14% | 0.1% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Osoyoos BC | 14% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Saint Marys NB | 13% | 15% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Greenboro West ON | 9.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Lanoraie QC | 9% | 7.8% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Lampman ON | 6.9% | 13% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Chertsey QC | 6.5% | 7.2% | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Annapolis County, Subdivision C NS | 6.3% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Havelock ON | 5.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Smithers BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Countryside ON | 4.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Braeside AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Carp ON | 3.8% | 2.9% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Gananoque ON | 3.3% | 1.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 | Creditview ON | 3% | 24% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Oakridge AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Huron South ON | 2.1% | 2.4% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Memramcook NB | 2% | 0% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Montcalm MB | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Burrows Central MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 32 | Meadow Lake SK | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | West Lorne ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Bankview AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Wolfville NS | 0.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan QC | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Coral Springs AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Crystallina Nera East AB | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Evansdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Carp
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
12 named parks and woods to walk in near Carp
Largest first: Carp Hills leads with 3,220 ha. Numbers match the map.
12 named parks and woods, 3,251 ha in all
Parks & gardens 31 haWoods 3,220 ha
Carp Hills plus Carp Fair Grounds account for 99% of the green.
Carp Fair Grounds
Park or garden
13 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Diefenbunker Baseball Diamond
Park or garden
4.2 ha
2.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Langstaff Drive Soccer Fields
Park or garden
2.9 ha0.1 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Saddlebrook Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
2.0 ha
4.3 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jensen Court Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Carp
Directionsto a point inside
Doug Rivington Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Carp
Directionsto a point inside
All 12 named parks and green spaces
Carp HillsWood or forest · 3,220 ha · 9.2 km of path
DirectionsCarp Fair GroundsPark or garden · 13 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsDiefenbunker Baseball DiamondPark or garden · 4.2 ha
DirectionsBannockburn ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha
DirectionsLangstaff Drive Soccer FieldsPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsSaddlebrook ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · just outside town
DirectionsJensen Court ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsDoug Rivington ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsForestbrook ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWeatherly ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsLouis Turner ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsMarathon ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
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
About 2 in 10 of Carp’s residents are a short walk from 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 (19%)Further (81%)
Carp19%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. About 4,500 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 3.8% of the land near Carp
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Carp2.9%
Within 10 km3.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 10, 5 are public land; the others are privately held. Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the biggest, 588 ha. 5 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Burnt Lands Provincial ParkProvincial park · 516 ha · 5.5 km from the edge of town
Queens-Park Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 248 ha · 7.7 km from the edge of town
Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 588 ha · 7.8 km from the edge of town
Breckenridge Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 438 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
Conservation area, AylmerProtected area · 88 ha · 9.7 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
78 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
5.5 km south-west5.2 km²since 2003
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
78 km south24 km²since 1904
A provincial park is closer: Burnt Lands Provincial Park, at 5.5 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
81 km of paths in and around Carp
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
81 km
in and around the town (159.9 km²)
Woodland
40%
about 63.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CarpTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CarpTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland40%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 79% of Canadian towns. For path density, 66% 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
One mapped route to walk from Carp
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Crazy Horse Trail4.5 km
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 Carp: May and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Luskville (21 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 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 77 | 63 | 63 | 74 | 79 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 87 | 84 | 74 | 76 |
January brings highs of -5 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The wettest month, June, brings 99 mm, against 63 mm in February. About 193 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Carp →
Things to do
Carp has 9 viewpoints and 1 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (89).
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 4
Hidden Lake Parkin town
DirectionsSouth March Highlands Conservation Forestin town
DirectionsRick Lytle Park0.3 km from town
DirectionsMonk Environmental Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 89
Splash Pad - Richcraft Recreation Complex - Kanata0.5 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - W.C. Bowes Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Walden Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsWalden Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Devonian Park1.2 km from town
DirectionsJudy Laughton1.4 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Brookshire Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 82 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Carp
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans GrantKanata LakesDunrobinCorkeryBeaverbrookStittsville NorthCarp
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carp | 3.8% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant 7.4 km | 8.1% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Kanata Lakes 8.4 km | 6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunrobin 9.4 km | 14% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| Corkery 9.5 km | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Beaverbrook 10 km | 7.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Stittsville North 11 km | 3.7% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant, Dunrobin and Beaverbrook have at least twice the protected share around them.
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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Carp
When is the best time for walking in Carp?
May and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Carp?
It is Burnt Lands Provincial Park, 5.5 km away.
What is the nearest national park to Carp?
It is Thousand Islands National Park, 78 km off.
How much land around Carp is protected?
Protected areas cover 3.8% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you walk near Carp?
The Crazy Horse Trail, mapped within 2 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Carp?
It is Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 588 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Carp
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).