First pick
Carp Hills
Wood or forest
3,222 ha9.1 km of path
2 hto walk all 9.1 km of path
8.8 km westfrom the centre
Crazy Horse TrailDUC ExtensionCrazy Horse Side Loop+3 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.014%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Dunrobin · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Dunrobin beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 50 protected areas. Within 5 km are 15 beaches; Constance Bay Beach is the nearest. Fitzroy Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 7.5 km.
Protected land
14%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
50
within 10 km, 29 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
87 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
7.5 km
Fitzroy Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
15
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Dunrobin apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round14% of the land within 10 km, more than 92% of Canadian townsMany protected areas29 public areas within 10 kmBeaches15 beaches within 5 km
Dunrobin is strongest on protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
How Dunrobin 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km14%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 areas29Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches15Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Dunrobin has the 3rd most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,634 to 5,819 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
Dunrobin14%
Towns its size3.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Dunrobin29
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Dunrobin1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Dunrobin does best for public protected areas: 2 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area B, Peace River BC | 18% | 17% | 71 | 0 | 655 |
| 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 | Iris ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Seguin ON | 10% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | Lanoraie QC | 9% | 7.8% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Verchères QC | 8.9% | 1.7% | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Lampman ON | 6.9% | 13% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Chertsey QC | 6.5% | 7.2% | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Annapolis County, Subdivision C NS | 6.3% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Havelock ON | 5.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire QC | 5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Rosedale Village ON | 4.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Braeside AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Sherwood/McCarthy SK | 2.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Duncan BC | 1.9% | 0% | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Montcalm MB | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Forest Hill ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Buena Vista SK | 1.7% | 1.6% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Confederation Park SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Heritage Park MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 33 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 34 | Meadow Lake SK | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan QC | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Elsinore AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Remington Park ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Casselman AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sandstone Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Dunrobin on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The neighbourhood’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
21 named parks and woods to walk in near Dunrobin
Largest first: Carp Hills leads with 3,222 ha. Numbers match the map.
21 named parks and woods, 3,320 ha in all
Parks & gardens 90 haWoods 3,230 ha
Add Carp Hills to Sheila McKee Memorial Park and you have 98% of it.
Sheila McKee Memorial Park
Park or garden
48 ha4.2 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.2 km of path
5.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Sheila McKee Park Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Pinhey's Point Park
Park or garden
7.3 ha0.3 km of path
3.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
W.C. Bowes Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
3.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
8.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Trevor Vance Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.2 km of path
5.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 21 named parks and green spaces
Carp HillsWood or forest · 3,222 ha · 9.1 km of path
DirectionsSheila McKee Memorial ParkPark or garden · 48 ha · 4.2 km of path
DirectionsPinhey's Point ParkPark or garden · 7.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsW.C. Bowes ParkPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBannockburn ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha
DirectionsTrevor Vance ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsDunrobin Community CentrePark or garden · 3.7 ha
DirectionsSheperds Grove ParkPark or garden · 3.6 ha
DirectionsGreenbriar ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsEureka ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha
DirectionsChartrand IslandWood or forest · 7.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsMarch Central Community Centre and ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha
DirectionsSaddlebrook ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha
DirectionsTorbolton Hall / Torbolton GaragePark or garden · 2.1 ha
DirectionsHarwood ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsWeatherly ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsPorcupine ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsLouis Turner ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsInvention ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsDunollie ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsDunrobin Shores 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
Few people in Dunrobin live near 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Dunrobin0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). For about 5,700 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
The 50 protected areas near Dunrobin
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Dunrobin0.1%
Within 10 km14%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 29 of the 50. Biggest of the named areas: Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 588 ha. Not named: 18 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 588 ha · reaches Dunrobin
Breckenridge Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 438 ha · reaches Dunrobin
Baie de Breckenridge (Est) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 258 ha · reaches Dunrobin
Luskville (Plage-Albert-Tremblay) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 262 ha · reaches Dunrobin
Baie Breckenridge (Rive Ouest) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 29 ha · 0.3 km from the edge of town
Queens-Park Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 248 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Baie de Breckenridge Ouest Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 9.3 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
Baie Noire (Luskville) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 528 ha · 0.8 km from the edge of town
Baie de Breckenridge Est Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 34 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Conservation area, AylmerProtected area · 88 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
13 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
Thousand Islands National Park, 87 km off
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
Fitzroy Provincial Park
7.5 km west2.0 km²since 1963
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
87 km south24 km²since 1904
Nearer still is Fitzroy Provincial Park, a provincial park 7.5 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
Dunrobin has 47 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
47 km
in and around the town (224.8 km²)
Woodland
36%
about 80.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DunrobinTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DunrobinTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland36%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 77% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 77% 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
One mapped route to walk from Dunrobin
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
Dunrobin is best on foot in May and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Luskville, 13 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 | 13.5 | 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 |
Snow totals about 193 cm a year. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -5 °C in January. Precipitation runs from 63 mm in February to 99 mm in June. The climate in Dunrobin →
Beaches
Dunrobin has 15 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Constance Bay Beachsand · 1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlage Tremblay2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlage Baie-Noire3.6 km from town
DirectionsBritannia Watersport Beachsand · 4.6 km from town
DirectionsBritannia Beachsand · 4.8 km from town
DirectionsThe map adds 10 unnamed stretches of beach. OpenStreetMap marks 3 as sandy. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
10 viewpoints near Dunrobin
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 73 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 10
Plus 10 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 4
Innis Point Bird Observatoryin town
DirectionsWilland Lane Woods0.9 km from town
DirectionsParc Queen1.2 km from town
DirectionsSouth March Highlands Conservation Forest2.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 73
Splash Pad - W.C. Bowes Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Brookshire Park0.6 km from town
DirectionsJeux d'eau Claude-Rioux1.7 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Richcraft Recreation Complex - Kanata2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 69 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Dunrobin
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
PontiacBrookside - Briarbrook - Morgans GrantCarpDes ExplorateursKanata LakesBeaverbrookDunrobin
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunrobin | 14% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| Pontiac 7.4 km | 21% | 67 | 3 | 30 |
| Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant 9.0 km | 8.1% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Carp 9.4 km | 3.8% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Des Explorateurs 11 km | 23% | 46 | 1 | 10 |
| Kanata Lakes 13 km | 6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Beaverbrook 13 km | 7.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
For walking routes, Pontiac leads the area with 3. Dunrobin holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Dunrobin
What is the nearest beach to Dunrobin?
Constance Bay Beach, 1.7 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Where can you walk near Dunrobin?
OpenStreetMap maps the Crazy Horse Trail close by.
Is there protected land near Dunrobin?
Protected areas cover 14% of the land within 10 km.
Is Dunrobin near a national park?
Thousand Islands National Park, 87 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Dunrobin?
May and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the largest protected area near Dunrobin?
Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area of 588 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Dunrobin?
Fitzroy Provincial Park, 7.5 km away.
Sources
The sources behind Dunrobin’s outdoors figures
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).