First pick
Milliken Park
Park or garden
33 ha4.8 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.8 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Andrew Currie from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.04.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Milliken · parks, protected land & trails
Rouge National Urban Park lies 4.2 km beyond Milliken’s edge
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 26 km. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. Within 10 km of the town, 4.4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land
4.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
19
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
4.2 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
26 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Milliken, 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km4.4%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 areas9Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Milliken has the 14th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (23,373 to 25,496 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
Milliken4.4%
Towns its size2.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Milliken9
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Milliken0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Milliken’s strong point is public protected areas, where 13 of 39 top it.
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 | Brownsville BC | 11% | 1.3% | 119 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Box Grove ON | 10% | 18% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | L'Assomption QC | 8.5% | 0.4% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Old Barrhaven East ON | 6.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Riley Park BC | 6.2% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 48 |
| 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 | Milliken ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Waterdown ON | 4.4% | 4.9% | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Springwater ON | 3.8% | 6.9% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 17 | Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Agincourt South-Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Sheldon ON | 3.1% | 0.3% | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Port Perry ON | 2.9% | 2% | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | South Eglinton-Davisville ON | 2.7% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Dorset Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | West London ON | 2.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Renfrew-Collingwood BC | 2.2% | 0.7% | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 25 | Brockville ON | 1.9% | 3.1% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Huntsville ON | 1.8% | 2.2% | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 27 | Junction-Wallace Emerson ON | 1.8% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| 28 | Newtonbrook West ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Fort St. John BC | 1.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Owen Sound ON | 1.3% | 0.2% | 33 | 2 | 12 |
| 31 | Sault-au-Récollet QC | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Mount Pearl NL | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Embrun ON | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Ouest (Montréal-Nord) QC | 0.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Oro-Medonte ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 32 | 4 | 18 |
| 36 | Islington ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 37 | Kingsville ON | 0.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | Essex ON | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Etobicoke City Centre ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 40 | Panorama Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Milliken
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
18 named parks and woods to walk in near Milliken
Largest first: Milliken Park leads with 33 ha. Numbers match the map.
18 named parks and woods, 137 ha in all
Parks & gardens 137 ha
Two places, L'Amoreaux Sports Complex and Milliken Park, make up 49% of the total.
L'Amoreaux Sports Complex
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
33 ha3.3 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.3 km of path
3.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
L'Amoreaux Park
Park or garden
22 ha4 km of path
55 minto walk all 4 km of path
2.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
L'Amoreaux Hydro
Park or garden
7.7 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
2.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Finch Corridor Recreation Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Elson Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
6.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Aldergrove Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
5.6 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Muirlands Park
Park or garden
5.6 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
0.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Wilclay Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
4.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 18 named parks and green spaces
Milliken ParkPark or garden · 33 ha · 4.8 km of path
DirectionsL'Amoreaux Sports ComplexPark or garden · 33 ha · 3.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsL'Amoreaux ParkPark or garden · 22 ha · 4 km of path
DirectionsL'Amoreaux HydroPark or garden · 7.7 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsElson ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAldergrove ParkPark or garden · 5.6 ha · 1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMuirlands ParkPark or garden · 5.6 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsWilclay ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRichmond ParkPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSanwood ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAudrelane ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsPort Royal ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsHarvest Moon ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMiddlefield CornersPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJohn Daniels ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsBoyington PropertyPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsShepton Way ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDogs Off-Leash AreaPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
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
9 in 10 people in Milliken 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 (90%)Further (10%)
Milliken90%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 3,000 people more than a short walk away. That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Milliken, 4.4% 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 Milliken0%
Within 10 km4.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 9 of the 19, and private owners the rest. At 4,551 ha, Rouge National Urban Park is the largest. 10 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Rouge National Urban ParkNational urban park · 4,551 ha · 4.2 km from the edge of town
Bob Hunter ParkNature reserve · 18 ha · 6.3 km from the edge of town
Beaver GreenwayNature reserve · 29 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Beaver WoodlandNature reserve · 18 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
Doncrest ValleyNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Lower Highland Creek-Lower Highland Creek RavineNature reserve · 60 ha · 8.1 km from the edge of town
Headford ValleylandsNature reserve · 12 ha · 8.2 km from the edge of town
David Dunlap Observatory ParkNature reserve · 45 ha · 9.7 km from the edge of town
Rouge River Headwaters Valley & TrailsNature reserve · 37 ha · 9.9 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
The parks within reach of Milliken
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
4.2 km east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
26 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: 78 km in and around Milliken
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
78 km
in and around the town (29.8 km²)
Woodland
1.6%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MillikenTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.6
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MillikenTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.6%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 66% of Canadian towns. For woods, 78% of Canadian towns have more.
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 Milliken
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the neighbourhood. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Milliken in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 8.5 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) | -2 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 64 | 51 | 52 | 79 | 80 | 87 | 85 | 72 | 83 | 71 | 77 | 63 |
Winter brings about 146 cm of snow. Expect 87 mm in June, the wettest month, and 51 mm in February. The warmest days come in July (27 °C highs), the coldest in January (-2 °C). The climate in Milliken →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Milliken
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Milliken: 136 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 128 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 7
Plus 7 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Dogs Off-Leash Area0.3 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Milliken: one 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.
Milliken ParkGarden or park · at the edge of 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 Milliken
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Agincourt NorthMillikenUnderwoodHagerman's CornersVinegar HillEast L'AmoreauxMilliken
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milliken | 4.4% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Agincourt North 1.5 km | 3.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Milliken 2.4 km | 3.4% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Underwood 2.5 km | 2.4% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Hagerman's Corners 2.7 km | 6.4% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Vinegar Hill 3.2 km | 8.7% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| East L'Amoreaux 3.3 km | 2.2% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Milliken.
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.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Milliken
What is the nearest provincial park to Milliken?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 26 km from the edge of town.
What is the largest protected area near Milliken?
Rouge National Urban Park: 4,551 ha, a national urban park.
When is the best time for walking in Milliken?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a beach near Milliken?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
Is there protected land near Milliken?
Yes: 4.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is Milliken from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 4.2 km.
Sources
The sources behind Milliken’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).