First pick
Mallaby Park
Park or garden
27 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
1.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Humber River Recreational Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: GTD Aquitaine · Public domain0.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Weston · parks, protected land & trails
Within 28 km of Weston: Rouge National Urban Park
6 protected areas lie within 10 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Humber Marshes (31 ha) is the biggest, 5.3 km from town.
Protected land
0.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
6
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
28 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
37 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Weston compares with 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 km0.4%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 areas1Areas 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
Weston sits 4th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (18,251 to 19,591 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
Weston0.4%
Towns its size3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Weston1
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Weston0
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Weston trails its peers is walking routes; 23 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaconsfield QC | 45% | 3.2% | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève QC | 29% | 40% | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Summerside PE | 25% | 0.5% | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Deux-Montagnes QC | 14% | 2.1% | 33 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Esquimalt BC | 12% | 1% | 31 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Desmarchais-Crawford QC | 8.8% | 1.4% | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Vinegar Hill ON | 8.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Greensborough ON | 8.5% | 23% | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Tétreaultville QC | 8% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Bracebridge ON | 5.4% | 3.4% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Oak Bay BC | 5.4% | 3.4% | 17 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Woodbridge ON | 5.1% | 0.5% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Granville Entertainment District BC | 5% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 70 |
| 14 | Dewdney East SK | 4.5% | 0% | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Heart Lake South ON | 4.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Royal Oak BC | 4.1% | 0% | 27 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Parc-Laurier QC | 3.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Midland ON | 3.4% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Miramichi NB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire QC | 3% | 24% | 37 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Auburn Bay AB | 2.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | Bendale-Glen Andrew ON | 2.8% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Westmount ON | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | North St.James Town ON | 2.4% | 0% | 10 | 8 | 16 |
| 25 | Downtown Yonge East ON | 2.3% | 0% | 11 | 10 | 39 |
| 26 | O'Connor-Parkview ON | 2.3% | 19% | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 27 | Medway ON | 2.3% | 4.4% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Kensington-Chinatown ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| 29 | Fletchers West ON | 2.2% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Central London ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 1.5% | 2.1% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Nicolas-Viel QC | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Saint-Colomban QC | 1.1% | 1.1% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Sainte-Sophie QC | 1% | 0.2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Collingwood BC | 0.8% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| 36 | Eringate-Centennial-West Deane ON | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Weston ON | 0.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Port Hope ON | 0.3% | 0.1% | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Wîhkwêntôwin AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Weston
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
13 named parks and woods to walk in near Weston
Mallaby Park is the largest, at 27 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
13 named parks and woods, 47 ha in all
Parks & gardens 47 ha
Mallaby Park plus Cruickshank Park account for 82% of the green.
Cruickshank Park
Park or garden
12 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Weston
Humber River Recreational Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Harding Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
2.4 ha0.2 km of path
1.6 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Trethewey Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
1.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Rustic Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
1.1 ha0.1 km of path
1.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
James Trimbee Park
Park or garden
0.6 ha0.3 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Denison Park
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.1 km of path
1.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Mallaby ParkPark or garden · 27 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsCruickshank ParkPark or garden · 12 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsHarding ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsTrethewey ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRustic ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJames Trimbee ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsDenison ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsElm ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsPellatt ParkettePark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsHolley ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsMerrill ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsWeston Village ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsMemorial ParkPark 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
Every resident of Weston 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%)
Weston100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
Weston has 6 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Weston0%
Within 10 km0.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 1 of the 6, and private owners the rest. 5 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Humber MarshesNature reserve · 31 ha · 5.3 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 Weston
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
28 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
37 km south-west6.8 km²since 1975
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Weston and its edge hold 31 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
31 km
in and around the town (14.3 km²)
Woodland
4.6%
about 0.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WestonTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WestonTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland4.6%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 58% of Canadian towns. For woods, 62% 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
No mapped walking route near Weston
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the neighbourhood is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered as routes.
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 Weston: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto Pearson (Airport) (9.3 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) | -1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 62 | 50 | 51 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 59 |
Winter brings about 115 cm of snow. June is the wettest month (81 mm) and February the driest (50 mm). The warmest days come in July (27 °C highs), the coldest in January (-1 °C). The climate in Weston →
Things to do
Weston has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 110 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 110
Westway Junior school playground2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 109 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Weston: 3 gardens and parks 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.
Downsview ParkGarden or park · 4.1 km from town
DirectionsHigh ParkGarden or park · 6.4 km from town
DirectionsQueen's ParkGarden or park · 9.8 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 Weston
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Humber Heights-WestmountRusticBrookhaven-AmesburyMount DennisPelmo Park-HumberleaOakdale-Beverley HeightsWeston
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | 0.4% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Humber Heights-Westmount 1.1 km | 0.3% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Rustic 1.9 km | 0.3% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Brookhaven-Amesbury 2.1 km | 0.5% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Mount Dennis 2.3 km | 0.2% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Pelmo Park-Humberlea 2.5 km | 1.3% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Oakdale-Beverley Heights 2.7 km | 0.9% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Around Pelmo Park-Humberlea the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- 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 Weston
Are there protected areas near Weston?
Protected areas cover 0.4% of the land within 10 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Weston?
It is Humber Marshes, a nature reserve covering 31 ha.
What is the nearest provincial park to Weston?
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 37 km away.
Is Weston near a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park, 28 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Weston?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Weston’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).