First pick
Port Dover Kinsmen Park
Park or garden
9.3 ha0.3 km of path
16 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tudor Costache / TheGiantVermin at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.52.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Simcoe · parks, protected land & trails
A provincial park at Simcoe’s edge: Long Point Provincial Park
For a swim, Long Point Beach is the nearest of 36 beaches within 5 km. 102 protected areas lie within 10 km. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
2.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
102
within 10 km, 12 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Long Point Provincial Park
Walking routes
5
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
36
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Simcoe apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeLong Point Provincial Park reaches the townBeaches36 beaches within 5 kmWalking routes5 named routes within 2 km
What Simcoe has most to offer outdoors is a provincial park at its edge, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
How Simcoe 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 km2.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town4.7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas12Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes5Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches36Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Simcoe sits 19th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (56,059 to 100,806 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
Simcoe2.3%
Towns its size2.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Simcoe12
Towns its size9
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Simcoe5
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Simcoe does best for walking routes: 6 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort McMurray AB | 34% | 35% | 21 | 1 | 289 |
| 2 | Langford BC | 27% | 18% | 41 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | North Vancouver BC | 15% | 22% | 18 | 11 | 169 |
| 4 | Port Coquitlam BC | 15% | 5.6% | 125 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Saint John NB | 14% | 11% | 63 | 3 | 97 |
| 6 | Repentigny QC | 8.3% | 1.6% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | New Westminster BC | 8% | 0% | 83 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Fleetwood BC | 7.8% | 7.9% | 162 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Lindsay ON | 7.6% | 9.2% | 60 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | North Vancouver BC | 7.5% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 66 |
| 11 | North Bay ON | 7.4% | 5.6% | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 12 | Mirabel QC | 5.9% | 0.3% | 76 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Stouffville ON | 5.9% | 0.5% | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Brossard QC | 5.6% | 9.1% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Bolton ON | 4.8% | 5.9% | 113 | 11 | 3 |
| 16 | Fredericton NB | 4.3% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| 17 | Mascouche QC | 4% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Chomedey QC | 3.9% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | St. Albert AB | 3.4% | 2.1% | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | Welland ON | 3.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Granby QC | 2.5% | 3.6% | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Simcoe ON | 2.3% | 4.7% | 102 | 5 | 36 |
| 23 | Aurora ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Georgetown ON | 1.8% | 3.5% | 38 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Grande Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | 1.6% | 7.5% | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Newmarket ON | 1.3% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Belleville ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC | 1.1% | 1.2% | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Blainville QC | 1.1% | 0% | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Brandon MB | 1.1% | 0.9% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Saint-Jérôme QC | 1% | 0.1% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | 0.7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Peterborough ON | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Prince George BC | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| 36 | Caledonia ON | 0.2% | 0.4% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 37 | Sarnia ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Drummondville QC | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Medicine Hat AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Airdrie AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Simcoe
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
23 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Simcoe
Largest first: Port Dover Kinsmen Park leads with 9.3 ha. Numbers match the map.
23 named parks and woods, 66 ha in all
Parks & gardens 51 haWoods 15 ha
Spread across many places, the largest holding 22%.
Courtland Lions Community Park
Park or garden
6.6 ha
20 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Wellington Park
Park or garden
4.7 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
5.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Clifton Park
Park or garden
4.1 ha0.3 km of path
6.1 km eastfrom the centre
Norfolk Sunrise Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Lynnwood Park
Park or garden
3.2 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
6.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
E & E McLaughlin Soccer Park
Park or garden
3.7 ha
10 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 23 named parks and green spaces
Port Dover Kinsmen ParkPark or garden · 9.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsCourtland Lions Community ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha
DirectionsWellington ParkPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsClifton ParkPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsLynnwood ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionstrailsWood or forest · 15 ha
DirectionsKinsmen Club of DelhiPark or garden · 4.0 ha
DirectionsE & E McLaughlin Soccer ParkPark or garden · 3.7 ha
DirectionsWalsingham Baseball DiamondPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsQuance ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsKinsmen ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsLong Point Lions ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsLion's ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsPowell ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsCentennial ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsCrestlyn ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsPercy Carter ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsEvergreen Heights ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsGolden Garden ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsSimson ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsDelhi Lion's ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsMemorial ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsLakeview ParkPark or garden · 0.4 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
4 in 10 people in Simcoe 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 (37%)Further (63%)
Simcoe37%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. That leaves about 48,000 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
2.3% of the land around Simcoe 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 Simcoe4.7%
Within 10 km2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 12 of the 102, and private owners the rest. Another 40 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Long Point Provincial ParkProvincial park · 150 ha · reaches Simcoe
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
Long Point Provincial Park meets Simcoe
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
Long Point Provincial Park
At the edge · south1.5 km²since 1921
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Simcoe has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Simcoe has 338 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
338 km
in and around the town (1,987.5 km²)
Woodland
23%
about 448.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SimcoeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SimcoeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland23%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 79% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 69% 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
5 walking routes near Simcoe
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
TH&B Rail Trail (hiking)20.0 km
Waterford Heritage Trail (hiking)18.5 km
Lynn Valley Trail (walking)10.8 km
Forestry Trails4.7 km
Norfolk Sunrise Trail (hiking)3.8 km
For a longer outing, the TH&B Rail Trail (hiking) runs 20.0 km.
