First pick
Leitrim Wetlands
Wood or forest · 230 m outside town
227 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
6.3 km northfrom the centre
Findlay Creek Boardwalk
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.02.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Greely · parks, protected land & trails
Rideau River Provincial Park, 17 km away, is the closest provincial park to Greely
Biggest among them: Rideau Canal National Historic Site, 19,972 ha, 2.4 km off. Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map. 71 km separate the town from Thousand Islands National Park, its nearest national park.
Protected land
2.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
71 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
17 km
Rideau River Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Greely, 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km2.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Greely comes 18th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (10,150 to 10,571 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
Greely2.7%
Towns its size2.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Greely2
Towns its size2
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Greely0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Du Parc QC | 14% | 32% | 38 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Vanier North ON | 11% | 0.6% | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Markham Village ON | 9.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | New Glasgow NS | 9.2% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Saint-Zotique QC | 7.5% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bassin-de-la-Lièvre QC | 6.2% | 20% | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Leeds and the Thousand Islands ON | 5.8% | 8.6% | 44 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Notre-Dame-de-Grâces QC | 5.8% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Corman Park No. 344 SK | 5.4% | 2.7% | 37 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Professors Lake ON | 4.8% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Portland Estates NS | 4.5% | 0% | 19 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | Stittsville East ON | 4.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Quesnel BC | 4.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Coal Harbour BC | 3.9% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 76 |
| 15 | Upper Thornhill Estates ON | 3.5% | 12% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | East St. Paul MB | 3.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lynden ON | 3.1% | 5.4% | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Greely ON | 2.7% | 0.7% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Rosemont/Mount Royal SK | 2.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Rexdale-Kipling ON | 2.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Northwood Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Centreville Chicopee ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Masonville ON | 2% | 7.5% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Arbour Lake AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Dover AB | 1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Citadel AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Glenbrook AB | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | West Hillhurst AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Humber Heights-Westmount ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Falconridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Monterey Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Rundle AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Temple AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Wheatland County AB | 0.2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Markland Wood ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | City Centre ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | South Central ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | McConachie AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Seaforth ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Greely 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
17 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Greely
Largest first: Leitrim Wetlands leads with 227 ha. Numbers match the map.
17 named parks and woods, 331 ha in all
Parks & gardens 52 haWoods 279 ha
Leitrim Wetlands plus Armstrong Road South Woods account for 84% of the green.
Andy Shields Park
Park or garden
20 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
2.2 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Armstrong Road South Woods
Wood or forest · 350 m outside town
52 ha
6.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
George Nelms Sports Park
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
14 ha0.3 km of path
5.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Greely Village Park
Park or garden
5.3 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
3.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Greely West Park
Park or garden
2.3 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Pebble Trail Woods Park
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.2 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Josie Anselmo Memorial Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 17 named parks and green spaces
Leitrim WetlandsWood or forest · 227 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAndy Shields ParkPark or garden · 20 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsArmstrong Road South WoodsWood or forest · 52 ha · just outside town
DirectionsGeorge Nelms Sports ParkPark or garden · 14 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGreely Village ParkPark or garden · 5.3 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsGreely West ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsPebble Trail Woods ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsJosie Anselmo Memorial ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsHerb Johnston ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsStanley ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsCalwood ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsFern ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsOsgoode Gardens WoodlotPark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsShadow Ridge ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSouth Village ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsTwin Lakes ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsTintern 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
About 3 in 10 of Greely’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 (26%)Further (75%)
Greely26%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 7,700 people more than a short walk away. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Greely, 2.7% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Greely0.7%
Within 10 km2.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 2 of the 17, and private owners the rest. Rideau Canal National Historic Site is the biggest, 19,972 ha. 15 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Rideau Canal National Historic SiteProtected area · 19,972 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Capital Recreation AreaProtected area · 22 ha · 3.7 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
The nearest big park: Thousand Islands National Park, 71 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
17 km south1.0 km²since 1963
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
71 km south24 km²since 1904
Closer to home, Rideau River Provincial Park is 17 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
Greely and its edge hold 54 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
54 km
in and around the town (116.7 km²)
Woodland
39%
about 45.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
GreelyTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GreelyTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland39%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 67% of Canadian towns. More of it is wooded than in 78% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Greely
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the neighbourhood, though paths on the ground may well exist.
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 Greely in May and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Ottawa (Airport), 9.7 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 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 70 | 50 | 66 | 81 | 75 | 97 | 89 | 79 | 90 | 87 | 74 | 72 |
Snow totals about 232 cm a year. For dry weather, February is best (50 mm); June gets 97 mm. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -6 °C in January. The climate in Greely →
Beaches
3 unnamed beaches near Greely
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
2 viewpoints near Greely
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 79 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Osgoode Nature Reservein town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 79
Splash Pad - Nimiq Park0.6 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Boothfield Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Mountain Meadows Park1.5 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Diamond Jubilee Park1.8 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Four Seasons Park2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 74 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Poplar Grove Campgroundin town
DirectionsSleepy Cedars Family Campgroundin town
DirectionsCamp Hither Hills0.2 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Greely
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ManotickFindlay CreekRiverside South - LeitrimMetcalfeRideaucrest - Davidson HeightsChapman MillsGreely
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greely | 2.7% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Manotick 7.4 km | 2.9% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| Findlay Creek 7.4 km | 8.2% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Riverside South - Leitrim 7.9 km | 4.3% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Metcalfe 9.9 km | 1.9% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights 10 km | 6.8% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Chapman Mills 11 km | 6% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Findlay Creek, Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights and Chapman Mills have at least twice the protected share around them.
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.
- 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. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Greely
Is there a provincial park near Greely?
Rideau River Provincial Park, 17 km from the edge of town.
When should you visit Greely for the outdoors?
May and August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is Greely near a national park?
Thousand Islands National Park is closest, at 71 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Greely?
Rideau Canal National Historic Site, a protected area of 19,972 ha.
What is the nearest beach to Greely?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Are there protected areas near Greely?
Yes: 2.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Where Greely’s outdoors figures come from
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).