Photo: Rick Harris from Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Trent Lakes has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
For a swim, Sandy Lake Beach is the nearest of 5 beaches within 5 km. For walks, the Victoria Rail Trail - hiking runs within 2 km. Rouge National Urban Park is the closest national park, 77 km from town.
What Trent Lakes has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Above all, Trent Lakes offers protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
How Trent Lakes 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Among 40 towns its size, Trent Lakes ranks 2nd for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,225 to 7,494 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Against towns its size, Trent Lakes does best for protected land nearby: 1 of the other 39 has more. It trails them for public protected areas, where 25 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Joseph-du-Lac QC | 20% | 1.1% | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Trent Lakes ON | 14% | 12% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Vanier South ON | 12% | 1.1% | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Hampstead QC | 12% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lochdale BC | 7.2% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 71 |
| 6 | Saint-Jude QC | 7.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Colborne ON | 6.1% | 5.7% | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Chandler QC | 5.8% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Teston ON | 5.1% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Portage la Prairie MB | 4.7% | 7% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Coronation Park SK | 4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Campbellton NB | 3.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Cathedral Village SK | 2.8% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Athabasca County AB | 2.4% | 3.2% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Blake-Jones ON | 2.3% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 17 | Twin Lakes SK | 2.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Slave Lake AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Currie Barracks AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Whyte Ridge MB | 1.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Wainfleet ON | 1.4% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Bonnyville AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Chibougamau QC | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | Betsworth MB | 0.8% | 1.5% | 12 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | Blairmore Suburban Centre SK | 0.8% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Erin Woods AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | Ranchlands AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Sage Creek MB | 0.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Brighton SK | 0.5% | 0.1% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Ermineskin AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Cavanagh AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Brentwood AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Clarenville NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Val-des-Sources QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Niverville MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hamptons AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Kincora AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trent Lakes on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
23 named parks and woods to walk in near Trent Lakes
Largest first: Jacob Island leads with 43 ha. Numbers match the map.
Many small places make up the total; the biggest is 18%.
Emerald Isle
Millage Island
Morrsey Island
All 23 named parks and green spaces
Source: 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.
Most of Trent Lakes is more than a short walk from 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.
Around 7,400 residents are further than 400 m from a park. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
The 18 protected areas near Trent Lakes
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
On public land: 2 of the 18. The others are private conservation land. Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park is the biggest, 37,587 ha. Another 16 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
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.
77 km to Rouge National Urban Park
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.
Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park
Wolf Island Provincial Park
Rouge National Urban Park
There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Trent Lakes and its edge hold 73 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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
91% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². Woods cover more of it than in 94% 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.
Trent Lakes has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Walking season in Trent Lakes: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Peterborough, 40 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 67 | 42 | 54 | 73 | 79 | 88 | 69 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 64 |
About 158 cm of snow falls in a year. The wettest month, June, brings 88 mm, against 42 mm in February. January brings highs of -3 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The climate in Trent Lakes →
5 beaches within 5 km of Trent Lakes
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
There are also 3 beaches without a name. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Near Trent Lakes: 4 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The highest named peak nearby is Galena Hill, at 300 m. There are 84 campsites, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Hills and peaks 1
Waterfalls 1
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 84
Plus 76 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 9
Plus 8 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Trent Lakes
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 14–27 km from Trent Lakes.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Lakes | 14% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| Curve Lake First Nation 35 14 km | 2.9% | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Bridgenorth 21 km | 4.7% | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| North Kawartha 26 km | 18% | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| Lindsay 27 km | 7.6% | 60 | 5 | 9 |
More routes are mapped around Lindsay (5). Trent Lakes is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
Questions about the outdoors in Trent Lakes
Where can you swim near Trent Lakes?
The nearest is Sandy Lake Beach, in town.
Are there hiking trails near Trent Lakes?
Try the Victoria Rail Trail - hiking.
Is there protected land near Trent Lakes?
Within 10 km, 14% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Trent Lakes?
It is Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park, a provincial park covering 37,587 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Trent Lakes?
Wolf Island Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Trent Lakes?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is Trent Lakes near a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park, 77 km from the edge of town.
Sources for this page on Trent Lakes
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.
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).