First pick
Earl Bales Park
Park or garden · 110 m outside town
135 ha17.9 km of path
4 hto walk all 17.9 km of path
3.5 km westfrom the centre
Gravel Pit Trail401 FlowGerald Spring Way+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.01.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in St.Andrew-Windfields · parks, protected land & trails
St.Andrew-Windfields is 14 km from Rouge National Urban Park
Biggest among them: E.T. Seton Park, 130 ha, 4.1 km off. Within 10 km of the town, 1.4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The nearest provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, is 37 km away.
Protected land
1.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
14
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
14 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
37 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Against other towns
Each figure for St.Andrew-Windfields, 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 km1.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.3%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas5Areas 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, St.Andrew-Windfields is 11th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (16,482 to 17,543 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
St.Andrew-Windfields1.4%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
St.Andrew-Windfields5
Towns its size7
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
St.Andrew-Windfields0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, St.Andrew-Windfields is weakest for protected land nearby: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canmore AB | 90% | 57% | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Sooke BC | 23% | 21% | 23 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Sunnyside BC | 19% | 1.9% | 127 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Greektown BC | 12% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 73 |
| 5 | Saint-Henri QC | 10% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Grandview BC | 10% | 3.9% | 170 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Surrey Centre BC | 8.2% | 1.3% | 190 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Elder Mills ON | 7.3% | 8% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sturgeon Falls ON | 7.2% | 6.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Yorkton SK | 6.4% | 0% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | East Burnaby BC | 5.5% | 2.6% | 54 | 3 | 17 |
| 12 | Saint-Michel QC | 5.2% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Davie Village BC | 5.2% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 71 |
| 14 | Stayner ON | 5% | 3.6% | 46 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Cap-Rouge QC | 4.7% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Préfontaine QC | 4.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Saint-Basile-le-Grand QC | 4.3% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Petite-Côte QC | 4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Étienne Desmarteaux QC | 3.1% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Humbermede ON | 3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Kennedy Park ON | 2.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Saint-Édouard QC | 2.3% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Danforth East York ON | 2.2% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 25 | Leaside-Bennington ON | 2.2% | 1% | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| 26 | Scarborough Village ON | 2.2% | 7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Saint-Émile QC | 2% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Willowdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Laurentian West ON | 1.5% | 5.8% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | St.Andrew-Windfields ON | 1.4% | 2.3% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Smithville ON | 1.3% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Yorkdale-Glen Park ON | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | La Visitation QC | 1.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Oakbank MB | 0.8% | 0.8% | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| 35 | Cowansville QC | 0.6% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Brookhaven-Amesbury ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Brooks AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Summerside AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Saint-Charles-Borromée QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Coventry Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of St.Andrew-Windfields
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
Walk in St.Andrew-Windfields: 26 named parks and woods
Largest first: Earl Bales Park leads with 135 ha. Numbers match the map.
26 named parks and woods, 257 ha in all
Parks & gardens 257 ha
The bulk, 73%, is Earl Bales Park and Moatfield Farm Park.
Moatfield Farm Park
Park or garden
52 ha3.4 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.4 km of path
3.1 km eastfrom the centre
Betty Sutherland TrailMotown NorthDuncan Mill Connector+3 paths
Directionsto a point inside
East Don Parkland
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
17 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
2.6 km north-eastfrom the centre
Betty Sutherland TrailNY Generals
Directionsto a point inside
St. Andrew’s Park
Park or garden
10 ha1.3 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
0.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Graydon Hall Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
5.4 ha0.4 km of path
3.7 km eastfrom the centre
Graydon XGraydon X2
Directionsto a point inside
Ethennonnhawahstihnen' Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
2.8 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.6 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Glendora Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
3.4 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
York Mills Valley Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
4.0 ha0.3 km of path
2.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 26 named parks and green spaces
Earl Bales ParkPark or garden · 135 ha · 17.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMoatfield Farm ParkPark or garden · 52 ha · 3.4 km of path
DirectionsEast Don ParklandPark or garden · 17 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSt. Andrew’s ParkPark or garden · 10 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsGraydon Hall ParkPark or garden · 5.4 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsEthennonnhawahstihnen' ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 1.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGlendora ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsYork Mills Valley ParkPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSheppard East ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsHavenbrook ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAmes ParkPark or garden · 3.3 ha
DirectionsMossgrove ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsTournament ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsAvondale ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDunlace ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsKirkwood ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha
DirectionsRean ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsYork Mills ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBayview/York Mills ParkettePark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsCanadian Tire ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAvonshire ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWoodsworth GreenbeltPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsYorkminster ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsBrookfield ParkettePark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsHarrison ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsTalara ParkPark 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
In St.Andrew-Windfields, nearly every home is close to 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 (98%)Further (2.1%)
St.Andrew-Windfields98%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high. Around 400 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
1.4% of the country within 10 km of St.Andrew-Windfields is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside St.Andrew-Windfields2.3%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 5 of the 14. The others are private conservation land. The largest named one is E.T. Seton Park, at 130 ha. 9 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
E.T. Seton ParkNature reserve · 130 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Warden Woods ParkNature reserve · 38 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
Doncrest ValleyNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 8.8 km from the edge of town
Beaver WoodlandNature reserve · 18 ha · 8.9 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
Big parks near St.Andrew-Windfields
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
14 km east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
37 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
68 km of paths in and around St.Andrew-Windfields
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
68 km
in and around the town (23.7 km²)
Woodland
6.2%
about 1.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
St.Andrew-WindfieldsTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.8
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
St.Andrew-WindfieldsTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.2%
0%50%100%
For woods, 57% of Canadian towns have more. It has more footpath per km² than 70% 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 St.Andrew-Windfields
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
The best months for walking in St.Andrew-Windfields: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto (City) (9.7 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) | 9.3 | 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 |
Expect around 146 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at 0 °C. June is the wettest month (82 mm) and March the driest (53 mm). The climate in St.Andrew-Windfields →
Things to do
Near St.Andrew-Windfields: 2 waterfalls 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 141 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 2
Plus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 10
Plus 10 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 141
Kirkwood Parkin town
DirectionsSplash Pad0.2 km from town
DirectionsSheppard East Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsBayview Village Junction Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsWillowdale Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsMallow Park Playground1.7 km from town
DirectionsOld Orchard Playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 134 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 and historic parks to visit near St.Andrew-Windfields
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 · 2.1 km from town
DirectionsEdwards GardensGarden or park · 2.2 km from town
DirectionsQueen's ParkGarden or park · 9.0 km from town
DirectionsHigh ParkGarden or park · 12 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 St.Andrew-Windfields
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
AvondaleBayview VillageEast WillowdaleYonge-DorisLansing-WestgateWillowdale WestSt.Andrew-Windfields
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St.Andrew-Windfields | 1.4% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Avondale 1.4 km | 1.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayview Village 1.7 km | 1.7% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| East Willowdale 1.9 km | 1.7% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Yonge-Doris 2.5 km | 1.8% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Lansing-Westgate 2.6 km | 1.3% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Willowdale West 3.3 km | 1.6% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that St.Andrew-Windfields has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in St.Andrew-Windfields
Is St.Andrew-Windfields near a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 14 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in St.Andrew-Windfields?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from St.Andrew-Windfields?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 37 km from the edge of town.
What is the largest protected area near St.Andrew-Windfields?
E.T. Seton Park: 130 ha, a nature reserve.
Are there protected areas near St.Andrew-Windfields?
Protected areas cover 1.4% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on St.Andrew-Windfields
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).