First pick
Little River Corridor
Park or garden
121 ha19.2 km of path
4 h 15 minto walk all 19.2 km of path
6.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Little River CorridorGanatchio TrailGanatchio Trail - Little River Ext.
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: TheWxResearcher · CC00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Windsor · parks, protected land & trails
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park reaches the edge of Windsor
The closest of Canada’s national parks is Point Pelee National Park, at 42 km. Of the country within 10 km, 0.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 5 km are 4 beaches; Sandpoint Beach is the nearest.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
42 km
Point Pelee National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Windsor apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeOjibway Prairie Provincial Park reaches the townLittle protected land0.1% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Windsor’s best card is a provincial park at its edge. It has less to offer in protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Each figure for Windsor, 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 km0.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches4Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Windsor sits 2nd from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (106,752 to 269,614 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
Windsor0.1%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Windsor1
Towns its size15
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Windsor0
Towns its size2
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Windsor is weakest for walking routes: 31 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coquitlam BC | 25% | 28% | 130 | 5 | 69 |
| 2 | Delta BC | 24% | 17% | 181 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | Richmond BC | 21% | 3.2% | 73 | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | Kamloops BC | 14% | 13% | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Kelowna BC | 13% | 3.8% | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | Saanich BC | 11% | 9.4% | 43 | 7 | 56 |
| 7 | Strathcona County AB | 9.4% | 1.4% | 38 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Trois-Rivières QC | 8.4% | 1.2% | 44 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Cape Breton NS | 8.2% | 8.6% | 176 | 1 | 74 |
| 10 | Pickering ON | 7.6% | 11% | 46 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury ON | 6.7% | 3.5% | 43 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Saguenay QC | 6% | 6.1% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Kingston ON | 5% | 6.2% | 54 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Ajax ON | 4.9% | 5.8% | 31 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Lévis QC | 4.1% | 0.6% | 62 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Sherbrooke QC | 4.1% | 0.8% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Whitby ON | 3.9% | 4.7% | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Abbotsford BC | 3.9% | 0.5% | 37 | 2 | 10 |
| 19 | Terrebonne QC | 3.8% | 3.6% | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Langley BC | 3.5% | 2.9% | 144 | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | Barrie ON | 2.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Burlington ON | 2.5% | 1.6% | 27 | 2 | 17 |
| 23 | Oshawa ON | 2.4% | 0.3% | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | St. John's NL | 2.2% | 1.2% | 6 | 1 | 41 |
| 25 | Richmond Hill ON | 1.9% | 8.4% | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nanaimo BC | 1.9% | 6.7% | 42 | 2 | 33 |
| 27 | Cambridge ON | 1.7% | 0.4% | 33 | 10 | 2 |
| 28 | Bowmanville ON | 1.6% | 3% | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 29 | Milton ON | 1.3% | 0% | 38 | 15 | 3 |
| 30 | St. Catharines ON | 1.2% | 1.7% | 15 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 | Niagara Falls ON | 1.1% | 1.7% | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Chatham ON | 1% | 1% | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| 33 | Guelph ON | 0.9% | 3.1% | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 34 | Oakville ON | 0.9% | 4.1% | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 35 | Red Deer AB | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Waterloo ON | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 37 | Lethbridge AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Brantford ON | 0.3% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Windsor ON | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Thunder Bay ON | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Windsor
The city’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
30 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Windsor
The biggest is Little River Corridor, 121 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 724 ha in all
Parks & gardens 608 haWoods 116 ha
It is shared out: the largest place is only 17% of the whole.
Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway Trail
Park or garden
85 ha15.5 km of path
3 h 25 minto walk all 15.5 km of path
6.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway TrailHerb Grey Parkway Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Malden Park
Park or garden
73 ha20.2 km of path
4 h 30 minto walk all 20.2 km of path
6.3 km westfrom the centre
Malden Park TrailsMulch TrailIntermediate Bike Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Mic Mac Park
Park or garden
41 ha3.2 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
6.6 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
East Riverside Park
Park or garden
28 ha6.6 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.6 km of path
8.4 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ford Test Track Park
Park or garden
28 ha4.2 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.2 km of path
1.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jackson Park
Park or garden
27 ha4.7 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.7 km of path
2.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Optimist Memorial Park
Park or garden
23 ha4 km of path
55 minto walk all 4 km of path
0.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Optimist/Memorial Trail
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Little River CorridorPark or garden · 121 ha · 19.2 km of path
DirectionsRt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway TrailPark or garden · 85 ha · 15.5 km of path
DirectionsMalden ParkPark or garden · 73 ha · 20.2 km of path
DirectionsMic Mac ParkPark or garden · 41 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsEast Riverside ParkPark or garden · 28 ha · 6.6 km of path
DirectionsFord Test Track ParkPark or garden · 28 ha · 4.2 km of path
DirectionsJackson ParkPark or garden · 27 ha · 4.7 km of path
DirectionsOptimist Memorial ParkPark or garden · 23 ha · 4 km of path
DirectionsOjibway Park and Nature CentreWood or forest · 72 ha · 4.6 km of path
DirectionsOakwoodPark or garden · 21 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsDevonwood Conservation AreaWood or forest · 44 ha · 2.8 km of path
DirectionsCentennial ParkPark or garden · 9.0 ha · 4.5 km of path
DirectionsForest Glade Optimist ParkPark or garden · 14 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsDerwent ParkPark or garden · 13 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsLakeshore WoodsPark or garden · 10 ha · 2.3 km of path
DirectionsRealtor ParkPark or garden · 10 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsSouth Cameron WoodlotPark or garden · 14 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsCaptain John Wilson ParkPark or garden · 9.8 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsGrand Marais Drain TrailPark or garden · 9.5 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsGreat Western ParkPark or garden · 6.2 ha · 2.8 km of path
DirectionsAssumption Park;Windsor Sculpture ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 2.6 km of path
DirectionsCentral ParkPark or garden · 8.3 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsRemington Booster ParkPark or garden · 7.7 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsCoventry Gardens ParkPark or garden · 5.0 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsMcHugh ParkPark or garden · 7.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsLittle River Boulevard ParkPark or garden · 5.4 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsMcDonald ParkPark or garden · 8.1 ha
DirectionsTranby ParkPark or garden · 4.9 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsFarrow Riverside Miracle ParkPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsAKO ParkPark or garden · 7.3 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
A park is within a short walk for 8 in 10 in Windsor
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 (84%)Further (16%)
Windsor84%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here. That leaves about 42,000 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park reaches Windsor
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Windsor0.4%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It belongs to a government.
Ojibway Prairie Provincial ParkProvincial park · 64 ha · reaches Windsor
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
Point Pelee National Park, 42 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.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park
At the edge0.6 km²since 1977
National park
Point Pelee National Park
42 km south-east15 km²since 1918
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Windsor has 367 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
367 km
in and around the town (215.9 km²)
Woodland
4.7%
about 10.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WindsorTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.7
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WindsorTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland4.7%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 51% of Canadian towns. For woods, 62% 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 Windsor
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 city, 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
Windsor is best on foot in June and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Windsor, 3.3 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 71 | 60 | 71 | 92 | 97 | 83 | 99 | 76 | 88 | 74 | 73 | 69 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 28 °C; January the coldest, at 0 °C. July is warm and wet, 99 mm; the driest month, February, has 60 mm. Expect around 140 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Windsor →
Beaches
Beaches near Windsor: 4 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Sandpoint Beachin town
DirectionsAnother 3 have no name on the map. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
12 viewpoints near Windsor
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 221 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 12
Belle Isle Sunset Point0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 11 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 7
Black Oak Heritage Parkin town
DirectionsDevonwood Conservation Areain town
DirectionsMary E. Bibb Parkin town
DirectionsOjibway Park and Nature Centrein town
DirectionsOjibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reservein town
DirectionsTall Grass Prairie Heritage Reservein town
DirectionsMcAuliffe Woods Conservation Area1.1 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 221
Alton C. Parker Parkin town
DirectionsBig Playgroundin town
DirectionsBlue Heron Playgroundin town
DirectionsBrampton Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsBush Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsCora Greenwood Playgroundin town
DirectionsEsdras Parkin town
DirectionsFazio Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 213 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 11
Elizabeth Kishkon Dog Parkin town
DirectionsOptimist Memorial Dog Parkin town
DirectionsSmall DogParkin town
DirectionsTecumseh Dog Park0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 11
Kayak/Paddleboard Boat Launch1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 10 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Windsor
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
South WalkervilleRemington ParkFontainebleauWalkervilleEast WindsorSouth CentralWindsor
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| South Walkerville 0.6 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Remington Park 1.3 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fontainebleau 2.6 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Walkerville 2.7 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Windsor 2.7 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Central 3.0 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Around Windsor, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Windsor
How far is Windsor from a national park?
Point Pelee National Park is closest, at 42 km.
Is there a beach near Windsor?
Sandpoint Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
How much land around Windsor is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Windsor?
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park: 64 ha, a provincial park.
When should you visit Windsor for the outdoors?
On the normals, June and August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a provincial park near Windsor?
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park touches the town.
Sources
Where Windsor’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).