First pick
Nepean Creek Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
39 ha4 km of path
55 minto walk all 4 km of path
2.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
12%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Crestview-Tanglewood · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Crestview-Tanglewood beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Rideau Canal National Historic Site (19,972 ha) is the biggest, 2.0 km from town. 5 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Mooney's Bay Beach. CPCAD lists 28 protected areas within 10 km.
Protected land
12%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
28
within 10 km, 12 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
85 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
31 km
Rideau River Provincial Park
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Crestview-Tanglewood has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round12% of the land within 10 km, more than 89% of Canadian townsBeaches5 beaches within 5 km
Crestview-Tanglewood’s best card is protected land around it, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Crestview-Tanglewood against 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km12%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 routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Crestview-Tanglewood ranks 6th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,187 to 8,417 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
Crestview-Tanglewood12%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Crestview-Tanglewood12
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Crestview-Tanglewood0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Crestview-Tanglewood beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 5 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Malbaie QC | 27% | 0.5% | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Argyle NS | 21% | 22% | 136 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | Alta Vista ON | 13% | 0.7% | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Old Ottawa East ON | 13% | 4.2% | 39 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Upper Cornell ON | 12% | 49% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Crestview-Tanglewood ON | 12% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Mount Joy ON | 10% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Rigaud QC | 7.1% | 1.5% | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Secord AB | 6.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul QC | 5.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Norton Park ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Saint-Roch QC | 5.1% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | G-Section (bramalea) ON | 5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Somerset AB | 4.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Electoral Area A, Comox Valley BC | 4% | 4.1% | 97 | 2 | 19 |
| 16 | Electoral Area G, Nanaimo BC | 3.2% | 7.5% | 32 | 0 | 13 |
| 17 | Walden AB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Deer Lake BC | 2.9% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 25 |
| 19 | McNab/Braeside ON | 2.7% | 0.1% | 35 | 0 | 14 |
| 20 | Douro-Dummer ON | 2.3% | 1.4% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Torbay NL | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 22 | Goderich ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Alnwick/Haldimand ON | 1.1% | 2.9% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | St. Norbert MB | 0.6% | 1.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | South-West Oxford ON | 0.5% | 0.3% | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 26 | Bayfield ON | 0.5% | 0.1% | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 27 | Vermilion River County AB | 0.5% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | Southdale MB | 0.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Springfield North MB | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Plattsville ON | 0.4% | 0.1% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Clinton ON | 0.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 13 | 6 |
| 32 | Valley Gardens MB | 0.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Kildare-Redonda MB | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Marlborough Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | St. Marys ON | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | King Edward Park AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Strathcona AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 39 | Aylmer ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ponoka AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Crestview-Tanglewood on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
Walk in Crestview-Tanglewood: 15 named parks and woods
Largest first: Nepean Creek Park leads with 39 ha. Numbers match the map.
15 named parks and woods, 65 ha in all
Parks & gardens 65 ha
72% of the area is in just two places: Nepean Creek Park and Tallwood Woods.
