First pick
Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway Trail
Park or garden
40 ha7.5 km of path
1 h 40 minto walk all 7.5 km of path
13 km south-westfrom the centre
Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway TrailHerb Grey Parkway Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Tecumseh · parks, protected land & trails
Point Pelee National Park lies 36 km beyond Tecumseh’s edge
The closest provincial park is Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, 6.1 km from the edge of town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Within 5 km are 3 beaches; Sandpoint Beach is the nearest.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
36 km
Point Pelee National Park
Nearest provincial park
6.1 km
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Tecumseh, 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. 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 km0.1%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 areas1Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Tecumseh is 3rd from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (24,266 to 26,862 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
Tecumseh0.1%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Tecumseh1
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Tecumseh0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Tecumseh trails its peers is protected land nearby; 36 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept-Îles QC | 24% | 33% | 64 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | White Rock BC | 22% | 0.2% | 101 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Loyola QC | 14% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Box Grove ON | 10% | 18% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | L'Assomption QC | 8.5% | 0.4% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Foothills County AB | 7.8% | 7.5% | 29 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows ON | 6.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Outremont QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Candiac QC | 5.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Morningside Heights ON | 5.7% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Cartierville QC | 5.6% | 19% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Kingston NS | 4.8% | 3.1% | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Mile End QC | 4.5% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville QC | 4.4% | 20% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Milliken ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Angus ON | 4.3% | 0.2% | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Agincourt South-Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Malvern East ON | 3.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Woburn North ON | 3.2% | 5.1% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Sheldon ON | 3.1% | 0.3% | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Dorset Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | West London ON | 2.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Wellington Place ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 25 | Lunenburg NS | 2.1% | 1.7% | 140 | 5 | 33 |
| 26 | Westminster-Branson ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Fort St. John BC | 1.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sault-au-Récollet QC | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mount Pearl NL | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Paradise NL | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 31 | Oro-Medonte ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 32 | 4 | 18 |
| 32 | Grande Prairie County No. 1 AB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 33 | 1 | 56 |
| 33 | Beltline AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Strathroy ON | 0.4% | 0.4% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Lin--Laurentides QC | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Stonegate-Queensway ON | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 37 | Kingsville ON | 0.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | Tecumseh ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Beaumont AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Panorama Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Tecumseh
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
Walk in Tecumseh: 23 named parks and woods
Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway Trail is the largest, at 40 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
23 named parks and woods, 149 ha in all
Parks & gardens 149 ha
The bulk, 47%, is Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway Trail and Lakewood Park.
East Riverside Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
28 ha6.6 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.6 km of path
2.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lakewood Park
Park or garden
31 ha5.4 km of path
1 h 10 minto walk all 5.4 km of path
2.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Lakewood Park Trails
Directionsto a point inside
Bert Lacasse Park
Park or garden
11 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
1.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
McAuliffe Park
Park or garden
10 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
3.0 km southfrom the centre
McAuliffe Park Trail
Directionsto a point inside
St. Clair Shores Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
2.3 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.4 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 23 named parks and green spaces
Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway TrailPark or garden · 40 ha · 7.5 km of path
DirectionsEast Riverside ParkPark or garden · 28 ha · 6.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLakewood ParkPark or garden · 31 ha · 5.4 km of path
DirectionsBert Lacasse ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsMcAuliffe ParkPark or garden · 10 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsGreen Acres Optimist ParkPark or garden · 7.5 ha
DirectionsWeston ParkPark or garden · 4.0 ha
DirectionsSt. Clair Shores ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCora Greenwood ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsShawanoe ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsLittle River ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsNorth Talbot ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSouth Rendezvous ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsJames Jenner ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSouthfield ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsKominar ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · just outside town
DirectionsPalmetto ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsWolfe Lake ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLake Laguna ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDresden ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsEast Little River ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsLake GrandePark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsChippewa 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
7 in 10 people in Tecumseh 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 (67%)Further (33%)
Tecumseh67%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. About 9,000 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Tecumseh has 1 protected area within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Tecumseh0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is public land.
Ojibway Prairie Provincial ParkProvincial park · 64 ha · 6.1 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
Big parks near Tecumseh
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
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park
6.1 km west0.6 km²since 1977
National park
Point Pelee National Park
36 km south-east15 km²since 1918
A provincial park is closer: Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, at 6.1 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Tecumseh and its edge hold 93 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
93 km
in and around the town (163.4 km²)
Woodland
3.2%
about 5.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
TecumsehTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.6
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
TecumsehTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.2%
0%50%100%
For woods, 69% of Canadian towns have more. For path density, 64% of Canadian towns do better.
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 Tecumseh
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 town, 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
Tecumseh is best on foot in June and July
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Windsor Riverside (4.7 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 | 9.1 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 70 | 62 | 65 | 88 | 94 | 80 | 87 | 91 | 94 | 69 | 71 | 65 |
About 107 cm of snow falls in a year. January brings highs of 1 °C, July highs of 29 °C. Rain and snow peak in May (94 mm) and ease in February (62 mm). The climate in Tecumseh →
Beaches
The beach near Tecumseh: Sandpoint Beach, 2.1 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Sandpoint Beach2.1 km from town
DirectionsThe map adds 2 unnamed stretches of beach. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Tecumseh: 81 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 75 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
McAuliffe Woods Conservation Areain town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 75
Arrowhead parkin town
DirectionsSouth Rendezvous Playground0.1 km from town
DirectionsCora Greenwood Playground0.3 km from town
DirectionsBlue Heron Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsWildwood Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsSpringhollow Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsLakeshore Woods Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsRevenberg Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 67 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Tecumseh Dog Parkin town
DirectionsElizabeth Kishkon Dog Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Amherstburg Navy Yard, 14 km from Tecumseh, is the garden to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Amherstburg Navy YardNational Historic Site · 14 km from town
Its pageParks Canada lists one as a National Historic Site.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Tecumseh
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
East RiversideForest GladeRiversideFontainebleauEast WindsorDevonshireTecumseh
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| East Riverside 3.5 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Forest Glade 3.6 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Riverside 6.1 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fontainebleau 6.8 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Windsor 8.2 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Devonshire 9.5 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tecumseh holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Tecumseh
How far is Tecumseh from a national park?
Point Pelee National Park is closest, at 36 km.
Is there a beach near Tecumseh?
Try Sandpoint Beach, 2.1 km from town, first of several.
Are there protected areas near Tecumseh?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Tecumseh?
June and July: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Tecumseh?
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, 6.1 km from the edge of town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Tecumseh?
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, a provincial park of 64 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Tecumseh
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).