First pick
Beryl Gaffney Park
Park or garden
40 ha3.8 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.8 km of path
3.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.02.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Manotick · parks, protected land & trails
Rideau Canal National Historic Site reaches Manotick
The closest provincial park is Rideau River Provincial Park, 11 km from the edge of town. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. A drive of 66 km reaches Thousand Islands National Park, the nearest national park.
Protected land
2.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
18
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
66 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Rideau River Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Manotick 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. 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 km2.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town6.1%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
Manotick comes 17th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,560 to 8,984 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
Manotick2.9%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Manotick2
Towns its size7
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Manotick0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Manotick does best for protected land nearby: 16 of the other 39 have more. It trails them for public protected areas, where 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Centretown ON | 11% | 0% | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Nicolet QC | 11% | 8.5% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Craig Henry - Manordale ON | 10% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Pictou County, Subdivision C NS | 10% | 2.2% | 218 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Carleton Heights-Courtland Park ON | 10% | 8.3% | 37 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Blossom Park - Timbermill ON | 9.6% | 12% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Delson QC | 6.1% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Iqaluit NU | 6.1% | 11% | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Lac la Biche County AB | 5.8% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Corktown ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Grande Cache AB | 5.5% | 2.2% | 26 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | Clayton Heights BC | 5.4% | 2.3% | 131 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Jean-Baptiste QC | 5.3% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Drummond/North Elmsley ON | 4.9% | 5.4% | 22 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Saint-Philippe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Buckingham Heights BC | 4.2% | 1.4% | 34 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 | Manotick ON | 2.9% | 6.1% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Pioneer Park ON | 2.5% | 0.4% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Stanley Park ON | 2.5% | 5.9% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Electoral Area F, Nanaimo BC | 2.3% | 3.7% | 36 | 1 | 15 |
| 21 | Puslinch ON | 2.2% | 1.1% | 29 | 18 | 5 |
| 22 | Renfrew ON | 1.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Uplands ON | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Camrose County AB | 1.4% | 1.3% | 148 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Crestview MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 26 | Munroe East MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Edson AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Kingsway South ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 29 | Canterbury Park MB | 0.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Marlborough AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Strathcona Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Tavistock ON | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | St. Adolphe MB | 0.2% | 0.2% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Hanover ON | 0.1% | 1.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Innisfail AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 36 | DT Cooksville ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Nolan Hill AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Kapuskasing ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Dauphin MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Dalhousie AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Manotick
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
Walk in Manotick: 30 named parks and woods
The biggest is Beryl Gaffney Park, 40 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 123 ha in all
Parks & gardens 123 ha
Beryl Gaffney Park plus David Bartlett Park account for 44% of the green.
David Bartlett Park
Park or garden
15 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
2.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
George Nelms Sports Park
Park or garden
14 ha0.3 km of path
2.5 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Centennial Park
Park or garden
8.1 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Harold Barnhart Park
Park or garden
9.9 ha0.3 km of path
2.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Long Island Locks
Park or garden
4.2 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
3.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Walter Upton-Collins Park
Park or garden
3.7 ha0.1 km of path
2.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lt. Col. Roland Ashman Park
Park or garden
2.6 ha0.5 km of path
1.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Beryl Gaffney ParkPark or garden · 40 ha · 3.8 km of path
DirectionsDavid Bartlett ParkPark or garden · 15 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsGeorge Nelms Sports ParkPark or garden · 14 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsCentennial ParkPark or garden · 8.1 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsHarold Barnhart ParkPark or garden · 9.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsLong Island LocksPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsWalter Upton-Collins ParkPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsLt. Col. Roland Ashman ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsGordon Scharf ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsAnne Robinson ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsSouth River Drive ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha
DirectionsGeorge McLean ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsBracken FieldPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsChris Bracken ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsVan Vliet ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsAston Woods ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha
DirectionsMillers Point ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsEcho ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsMajor W. Ross Chamberlain ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsTimagami Court WoodlotPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsWhite Horse ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsDr. O.B. Wilson ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsA.Y. Jackson ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsWashka ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsHilltop ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsLela Scharf ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsWhitewood Avenue ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsWest River Drive ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsGoddard Street ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsOrchard Hollow ParkPark or garden · 0.2 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 5 in 10 of Manotick’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 (51%)Further (49%)
Manotick51%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. About 4,300 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
2.9% of the country within 10 km of Manotick is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Manotick6.1%
Within 10 km2.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 18, 2 are public and the remainder private. At 19,972 ha, Rideau Canal National Historic Site is the largest. The count includes 16 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Rideau Canal National Historic SiteProtected area · 19,972 ha · reaches Manotick
Capital Recreation AreaProtected area · 22 ha · 8.7 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
66 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
Rideau River Provincial Park
11 km south1.0 km²since 1963
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
66 km south24 km²since 1904
A provincial park is closer: Rideau River Provincial Park, at 11 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
53 km of paths in and around Manotick
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
53 km
in and around the town (81.2 km²)
Woodland
28%
about 22.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ManotickTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.7
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ManotickTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland28%
0%50%100%
For path density, 63% of Canadian towns do better. Woods cover more of it than in 72% 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 mapped walking route near Manotick
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the neighbourhood is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered as routes.
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 Manotick: May and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Ottawa (Airport), 11 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 |
The wettest month, June, brings 97 mm, against 50 mm in February. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -6 °C in January. Snow totals about 232 cm a year. The climate in Manotick →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Manotick, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Manotick: 4 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 83 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 2
Rideau Canalin town
DirectionsOsgoode Nature Reserve1.5 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 6
Long Island Locks0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 83
Splash Pad - Summerhill Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Kilbirnie Park1.5 km from town
DirectionsSplash Pad - Claudette Cain Park1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 80 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
RCMP Long Island Camp0.1 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 7
Manotick Boat Launchin town
DirectionsNo public access0.1 km from town
DirectionsBoat Launch1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Manotick
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Riverside South - LeitrimStonebridge - Half Moon BayChapman MillsRideaucrest - Davidson HeightsGreelyOld Barrhaven EastManotick
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manotick | 2.9% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| Riverside South - Leitrim 5.6 km | 4.3% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay 6.1 km | 5% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Chapman Mills 6.2 km | 6% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights 6.9 km | 6.8% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Greely 7.4 km | 2.7% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Old Barrhaven East 8.0 km | 6.9% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Chapman Mills, Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights and Old Barrhaven East 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Manotick
What is the nearest beach to Manotick?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Is there protected land near Manotick?
Yes: 2.9% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is Manotick near a national park?
Thousand Islands National Park, 66 km from the edge of town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Manotick?
Rideau Canal National Historic Site, a protected area of 19,972 ha.
What is the nearest provincial park to Manotick?
Rideau River Provincial Park, 11 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Manotick?
May and August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Manotick
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).