First pick
North Maple Regional Park
Park or garden
230 ha11.7 km of path
2 h 35 minto walk all 11.7 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain4.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Hope · parks, protected land & trails
Rouge National Urban Park is 18 km from Hope
58 protected areas lie within 10 km. A provincial park, Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park, lies 22 km away. Protected areas cover 4.8% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land
4.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
58
within 10 km, 29 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
18 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
22 km
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park
Character
What sets Hope apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyRouge National Urban Park, 18 km awayMany protected areas29 public areas within 10 km
What Hope has most to offer outdoors is Rouge National Urban Park within easy reach, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Hope beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km4.8%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas29Areas 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
Hope comes 14th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,819 to 7,167 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
Hope4.8%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Hope29
Towns its size2
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Hope0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Hope sits near the top of its size group: 5 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernie BC | 31% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON | 18% | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
| 3 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Springhill NS | 11% | 9% | 79 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Algoma, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 10% | 91 | 4 | 228 |
| 6 | Lowertown East ON | 11% | 0% | 38 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Les Cèdres QC | 11% | 0.1% | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Kent BC | 8.3% | 8.2% | 16 | 2 | 42 |
| 9 | The Estates of Rainbow Creek ON | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | Saint-Honoré QC | 5.5% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 5.4% | 0% | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Perth ON | 5.4% | 0.7% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Hope ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Carlisle ON | 4% | 0% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Raleigh ON | 4% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Edgeley ON | 3.9% | 0.4% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Midnapore AB | 3.3% | 32% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 20 | Electoral Area C, East Kootenay BC | 2.3% | 1.5% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Fairwinds BC | 2.2% | 4.7% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 22 | Sherbrooke AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Meadowood MB | 1.3% | 1.8% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Devon AB | 1.1% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Shannon QC | 0.9% | 3.9% | 21 | 1 | 14 |
| 28 | Cougar Ridge AB | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Yarmouth NS | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | Rhatigan Ridge AB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh ON | 0.4% | 0.9% | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| 32 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 35 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Gimli MB | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 39 | Rhineland MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Wainwright AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Hope
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
18 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Hope
North Maple Regional Park is the largest, at 230 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
18 named parks and woods, 266 ha in all
Parks & gardens 266 ha
89% of the area is in just two places: North Maple Regional Park and Maple Reservoir Park.
Maple Reservoir Park
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
7.4 ha
1.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Princeton Gate Park
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
3.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Peak Point Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ahmadiyya Park
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
2.6 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
3.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
William Neal Community Park
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
3.0 ha0.5 km of path
4.6 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jack Pine Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
2.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
3.2 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Woodrose Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
2.6 ha0.4 km of path
2.2 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 18 named parks and green spaces
North Maple Regional ParkPark or garden · 230 ha · 11.7 km of path
DirectionsMaple Reservoir ParkPark or garden · 7.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsPrinceton Gate ParkPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPeak Point ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsAhmadiyya ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWilliam Neal Community ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJack Pine ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWoodrose ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCivic ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsEagle's Landing ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHeritage ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsNevada ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsFreedom Trail ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMario Plastina ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWoodrose GreenwayPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsVista Gate ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsBlue Heron ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMaple Station ParkPark or garden · 0.3 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
Most of Hope 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.
Within 400 m (0%)Further (100%)
Hope0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. For about 7,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
4.8% of the land around Hope 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 Hope1.8%
Within 10 km4.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 29 of the 58. The largest named one is Elgin West Channel Lands, at 89 ha. The figures include 14 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
German Mills ChannelNature reserve · 20 ha · reaches Hope
Elgin Mills GreenwayNature reserve · 9.5 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Elgin West Channel LandsNature reserve · 89 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
Twickenham ParkNature reserve · 7.1 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
Mill Pond ParkNature reserve · 12 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Saigeon TrailNature reserve · 20 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
Pioneer ParkNature reserve · 10 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
Richvale GreenwayNature reserve · 14 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Jefferson ForestNature reserve · 37 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
North Richvale GreenwayNature reserve · 6.8 ha · 2.3 km from the edge of town
16 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 Hope
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
18 km east46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park
22 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
Hope has 97 km of footpaths in and around it
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
97 km
in and around the town (68.1 km²)
Woodland
15%
about 10.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HopeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HopeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland15%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 52% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 60% 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
No mapped walking route near Hope
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the neighbourhood. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
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 Hope: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto Buttonville (Airport) (11 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 | 14.7 | 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 |
Expect around 146 cm of snow over a winter. June is the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (51 mm). July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. The climate in Hope →
Things to do
Near Hope: 152 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.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 141 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 4
Maple Nature Reserve0.2 km from town
DirectionsMacMillan Nature Preserve1.3 km from town
DirectionsCook Woodlot1.4 km from town
DirectionsPioneer Park2.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 141
Karindon Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsKidsWorld0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlay Area1.5 km from town
DirectionsKelso Playground1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 137 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Tower Hill Dog Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Hope
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
TestonUpper Thornhill EstatesCarrville CornersPeace VillageMapleThe Valleys of ThornhillHope
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | 4.8% | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| Teston 2.1 km | 5.1% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Upper Thornhill Estates 2.9 km | 3.5% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrville Corners 3.7 km | 4.1% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Peace Village 3.8 km | 5.7% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Maple 3.8 km | 4.3% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| The Valleys of Thornhill 4.4 km | 3.8% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Hope has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- 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 Hope
How far is Hope from a national park?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, 18 km off.
How much land around Hope is protected?
Protected areas cover 4.8% of the land within 10 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Hope?
Elgin West Channel Lands, a nature reserve of 89 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Hope?
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 the nearest provincial park from Hope?
It is Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park, 22 km away.
Sources
Where Hope’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.
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).