First pick
Fairglen Park
Park or garden · 110 m outside town
10 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Pleasant View
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: SimonP · CC BY-SA 3.01.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Pleasant View · parks, protected land & trails
Rouge National Urban Park lies 11 km beyond Pleasant View’s edge
E.T. Seton Park (130 ha) is the biggest, 6.4 km from town. The closest provincial park is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 33 km from the edge of town. Within 10 km are 17 protected areas.
Protected land
1.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 8 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
11 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
33 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Against other towns
Pleasant View against 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km1.9%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 areas8Areas 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
Pleasant View has the 14th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,961 to 15,514 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
Pleasant View1.9%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Pleasant View8
Towns its size8
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Pleasant View0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Pleasant View is weakest for protected land nearby: 26 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whistler BC | 56% | 26% | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Pincourt QC | 33% | 0.6% | 38 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Lachine-Ouest QC | 19% | 0.1% | 28 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Beauharnois QC | 17% | 2.2% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Les Rapides QC | 16% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Arbutus Ridge BC | 15% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 62 |
| 7 | Gaspé QC | 13% | 21% | 41 | 13 | 51 |
| 8 | Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant ON | 8.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Dupéré QC | 7.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Pointe-Saint-Charles QC | 7.7% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Vieux-Longueuil QC | 6.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Lougheed BC | 5.6% | 0% | 53 | 2 | 49 |
| 13 | Saint-François QC | 5.4% | 1% | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Lairet QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Sainte-Adèle QC | 4.8% | 8% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Parksville BC | 4.4% | 13% | 24 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Vallée-de-la-Lièvre QC | 4.3% | 16% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lachute QC | 3.5% | 0.9% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Buttonville ON | 3.2% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Limoges ON | 3.1% | 5.7% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Royal Orchard ON | 3% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | François-Perrault QC | 2.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Taylor-Massey ON | 2.3% | 13% | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 24 | Doon South ON | 2.3% | 16% | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Springbrook ON | 2.2% | 15% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Byron ON | 2.1% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Pleasant View ON | 1.9% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | East Willowdale ON | 1.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Lawrence Park South ON | 1.7% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Hamilton Road ON | 1.7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Stonebridge SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul QC | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Pembroke ON | 1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Campbellford ON | 0.8% | 0.5% | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | Dorchester ON | 0.6% | 1% | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | High River AB | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Central Elgin ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| 38 | Edenbridge-Humber Valley ON | 0.2% | 2.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 39 | Laurel AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Edgemont AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The map
Pleasant View on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
13 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Pleasant View
The biggest is Fairglen Park, 10 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
13 named parks and woods, 37 ha in all
Parks & gardens 37 ha
Fairglen Park plus Parkway Forest Park account for 44% of the green.
Parkway Forest Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
6.2 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Van Horne Park
Park or garden
4.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Pleasant View
Directionsto a point inside
Shawnee Park
Park or garden
3.5 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Clydesdale Park
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Pleasant View
Directionsto a point inside
Pinto Park
Park or garden
2.6 ha0.1 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Muirhead Park
Park or garden
2.5 ha0.2 km of path
0.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Chester Le Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
2.1 ha
1.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Fairglen ParkPark or garden · 10 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParkway Forest ParkPark or garden · 6.2 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsVan Horne ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsShawnee ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsClydesdale ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsPinto ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsMuirhead ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsChester Le ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · just outside town
DirectionsOld Sheppard ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsAllenbury ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDavid Caplan ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsPleasant View ParkettePark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsHickorynut ParkettePark or garden · 0.2 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
9 in 10 people in Pleasant View 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 (95%)Further (5.1%)
Pleasant View95%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 800 people more than a short walk away. Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Pleasant View, 1.9% 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 Pleasant View0%
Within 10 km1.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
8 of the 17 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Seton Park leads for size with 130 ha. 9 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Beaver WoodlandNature reserve · 18 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
E.T. Seton ParkNature reserve · 130 ha · 6.4 km from the edge of town
Doncrest ValleyNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 6.6 km from the edge of town
Beaver GreenwayNature reserve · 29 ha · 6.6 km from the edge of town
Warden Woods ParkNature reserve · 38 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Headford ValleylandsNature reserve · 12 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
David Dunlap Observatory ParkNature reserve · 45 ha · 9.0 km from the edge of town
Webster ParkNature reserve · 18 ha · 9.8 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 Pleasant View
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
11 km east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
33 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
Pleasant View and its edge hold 50 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
50 km
in and around the town (14.5 km²)
Woodland
0.3%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Pleasant ViewTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.5
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Pleasant ViewTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.3%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 89% of Canadian towns. Few places match it for paths: more than 78% of Canadian towns have fewer.
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 named walking route passes Pleasant View on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the neighbourhood; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Pleasant View: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 8.6 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 |
Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -2 °C. June is the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (51 mm). Some 146 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Pleasant View →
Things to do
132 things to do outdoors near Pleasant View
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
126 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 126
Old Sheppard Playgroundin town
Directionsjungle gym1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 124 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Toronto Botanical Garden, 5.0 km from Pleasant View, 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.
Toronto Botanical GardenGarden or park · 5.0 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 Pleasant View
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
L'Amoreaux WestHenry FarmDon Valley VillageHillcrest VillageTam O'Shanter-SullivanEast L'AmoreauxPleasant View
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View | 1.9% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Amoreaux West 0.9 km | 2.2% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Farm 1.8 km | 1.9% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Valley Village 1.8 km | 1.8% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Hillcrest Village 2.5 km | 1.6% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan 2.6 km | 2.2% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| East L'Amoreaux 2.6 km | 2.2% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Pleasant View 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
- 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. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Pleasant View
Are there protected areas near Pleasant View?
Yes: 1.9% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is Pleasant View from a national park?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 11 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Pleasant View?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Pleasant View?
It is E.T. Seton Park, a nature reserve covering 130 ha.
What is the nearest provincial park to Pleasant View?
The closest is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, at 33 km.
Sources
Where Pleasant View’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.
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).