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 Simcoe: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Delhi (15 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 58 | 71 | 87 | 88 | 82 | 89 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 76 |
January brings highs of -1 °C, July highs of 28 °C. July is warm and wet, 89 mm; the driest month, February, has 58 mm. The climate in Simcoe →
Beaches
Beaches near Simcoe: 36 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Long Point Beachsand · in town
DirectionsPort Dover Beachsand · in town
DirectionsPublic beachsand · in town
DirectionsTurkey Point Beachsand · in town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap marks 4 as sandy. 32 further beaches go unnamed. 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
Simcoe has 5 viewpoints and 2 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
5Viewpoints9Hills and peaks2Waterfalls33Nature reserves13Picnic sites35Playgrounds1Dog parks24Campsites11Slipways
The map shows 35 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Joseph W. Csubak Memorial Viewing Areain town
DirectionsPlus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 9
Allen's Ridgein town
DirectionsBurnt Ridgesin town
DirectionsCedar Creek Ridgein town
DirectionsCourtright Ridgein town
DirectionsSquires Ridgein town
DirectionsThe Homein town
DirectionsLittle Creek Ridges0.0 km from town
DirectionsOtter Ridge0.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak more.
Nature reserves 33
Abigail Becker Conservation Areain town
DirectionsBackus Heritage Conservation Areain town
DirectionsBackus Woodsin town
DirectionsBig Creek National Wildlife Areain town
DirectionsBlack Creek Conservation Areain town
DirectionsCroton Conservation Areain town
DirectionsDeer Creek Conservation Areain town
DirectionsDeer Creek Valley Birding Sitein town
DirectionsPlus 25 nature reserves more.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 24
A - Turkey Hollowin town
DirectionsB - The Narrowsin town
DirectionsC - Cottonwoodin town
DirectionsD - Mill Pondin town
DirectionsDeer Creek Conservation Area Campgroundin town
DirectionsE - Deer Runin town
DirectionsGroup Camp 1in town
DirectionsGroup Camp 2in town
DirectionsPlus 16 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 11
Canoe/kayak Launchin town
DirectionsCanoe Launch Area0.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 9 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Simcoe
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Simcoe has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 26–37 km out.
NorwichTillsonburgSix Nations (Part) 40Six Nations (Part) 40BrantfordSimcoe
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simcoe | 2.3% | 102 | 5 | 36 |
| Norwich 26 km | 0.2% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Tillsonburg 30 km | 0.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Six Nations (Part) 40 33 km | 0.1% | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Six Nations (Part) 40 37 km | 0% | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brantford 37 km | 0.3% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Simcoe’s protected 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. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Simcoe
How far is Simcoe from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Simcoe.
How much land around Simcoe is protected?
Within 10 km, 2.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
Where can you walk near Simcoe?
The Waterford Heritage Trail (hiking), Lynn Valley Trail (walking) and Forestry Trails, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Is there a beach near Simcoe?
Try Long Point Beach, in town, first of several.
Is there a provincial park near Simcoe?
Long Point Provincial Park touches the town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Simcoe?
Long Point Provincial Park, a provincial park of 150 ha.
When should you visit Simcoe for the outdoors?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Where Simcoe’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).