Places to visit in Port Perry, led by Palmer Park Splash Pad
Museums or galleries make up 6 of the 10 places on the list. 3 places to visit are mapped inside Port Perry’s municipal boundary, with 7 more within 5 km of its edge. Day-trippers head 34 km out to Rouge National Urban Park.
Top of the list in Port Perry
Heritage railwayYork–Durham Heritage Railway2.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumLeaskdale Manse3.8 km outside town, to the westSki hillSki hillSki Lakeridge Resort Limited300 m outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Out of town, most of the 7 are to the west.
The dashed line is Port Perry’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The types of place
Green: inside Port Perry. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
The 3 inside Port Perry come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Port Perry → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Port Perry →
Day trips from Port Perry
National park · Parks CanadaRouge National Urban Park34 km southwestMuseumMuseumOshawa Community Museum30 km southeast · 10K visitors a year
Art galleryThe Robert McLaughlin Gallery26 km south
MuseumOntario Regiment Museum24 km south
MuseumParkwood25 km southPlaces well known beyond Port Perry (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Common questions about Port Perry
What are the main attractions in Port Perry?
Top of the list inside Port Perry’s municipal boundary: Scugog Shores Historical Museum and Scugog Shores Museum.
Does Port Perry have a museum?
Look at Leaskdale Manse, Uxbridge Historical Centre and L. M. Montgomery Museum, in Port Perry or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Port Perry?
Not within 5 km. The closest Parks Canada property on our list is the one named above, 34 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Port Perry?
Within 40 km: Oshawa Community Museum (30 km), The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (26 km), Ontario Regiment Museum (24 km), Parkwood (25 km).
How is this list made?
The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.
Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- York–Durham Heritage Railway: Peter Daniel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leaskdale Manse: Dottiemockery, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rouge National Urban Park: Paul Gierszewski ( Gierszep ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Robert McLaughlin Gallery: Hyfen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ontario Regiment Museum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parkwood: Robert AD Scott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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).