First pick
Taylor Creek Park
Park or garden
121 ha20.5 km of path
4 h 35 minto walk all 20.5 km of path
1.9 km westfrom the centre
Taylor Creek TrailBoomerang TrailNorth Shore Trail+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.02.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Oakridge · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 13 km from Oakridge: Rouge National Urban Park
For a swim, Secret Beach is the nearest of 13 beaches within 5 km. The Eastern Ravines & Beaches Discovery Walk - ravine section is the one mapped walking route close by. 2.9 km out lies the largest, E.T. Seton Park, at 130 ha.
Protected land
2.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
12
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
13 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
40 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
13
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Oakridge, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
What Oakridge has most to offer outdoors is Rouge National Urban Park within easy reach, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Oakridge beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km2.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town11%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches13Beaches 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, Oakridge is 20th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (13,613 to 14,211 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
Oakridge2.5%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Oakridge2
Towns its size6
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Oakridge1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Oakridge lags towns its size: 28 of 39 are ahead.
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 | Matane QC | 11% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Ville-Émard QC | 10% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Findlay Creek ON | 8.2% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | Manor Park NS | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 6 | 21 |
| 15 | Sillery QC | 4.8% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Saint-Amable QC | 4.3% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Plateau QC | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | L'Aéroport QC | 4% | 0% | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Tiny ON | 3.9% | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 61 |
| 20 | Strathcona BC | 3.8% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 76 |
| 21 | Oakridge ON | 2.5% | 11% | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 22 | Fletchers Creek Village / Lundy Village ON | 2.5% | 7.1% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Copperfield AB | 2.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 24 | Greenwood-Coxwell ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 25 | Wychwood ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| 26 | Humewood-Cedarvale ON | 2% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills ON | 1.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Rosemère QC | 1.8% | 2.4% | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Colchester County, Subdivision C NS | 1.7% | 1.8% | 125 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Avondale ON | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Dawson Creek BC | 1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Beaverton ON | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | The Maples MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Junction Area ON | 0.3% | 0% | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| 35 | River West ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Rossmere-A MB | 0.2% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Wetaskiwin AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sandwich ON | 0.1% | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Sainte-Marie QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Skyview Ranch AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Oakridge
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
20 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Oakridge
Largest first: Taylor Creek Park leads with 121 ha. Numbers match the map.
20 named parks and woods, 203 ha in all
Parks & gardens 203 ha
Most of it sits in Taylor Creek Park and Warden Woods Park: 81% together.
Warden Woods Park
Park or garden
42 ha10.6 km of path
2 h 20 minto walk all 10.6 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Gus Harris TrailMoreau Trail RunMarko's Trail+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
St. Clair Ravine
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
8.1 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
2.0 km northfrom the centre
St. Clair Ravine TrailAnaconda Connector
Directionsto a point inside
Dentonia Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
5.7 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Clairlea Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
4.9 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
2.0 km northfrom the centre
Clairlea Crossing
Directionsto a point inside
Byng Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Oakridge
Dog Leg Run
Directionsto a point inside
Cataraqui Park
Park or garden
3.5 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Oakridge
Directionsto a point inside
Warden Hilltop Community Centre Park
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
1.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
2.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 20 named parks and green spaces
Taylor Creek ParkPark or garden · 121 ha · 20.5 km of path
DirectionsWarden Woods ParkPark or garden · 42 ha · 10.6 km of path
DirectionsSt. Clair RavinePark or garden · 8.1 ha · 1.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDentonia ParkPark or garden · 5.7 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsClairlea ParkPark or garden · 4.9 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsByng ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsCataraqui ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsWarden Hilltop Community Centre ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPrairie Drive ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsFir Valley Woods ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsOates ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsOakridge ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsHollis-Kalmar ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsMoreau Trail ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsKenworthy ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsMadelaine ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsLeyton Tot LotPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsBirchmount/Parkette Traffic IslandPark or garden · 0.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsScotia ParkettePark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsElward-Mansion ParkettePark or garden · 0.3 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
Every resident of Oakridge lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Oakridge100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Around Oakridge, protected areas make up 2.5%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Oakridge11%
Within 10 km2.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 2 of the 12; land trusts and private owners hold the others. At 130 ha, E.T. Seton Park is the largest. 10 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Warden Woods ParkNature reserve · 38 ha · reaches Oakridge
E.T. Seton ParkNature reserve · 130 ha · 2.9 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 Oakridge
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
13 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
40 km north5.3 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: 44 km in and around Oakridge
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
44 km
in and around the town (12.5 km²)
Woodland
5.2%
about 0.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
OakridgeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.5
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
OakridgeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.2%
0%50%100%
For woods, 60% of Canadian towns have more. For path density, it beats 78% 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
1 walking route near Oakridge
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Eastern Ravines & Beaches Discovery Walk - ravine section4.1 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 Oakridge: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto (City) (10 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) | 9.3 | 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 |
About 146 cm of snow falls in a year. January brings highs of 0 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The wettest month, June, brings 82 mm, against 53 mm in March. The climate in Oakridge →
Beaches
Oakridge has 13 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Secret Beach1.9 km from town
DirectionsSilver Birch Beach2.2 km from town
DirectionsBalmy Beachsand · 2.3 km from town
DirectionsKew Beachsand · 2.8 km from town
DirectionsWoodbine Beachsand · 3.5 km from town
DirectionsBluffer's Beachsand · 4.0 km from town
DirectionsAdd 7 unnamed beaches to the count. Sandy ones: 4. 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
2 viewpoints near Oakridge
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (105).
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 105
Splash pad0.4 km from town
DirectionsWoodrow Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsEd McCleverty equal access playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 102 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 4
Dogs Off- Leash Area1.4 km from town
DirectionsDogs Off-Leash Area2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Oakridge: Queen's Park, 9.1 km away
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Queen's ParkGarden or park · 9.1 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 Oakridge
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Taylor-MasseyBirchcliffe-CliffsideClairlea-BirchmountO'Connor-ParkviewEast End-DanforthWoodbine-LumsdenOakridge
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge | 2.5% | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Taylor-Massey 1.2 km | 2.3% | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| Birchcliffe-Cliffside 1.2 km | 2.5% | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| Clairlea-Birchmount 1.8 km | 2.7% | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| O'Connor-Parkview 2.0 km | 2.3% | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| East End-Danforth 2.1 km | 2.2% | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| Woodbine-Lumsden 2.4 km | 2.5% | 13 | 1 | 18 |
For walking routes, East End-Danforth leads the area with 3. Oakridge is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
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. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Oakridge
When should you visit Oakridge for the outdoors?
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 nearest provincial park to Oakridge?
It is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 40 km away.
What is the nearest national park to Oakridge?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, 13 km off.
Where can you walk near Oakridge?
The Eastern Ravines & Beaches Discovery Walk - ravine section, mapped within 2 km.
Is there a beach near Oakridge?
The nearest is Secret Beach, 1.9 km from town.
What is the largest protected area near Oakridge?
E.T. Seton Park, a nature reserve of 130 ha.
How much land around Oakridge is protected?
Within 10 km, 2.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Sources for this page on Oakridge
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).