First pick
Baker's Woods
Wood or forest · 50 m outside town
33 ha3.6 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.6 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ryan Tir from Vaughan, ON, Canada · CC BY 2.03.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Crossroads · parks, protected land & trails
Within 20 km of Crossroads: Rouge National Urban Park
Count 26 protected areas within 10 km of town. 7.5 km out lies the largest, Elgin West Channel Lands, at 89 ha. For a provincial park, Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park lies 32 km off.
Protected land
3.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
26
within 10 km, 20 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
20 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
32 km
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park
Character
What Crossroads has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyRouge National Urban Park, 20 km awayMany protected areas20 public areas within 10 km
Above all, Crossroads offers Rouge National Urban Park within easy reach, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
How Crossroads 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 km3.5%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 areas20Areas 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
Crossroads comes 17th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,454 to 4,594 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
Crossroads3.5%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Crossroads20
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Crossroads0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Crossroads does best for public protected areas: 7 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona BC | 49% | 64% | 34 | 11 | 8 |
| 2 | Shelburne NS | 27% | 28% | 194 | 0 | 80 |
| 3 | Sparwood BC | 23% | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gaetz Brook NS | 15% | 4.2% | 55 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Douglas BC | 13% | 3.2% | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Queenswood - Chatelaine ON | 12% | 0% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola BC | 11% | 8.3% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Berthierville QC | 9.1% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Gurnett ON | 7.3% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Bowen Island BC | 7.2% | 17% | 60 | 0 | 173 |
| 11 | Neuville QC | 7.1% | 1.3% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Horning ON | 6.4% | 20% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Melville SK | 5.2% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Eastmount ON | 4.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Wainwright No. 61 AB | 3.7% | 3.1% | 41 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Deer Ridge AB | 3.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | Crossroads ON | 3.5% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Warner County No. 5 AB | 3.2% | 4.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley BC | 2.8% | 3.6% | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Country Hills ON | 2.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Red Hill ON | 2.1% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Caraquet NB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 23 | New Maryland NB | 1.7% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Fairfield Park MB | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Oxford AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Highway Valley ON | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 | Minnetonka MB | 1.6% | 1.7% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Felker ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Centennial MB | 1.5% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Rockwood MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Casselman ON | 1.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Albion ON | 1.4% | 11% | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | Parkridge SK | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Vulcan County AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Montgomery AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Blue Quill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Vanderhoof BC | 0.2% | 3.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Saint-Anselme QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Howick ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Raymond AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Crossroads
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 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Crossroads
Baker's Woods is the largest, at 33 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
13 named parks and woods, 64 ha in all
Parks & gardens 19 haWoods 46 ha
The bulk, 65%, is Baker's Woods and Thornhill Woods Woodlot 4.
North Thornhill District Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sugarbush Heritage Park
Park or garden
2.6 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
0.6 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Thornhill Woods Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
2.7 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Misty Sugar Park
Park or garden
2.6 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Crossroads
Directionsto a point inside
Alexander Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
2.2 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Thornhill Woods Woodlot 7
Wood or forest · 310 m outside town
3.8 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.1 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Thornhill Woods Woodlot 4
Wood or forest · 80 m outside town
8.9 ha
Centralin the middle of Crossroads
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Baker's WoodsWood or forest · 33 ha · 3.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsNorth Thornhill District ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsSugarbush Heritage ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsThornhill Woods ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMisty Sugar ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsAlexander ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsThornhill Woods Woodlot 7Wood or forest · 3.8 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsThornhill Woods Woodlot 4Wood or forest · 8.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsMiriam Segal ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSpring Blossom ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsConcord Dog ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · just outside town
DirectionsEast Crossroads ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsWest Crossroads ParkPark or garden · 0.5 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
All of Crossroads is within a short walk of 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%)
Crossroads100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 3.5% of the land near Crossroads
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Crossroads0%
Within 10 km3.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 20 of the 26, and private owners the rest. Elgin West Channel Lands leads for size with 89 ha. Not named: 6 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
Webster ParkNature reserve · 18 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Wood's ParkNature reserve · 2.7 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Richvale GreenwayNature reserve · 14 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
Stockdale ParketteNature reserve · 0.4 ha · 3.2 km from the edge of town
Little Don ParkNature reserve · 3.4 ha · 3.2 km from the edge of town
North Richvale GreenwayNature reserve · 6.8 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
Pioneer ParkNature reserve · 10 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
David Dunlap Observatory ParkNature reserve · 45 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
Mill Pond ParkNature reserve · 12 ha · 4.7 km from the edge of town
Doncrest ValleyNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 5.0 km from the edge of town
10 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
Big parks near Crossroads
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
20 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park
32 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
Crossroads and its edge hold 30 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
30 km
in and around the town (9.5 km²)
Woodland
9.6%
about 0.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CrossroadsTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CrossroadsTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland9.6%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 52% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 74% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Crossroads
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 neighbourhood. 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.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Crossroads: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 8.9 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) | 9.3 | 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 |
February is the driest month at 51 mm; June the wettest at 87 mm. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. Snow totals about 146 cm a year. The climate in Crossroads →
Things to do
Crossroads has a waterfall within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 56 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Cook Woodlot1.7 km from town
DirectionsMacMillan Nature Preserve1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 56
Plus 56 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Crossroads
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Thornhill WoodsDufferin HillBeverley GlenThe Valleys of ThornhillCarrville CornersThornhillCrossroads
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads | 3.5% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Thornhill Woods 1.2 km | 3.5% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Dufferin Hill 1.6 km | 4.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Beverley Glen 2.7 km | 2.8% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| The Valleys of Thornhill 2.9 km | 3.8% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrville Corners 3.1 km | 4.1% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Thornhill 3.9 km | 2.1% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Crossroads’.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Crossroads
When should you visit Crossroads for the outdoors?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Crossroads?
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park, 32 km away.
What is the nearest national park to Crossroads?
Rouge National Urban Park, 20 km from the edge of town.
How much land around Crossroads is protected?
Protected areas cover 3.5% of the land within 10 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Crossroads?
Elgin West Channel Lands: 89 ha, a nature reserve.
Sources
Where Crossroads’ 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.
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).