Photo: P199 · Public domainMenzel Centennial Provincial Park begins where Tyendinaga ends
46 km separate the town from Thousand Islands National Park, its nearest national park. Count 30 protected areas within 10 km of town. Within 10 km of the town, 3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
How Tyendinaga 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Among 40 towns its size, Tyendinaga ranks 17th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,923 to 5,087 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For public protected areas, Tyendinaga lags towns its size: 27 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Donat QC | 41% | 6.7% | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Electoral Area F, Cariboo BC | 29% | 27% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Northern Bruce Peninsula ON | 11% | 30% | 97 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Bells Corners East ON | 9.2% | 4.6% | 21 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Cardston County AB | 8.8% | 7.6% | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lemoyne QC | 7.6% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Westdale South ON | 7.1% | 28% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Falkirk East ON | 7% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cobble Hill BC | 6.6% | 4.5% | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Electoral Area C, North Okanagan BC | 6.1% | 19% | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | York Road ON | 6.1% | 41% | 27 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Webber Greens AB | 6.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Electoral Area F, North Okanagan BC | 5.9% | 4.7% | 26 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Nipawin SK | 4.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Palliser AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Annapolis County, Subdivision B NS | 3.9% | 0.9% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Tyendinaga ON | 3% | 2.8% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Huntington ON | 2.9% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Idlewood ON | 2.8% | 12% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Cumberland BC | 2.6% | 8.1% | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Hastings Highlands ON | 2.4% | 0.5% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Morin-Heights QC | 2.2% | 0.9% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Hearst ON | 2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Meinzinger Park-Lakeside ON | 1.7% | 4.4% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Bridgwater Forest MB | 1.7% | 4.1% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Central Business District SK | 1.5% | 5.4% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Lakewood Urban Centre SK | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Edenwold No. 158 SK | 1.4% | 2% | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | Edgemont AB | 1.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Westmount ON | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Westmount AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | North Park SK | 0.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Sussex NB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Kildonan Drive MB | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Anthony Henday South East AB | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Saint-Germain-de-Grantham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Carbonear NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | Warwick QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Altona MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Capilano AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Where the green is in Tyendinaga
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town.
In Tyendinaga, parks are rarely a short walk away
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.
For about 5,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Around Tyendinaga, protected areas make up 3%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Public ownership covers 2 of the 30. Menzel Centennial Provincial Park leads for size with 914 ha. Another 28 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.
Thousand Islands National Park, 46 km off
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.
Menzel Centennial Provincial Park
Stoco Fen Provincial Park
Thousand Islands National Park
Within 10 km are 2 provincial parks.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
8 km of paths in and around Tyendinaga
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
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 96% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 80% 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.
No mapped walking route near Tyendinaga
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Tyendinaga is best on foot in May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Centreville (25 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 61 | 65 | 88 | 84 | 90 | 68 | 75 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 83 |
About 158 cm of snow falls in a year. Precipitation runs from 61 mm in February to 100 mm in September. January brings highs of -3 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The climate in Tyendinaga →
8 things to do outdoors near Tyendinaga
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 4 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Tyendinaga
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyendinaga | 3% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory 12 km | 0.1% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Deseronto 14 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greater Napanee 17 km | 1.9% | 34 | 0 | 1 |
Tyendinaga holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- 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 Tyendinaga
What is the largest protected area near Tyendinaga?
Menzel Centennial Provincial Park: 914 ha, a provincial park.
What is the nearest provincial park to Tyendinaga?
Menzel Centennial Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
When is the best time for walking in Tyendinaga?
On the normals, May to August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Tyendinaga near a national park?
Thousand Islands National Park, 46 km from the edge of town.
Are there protected areas near Tyendinaga?
Within 10 km, 3% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources for this page on Tyendinaga
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).