Tallwood Woods
Park or garden
7.5 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Medhurst Park
Park or garden
4.8 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Crestview-Tanglewood
Directionsto a point inside
Tanglewood Park
Park or garden
3.2 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bob Mitchell Park
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ryan Farm Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
1.6 ha0.4 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Beechcliffe Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
0.7 ha0.4 km of path
1.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Colonnade Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
1.5 ha
1.6 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Nepean Creek ParkPark or garden · 39 ha · 4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsTallwood WoodsPark or garden · 7.5 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsMedhurst ParkPark or garden · 4.8 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsTanglewood ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsBob Mitchell ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsRyan Farm ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBeechcliffe ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsColonnade ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsOakview ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsCity View ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsOlmstead ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsDoug Frobel ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPalsen ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsDonland ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsGlenmanor ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 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 Crestview-Tanglewood
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 (85%)Further (15%)
Crestview-Tanglewood85%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 1,200 residents are further than 400 m from a park. That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
The 28 protected areas near Crestview-Tanglewood
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Crestview-Tanglewood0%
Within 10 km12%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 12 of the 28. The others are private conservation land. At 19,972 ha, Rideau Canal National Historic Site is the largest. 16 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Rideau Canal National Historic SiteProtected area · 19,972 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
Aylmer (Rapides Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 307 ha · 5.1 km from the edge of town
Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 588 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
Voyageurs CorridorProtected area · 16 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
Voyageurs CorridorWildlife area · 75 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
Hull, Aylmer, Pont Champlain Rapides Chaud Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 148 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
Champlain Bridge and Lemieux IslandsWildlife area · 10 ha · 6.2 km from the edge of town
Aylmer Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 9.1 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Moore FarmProtected area · 15 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Champlain CorridorProtected area · 20 ha · 8.2 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
The nearest big park: Thousand Islands National Park, 85 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
Rideau River Provincial Park
31 km south1.0 km²since 1963
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
85 km south24 km²since 1904
Nearer still is Rideau River Provincial Park, a provincial park 31 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
Crestview-Tanglewood and its edge hold 74 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
74 km
in and around the town (14.7 km²)
Woodland
8.8%
about 1.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Crestview-TanglewoodTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.1
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Crestview-TanglewoodTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland8.8%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 92% of Canadian towns have fewer. Woods cover less of it than in 50% 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
No named walking route passes Crestview-Tanglewood 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.
No named route shows within 2 km of the neighbourhood; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Crestview-Tanglewood in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Ottawa (City), 4.8 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) | 9.1 | 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 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 65 | 52 | 62 | 81 | 80 | 95 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 72 | 74 |
About 185 cm of snow falls in a year. Expect 95 mm in June, the wettest month, and 52 mm in February. January brings highs of -5 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The climate in Crestview-Tanglewood →
Beaches
Beaches near Crestview-Tanglewood: 5 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Mooney's Bay Beachsand · 3.7 km from town
DirectionsBritannia Beachsand · 4.5 km from town
DirectionsBritannia Watersport Beachsand · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap marks 3 as sandy. The map adds 2 unnamed stretches of beach. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Crestview-Tanglewood: 122 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
120 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 120
Splash Pad - City View Park0.3 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Beechcliffe Park0.3 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Charing Park1.2 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Centrepointe Park1.2 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Inverness Park1.2 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Ben Franklin Park1.8 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Celebration Park1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 113 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Rideau Heights Campground1.9 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Crestview-Tanglewood
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
City ViewCraig Henry - ManordaleBorden Farm - Fisher GlenCentrepointe - BriargreenBraemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland ParkFisher HeightsCrestview-Tanglewood
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview-Tanglewood | 12% | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| City View 1.7 km | 12% | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| Craig Henry - Manordale 2.0 km | 10% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| Borden Farm - Fisher Glen 2.3 km | 10% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Centrepointe - Briargreen 2.5 km | 11% | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park 2.5 km | 13% | 30 | 2 | 7 |
| Fisher Heights 2.8 km | 11% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Crestview-Tanglewood. For walking routes, Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park leads the area with 2.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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 Crestview-Tanglewood
Is Crestview-Tanglewood near a national park?
The nearest is Thousand Islands National Park, 85 km away.
What is the nearest beach to Crestview-Tanglewood?
The nearest is Mooney's Bay Beach, 3.7 km from town.
What is the largest protected area near Crestview-Tanglewood?
It is Rideau Canal National Historic Site, a protected area covering 19,972 ha.
Are there protected areas near Crestview-Tanglewood?
Within 10 km, 12% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest provincial park to Crestview-Tanglewood?
The closest is Rideau River Provincial Park, at 31 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Crestview-Tanglewood?
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.
Sources
Sources for this page on Crestview-Tanglewood
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).