First pick
Brook Falls Park
Park or garden
4.4 ha0.3 km of path
2.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.02.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Perry · parks, protected land & trails
Perry is 5.2 km from Arrowhead Provincial Park
Swimmers have 5 beaches within 5 km, McManus Public Beach the nearest. Georgian Bay Islands National Park is the closest national park, 62 km from town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 2.9% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
2.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
62 km
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
5.2 km
Arrowhead Provincial Park
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Perry 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 km2.9%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 areas4Areas 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
Perry comes 17th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,832 to 2,899 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
Perry2.9%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Perry4
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Perry0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Perry does best for protected land nearby: 16 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forestville QC | 26% | 1% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | O'Leary PE | 25% | 4.9% | 53 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Labelle QC | 25% | 19% | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Head of St Margarets Bay NS | 16% | 4.1% | 46 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part ON | 15% | 16% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | South Keys ON | 8.3% | 0.1% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Navan - Sarsfield ON | 8% | 0.3% | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Leeming ON | 6.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Saint-Anicet QC | 6.1% | 4.9% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Shaver ON | 5.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints QC | 5.5% | 1% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Crerar ON | 4.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Isidore QC | 4.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Laurier-Station QC | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Normanview West SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Regent Park SK | 3.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Perry ON | 2.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Minnedosa MB | 2.9% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Black River-Matheson ON | 2.4% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Rougemont QC | 1.5% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Grant Park MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Dundonald SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Westmount SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Sicamous BC | 0.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Bridgeport North ON | 0.9% | 4.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Bedford QC | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Weedon QC | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford QC | 0.6% | 0.3% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Athabasca AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Paisley AB | 0.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Grassie MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Westbrook Estates AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | McKernan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Tipaskan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Harbour Grace NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 36 | Botwood NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Springdale NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Saint-Elzéar QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kildare AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Overlanders AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Perry
The town’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
3 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Perry
The biggest is Brook Falls Park, 4.4 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Kearney LIONS Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
1.4 ha0.2 km of path
5.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Source: 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 Perry 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%)
Perry0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. That leaves about 2,900 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
2.9% of the country within 10 km of Perry 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 Perry0%
Within 10 km2.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The 4 are all publicly owned. Arrowhead Provincial Park leads for size with 1,237 ha.
Chain Lakes Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 926 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
Upper Raft Lake Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 476 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Arrowhead Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,237 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
Big East River Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,050 ha · 5.9 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
Georgian Bay Islands National Park is 62 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
Arrowhead Provincial Park
5.2 km south-east12 km²since 1971
Provincial park
Big East River Provincial Park
5.9 km south-east11 km²since 2000
National park
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
62 km south-west14 km²since 1930
Nearer still is Arrowhead Provincial Park, a provincial park 5.2 km away. There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
32 km of paths in and around Perry
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
32 km
in and around the town (263.6 km²)
Woodland
82%
about 215 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PerryTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PerryTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland82%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 96% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 83% 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 Perry
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped 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
The best months for walking in Perry: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Muskoka (63 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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 5 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 92 | 56 | 72 | 79 | 93 | 86 | 100 | 82 | 102 | 111 | 103 | 87 |
February is the driest month at 56 mm; October the wettest at 111 mm. Daytime highs run from -5 °C in January up to 25 °C in July. The climate in Perry →
Beaches
McManus Public Beach, 0.8 km away, is the beach near Perry
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
McManus Public Beachsand · 0.8 km from town
DirectionsUnnamed on the map: 4 more. Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Perry: 2 and 1
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 5 campsites, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Brook Fallsin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 5
Tea Kettle Campgroundin town
DirectionsLillie Kup Campground1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Perry
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ArmourKearneyBurk's FallsPerry
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | 2.9% | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Armour 8.1 km | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Kearney 10 km | 6.9% | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Burk's Falls 13 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kearney has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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 Perry
What is the biggest park or reserve near Perry?
Arrowhead Provincial Park, a provincial park of 1,237 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Perry?
Arrowhead Provincial Park, 5.2 km away.
What is the nearest beach to Perry?
Try McManus Public Beach, 0.8 km from town, first of several.
Is there protected land near Perry?
Within 10 km, 2.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Perry?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is Perry from a national park?
Georgian Bay Islands National Park, 62 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Perry
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).