First pick
G. Ross Lord Park
Park or garden
151 ha12 km of path
2 h 40 minto walk all 12 km of path
2.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Finch Corridor Recreational TrailHidden TrailCut Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Hillelfrei · CC BY-SA 4.03.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Concord · parks, protected land & trails
Rouge National Urban Park lies 23 km beyond Concord’s edge
Within 10 km are 21 protected areas. The largest is David Dunlap Observatory Park: 45 ha, 7.1 km from the edge of town. Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 35 km.
Protected land
3.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
21
within 10 km, 14 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
23 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
35 km
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park
Against other towns
Each figure for Concord, 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km3.1%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 areas14Areas 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
Concord has the 12th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,101 to 7,359 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
Concord3.1%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Concord14
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Concord0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Concord’s strong point is public protected areas, where 7 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope BC | 15% | 4.1% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Trent Lakes ON | 14% | 12% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Vanier South ON | 12% | 1.1% | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Les Cèdres QC | 11% | 0.1% | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Peace River AB | 8.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Chandler QC | 5.8% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Portage la Prairie MB | 4.7% | 7% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Carlisle ON | 4% | 0% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Raleigh ON | 4% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Coronation Park SK | 4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Haysboro AB | 3.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cathedral Village SK | 2.8% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Saint-Paul QC | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Athabasca County AB | 2.4% | 3.2% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Twin Lakes SK | 2.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Colborne ON | 2.2% | 0.3% | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Fairwinds BC | 2.2% | 4.7% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 19 | Slave Lake AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Currie Barracks AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Whyte Ridge MB | 1.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Sherbrooke AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Wainfleet ON | 1.4% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | King Edward MB | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Merritt BC | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | Chibougamau QC | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | Cougar Ridge AB | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Yarmouth NS | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Erin Woods AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Brighton SK | 0.5% | 0.1% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Cavanagh AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 |
The map
Where the green is in Concord
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
11 named parks and woods to walk in near Concord
G. Ross Lord Park is the largest, at 151 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 201 ha in all
Parks & gardens 201 ha
Two places, G. Ross Lord Park and Marita Paine Park, make up 83% of the total.
Marita Paine Park
Park or garden
16 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Concord
Bartley Smith Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Dufferin District Park
Park or garden
8.7 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Glen Shields Park
Park or garden
6.7 ha1.3 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Concord
Directionsto a point inside
Toronto Azzurri Youth Sport Village
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
8.8 ha
1.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Wade Gate Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
5.1 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Concord Community Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
2.5 ha
1.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
King High Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
1.5 ha0.3 km of path
1.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
G. Ross Lord ParkPark or garden · 151 ha · 12 km of path
DirectionsMarita Paine ParkPark or garden · 16 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsDufferin District ParkPark or garden · 8.7 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsGlen Shields ParkPark or garden · 6.7 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsToronto Azzurri Youth Sport VillagePark or garden · 8.8 ha · just outside town
DirectionsWade Gate ParkPark or garden · 5.1 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsConcord Community ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsKing High ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRiviera ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsPeachtree ParkettePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsBob O'Link 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
A park is within a short walk for 9 in 10 in Concord
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 (94%)Further (6.2%)
Concord94%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%. For about 400 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
3.1% of the land around Concord 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 Concord0%
Within 10 km3.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 14 of the 21; land trusts and private owners hold the others. At 45 ha, David Dunlap Observatory Park is the largest. 7 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Webster ParkNature reserve · 18 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
Wood's ParkNature reserve · 2.7 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Richvale GreenwayNature reserve · 14 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
Stockdale ParketteNature reserve · 0.4 ha · 6.4 km from the edge of town
Little Don ParkNature reserve · 3.4 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Doncrest ValleyNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 6.9 km from the edge of town
North Richvale GreenwayNature reserve · 6.8 ha · 6.9 km from the edge of town
David Dunlap Observatory ParkNature reserve · 45 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
Pioneer ParkNature reserve · 10 ha · 7.3 km from the edge of town
Mill Pond ParkNature reserve · 12 ha · 8.1 km from the edge of town
4 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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
Parks around Concord
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
23 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park
35 km north0.3 km²since 1994
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 25 km in and around Concord
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
25 km
in and around the town (16.6 km²)
Woodland
2.6%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ConcordTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ConcordTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.6%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 52% of Canadian towns. For woods, 72% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Concord
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
Walking season in Concord: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto Buttonville (Airport) (12 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) | -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 |
A typical year sees 146 cm of snow. In July the typical high is 27 °C; in January, -2 °C. The wettest month, June, brings 87 mm, against 51 mm in February. The climate in Concord →
Things to do
Near Concord: 67 outdoor spots 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 65 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 65
Baciin town
DirectionsBzz-e-Kids Indoor Playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 63 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
Downsview Park, 4.7 km from Concord, 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.
Downsview ParkGarden or park · 4.7 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 Concord
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Beverley GlenWestminster-BransonEdgeleyThornhillNewtonbrook WestCrossroadsConcord
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | 3.1% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Beverley Glen 2.3 km | 2.8% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Westminster-Branson 2.7 km | 1.7% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgeley 3.3 km | 3.9% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Thornhill 3.8 km | 2.1% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Newtonbrook West 3.9 km | 1.7% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Crossroads 4.1 km | 3.5% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Concord’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- 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.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
Questions about the outdoors in Concord
What is the biggest park or reserve near Concord?
It is David Dunlap Observatory Park, a nature reserve covering 45 ha.
Are there protected areas near Concord?
Yes: 3.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Concord?
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park, 35 km from the edge of town.
When should you visit Concord for the outdoors?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is Concord from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 23 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Concord
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).