First pick
Earl Bales Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
135 ha17.9 km of path
4 hto walk all 17.9 km of path
2.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Gravel Pit Trail401 FlowGerald Spring Way+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Sikander Iqbal · CC BY-SA 4.01.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Avondale · parks, protected land & trails
Rouge National Urban Park lies 17 km beyond Avondale’s edge
The largest named area nearby is E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 6.1 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.5% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 39 km.
Protected land
1.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
12
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
17 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
39 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Against other towns
Each figure for Avondale, 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 km1.5%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Avondale is 12th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (13,494 to 14,119 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
Avondale1.5%
Towns its size3.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Avondale4
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Avondale0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Avondale is weakest for protected land nearby: 28 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerrisdale BC | 18% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 | Hammonds Plains NS | 16% | 4.9% | 35 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Riverview ON | 15% | 1.9% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Oakridge BC | 13% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Convent Glen - Orleans Woods ON | 13% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sandy Hill ON | 13% | 1.7% | 40 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Ville-Émard QC | 10% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Findlay Creek ON | 8.2% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Beaurivage QC | 8.1% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights ON | 6.8% | 11% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Terrace BC | 6.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Cloverdale BC | 6% | 0.4% | 160 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Glen Cairn ON | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Dolbeau-Mistassini QC | 5.4% | 6.6% | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | E-F-K-Section (bramalea) ON | 5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Sillery QC | 4.8% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Montcalm QC | 4.7% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Saint-Amable QC | 4.3% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Vanier QC | 4.2% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | L'Aéroport QC | 4% | 0% | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Strathcona BC | 3.8% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 76 |
| 22 | Oakridge ON | 2.5% | 11% | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 23 | Fletchers Creek Village / Lundy Village ON | 2.5% | 7.1% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Copperfield AB | 2.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | West Queen West ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 26 | Wychwood ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| 27 | Humewood-Cedarvale ON | 2% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills ON | 1.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Avondale ON | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Dawson Creek BC | 1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Beaverton ON | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Streetsville ON | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | The Maples MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | River West ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Rossmere-A MB | 0.2% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Wetaskiwin AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Sandwich ON | 0.1% | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Sainte-Marie QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Lorette MB | 0% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Skyview Ranch AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Avondale
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
8 named parks and woods to walk in near Avondale
The biggest is Earl Bales Park, 135 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 146 ha in all
Parks & gardens 146 ha
Earl Bales Park plus Glendora Park account for 95% of the green.
Glendora Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Avondale
Directionsto a point inside
Sheppard East Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
0.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Willowdale Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
2.2 ha0.4 km of path
0.7 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Avondale Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Avondale
Directionsto a point inside
Albert Standing Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
0.5 ha0.4 km of path
0.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Avonshire Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Avondale
Directionsto a point inside
Yorkminster Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
0.6 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Avondale
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
All of Avondale is within a short walk of 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Avondale100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Avondale, 1.5% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Avondale0%
Within 10 km1.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
4 of the 12 are on public land. The largest named one is E.T. Seton Park, at 130 ha. 8 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
E.T. Seton ParkNature reserve · 130 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
Doncrest ValleyNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 8.5 km from the edge of town
Beaver WoodlandNature reserve · 18 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
Webster ParkNature reserve · 18 ha · 9.3 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 Avondale
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
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
17 km east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
39 km north-east5.3 km²since 2024
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 40 km in and around Avondale
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
40 km
in and around the town (9.6 km²)
Woodland
3.3%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AvondaleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.1
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AvondaleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.3%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 84% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 68% 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 Avondale
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 neighbourhood, 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
Avondale is best on foot in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto (City), 10 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 65 | 54 | 53 | 78 | 76 | 82 | 77 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 58 |
Rain and snow peak in June (82 mm) and ease in March (53 mm). January brings highs of 0 °C, July highs of 27 °C. About 146 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Avondale →
Things to do
A waterfall near Avondale
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 71 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 71
Sheppard East Parkin town
DirectionsSplash Padin town
DirectionsWillowdale Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsBayview Village Junction Playground0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 67 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
4 gardens within reach of Avondale
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Edwards GardensGarden or park · 4.1 km from town
DirectionsToronto Botanical GardenGarden or park · 4.1 km from town
DirectionsQueen's ParkGarden or park · 10 km from town
DirectionsHigh ParkGarden or park · 13 km from town
DirectionsSources: 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 Avondale
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Yonge-DorisLansing-WestgateEast WillowdaleSt.Andrew-WindfieldsWillowdale WestBayview VillageAvondale
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale | 1.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Yonge-Doris 1.3 km | 1.8% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Lansing-Westgate 1.3 km | 1.3% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| East Willowdale 1.3 km | 1.7% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| St.Andrew-Windfields 1.4 km | 1.4% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Willowdale West 2.0 km | 1.6% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayview Village 2.3 km | 1.7% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Avondale has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Avondale
What is the nearest provincial park to Avondale?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 39 km from the edge of town.
How much land around Avondale is protected?
Within 10 km, 1.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is Avondale near a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 17 km.
When is the best time for walking in Avondale?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the largest protected area near Avondale?
E.T. Seton Park: 130 ha, a nature reserve.
Sources
The sources behind Avondale’s outdoors figures
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).