First pick
Centennial Park
Park or garden
8.6 ha4.7 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.7 km of path
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.00.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in River West · parks, protected land & trails
Within 54 km of River West: Point Pelee National Park
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 3.3 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.2% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.
Protected land
0.2%
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
54 km
Point Pelee National Park
Nearest provincial park
3.3 km
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How River West 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.
Protected within 10 km0.2%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 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
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
River West has the 5th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (13,630 to 14,247 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
River West0.2%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
River West1
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
River West0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, River West lags towns its size: 34 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerrisdale BC | 18% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 | Hammonds Plains NS | 16% | 4.9% | 35 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Riverview ON | 15% | 1.9% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Oakridge BC | 13% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Convent Glen - Orleans Woods ON | 13% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sandy Hill ON | 13% | 1.7% | 40 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Matane QC | 11% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Ville-Émard QC | 10% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Findlay Creek ON | 8.2% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights ON | 6.8% | 11% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Terrace BC | 6.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Glen Cairn ON | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manor Park NS | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 6 | 21 |
| 14 | Sillery QC | 4.8% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Saint-Amable QC | 4.3% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Plateau QC | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | L'Aéroport QC | 4% | 0% | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Tiny ON | 3.9% | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 61 |
| 19 | Strathcona BC | 3.8% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 76 |
| 20 | Oakridge ON | 2.5% | 11% | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 21 | Fletchers Creek Village / Lundy Village ON | 2.5% | 7.1% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Copperfield AB | 2.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 23 | Greenwood-Coxwell ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 24 | Wychwood ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| 25 | Humewood-Cedarvale ON | 2% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills ON | 1.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Rosemère QC | 1.8% | 2.4% | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Colchester County, Subdivision C NS | 1.7% | 1.8% | 125 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Hickory Woods ON | 1.6% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Avondale ON | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Dawson Creek BC | 1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Beaverton ON | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | The Maples MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Junction Area ON | 0.3% | 0% | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| 35 | Warman SK | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | River West ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Wetaskiwin AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sandwich ON | 0.1% | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Sainte-Marie QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Skyview Ranch AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around River West
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
24 parks and woods to walk in, in or near River West
The biggest is Centennial Park, 8.6 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
24 named parks and woods, 45 ha in all
Parks & gardens 45 ha
Its largest place holds only 19%: the rest is spread out.
Assumption Park;Windsor Sculpture Park
Park or garden
6.7 ha2.8 km of path
40 minto walk all 2.8 km of path
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Gateway Park
Park or garden
4.9 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Dieppe Gardens
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
3.1 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
1.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Wilson Park
Park or garden
4.3 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of River West
Directionsto a point inside
Ernest Atkinson Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mitchell Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
2.1 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
McKee Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
2.7 ha0.4 km of path
1.6 km westfrom the centre
Windsor Riverfront Trail
Directionsto a point inside
All 24 named parks and green spaces
Centennial ParkPark or garden · 8.6 ha · 4.7 km of path
DirectionsAssumption Park;Windsor Sculpture ParkPark or garden · 6.7 ha · 2.8 km of path
DirectionsGateway ParkPark or garden · 4.9 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsDieppe GardensPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 1.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWilson ParkPark or garden · 4.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsErnest Atkinson ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsMitchell ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMcKee ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBruce ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPaterson ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBridgeviewPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsVision Corridor ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsStraith ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsOak Elm ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsCurry Ave ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsGirardotPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsWardPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsSouth TilstonPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsNorth MerrittPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsSouth MerrittPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsNorth TilstonPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsUWindsor Campus Community GardenPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsWellington ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsField of DreamsPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
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 River West
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 (92%)Further (8.3%)
River West92%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 1,200 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
River West has 1 protected area within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside River West0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is publicly owned.
Ojibway Prairie Provincial ParkProvincial park · 64 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
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 River West
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
3.3 km south0.6 km²since 1977
National park
Point Pelee National Park
54 km south-east15 km²since 1918
Closer to home, Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park is 3.3 km away.
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: 45 km in and around River West
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
45 km
in and around the town (18.9 km²)
Woodland
2.3%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
River WestTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
River WestTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.3%
0%50%100%
For woods, 73% of Canadian towns have more. Paths are denser here than in 62% 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 River West
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the neighbourhood is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
River West is best on foot in June and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Windsor, 8.4 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. The wettest month is the warmest, July (99 mm); February has 60 mm. Expect around 140 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in River West →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near River West
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near River West: 4 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 43 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Mary E. Bibb Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 43
McKee Park Playground0.3 km from town
DirectionsAlton C. Parker Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 41 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to River West
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
City CentreSandwichSouth CentralSouth CameronWalkervilleSouth WalkervilleRiver West
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River West | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| City Centre 1.6 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sandwich 2.1 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Central 2.3 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Cameron 2.7 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Walkerville 3.3 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Walkerville 4.7 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice River West’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in River West
Where can you swim near River West?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
How much land around River West is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest national park to River West?
Point Pelee National Park, 54 km from the edge of town.
Is there a provincial park near River West?
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, 3.3 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near River West?
It is Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 64 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in River West?
June and August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Where River West’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).