First pick
Jackson Park
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
27 ha4.7 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.7 km of path
2.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Chris Woodrich · CC BY-SA 4.00.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Walkerville · parks, protected land & trails
Walkerville is 52 km from Point Pelee National Park
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 5.5 km. Of the country within 10 km, 0.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
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
52 km
Point Pelee National Park
Nearest provincial park
5.5 km
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Walkerville, 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 km0.2%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
Of 40 towns its size, none has less protected land around it than Walkerville
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (19,080 to 19,988 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
Walkerville0.2%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Walkerville1
Towns its size6
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Walkerville0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Walkerville trails its peers is protected land nearby; 39 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaconsfield QC | 45% | 3.2% | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Kirkland QC | 41% | 0.2% | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Overbrook ON | 14% | 1.1% | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Esquimalt BC | 12% | 1% | 31 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Vinegar Hill ON | 8.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Greensborough ON | 8.5% | 23% | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Tétreaultville QC | 8% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Laflèche QC | 7.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | North End NS | 7% | 0% | 14 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Purpleville ON | 6.2% | 13% | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Louis-Riel QC | 6.1% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Kanata Lakes ON | 6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Evergreen AB | 5.9% | 1.5% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Granville Entertainment District BC | 5% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 70 |
| 15 | Riverside South - Leitrim ON | 4.3% | 3.2% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Heart Lake South ON | 4.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Stittsville ON | 4.2% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lorimier QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Midland ON | 3.4% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Miramichi NB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire QC | 3% | 24% | 37 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Bendale-Glen Andrew ON | 2.8% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Tuscany AB | 2.8% | 1.2% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Pelham ON | 2.7% | 2.5% | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | Mount Pleasant Village ON | 2.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Westmount ON | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Père-Marquette QC | 2.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Mitchell MB | 2.3% | 0% | 65 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Highland ON | 2.2% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Kemptville ON | 2.1% | 1.7% | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 | Petawawa ON | 1.9% | 1.2% | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 32 | Henry Farm ON | 1.9% | 3.8% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Central London ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Port Alberni BC | 1.8% | 2.8% | 11 | 31 | 4 |
| 35 | Nicolas-Viel QC | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Loyalist ON | 1.2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Saint-Colomban QC | 1.1% | 1.1% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Sainte-Sophie QC | 1% | 0.2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Stony Plain AB | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Walkerville
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 named parks and woods to walk in near Walkerville
Jackson Park is the largest, at 27 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
24 named parks and woods, 73 ha in all
Parks & gardens 73 ha
Add Jackson Park to Great Western Park and you have 46% of it.
Great Western Park
Park or garden
6.4 ha2.9 km of path
40 minto walk all 2.9 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Clifford & Joan Hatch Wildflower Garden
Park or garden
3.7 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.3 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Dieppe Gardens
Park or garden
3.1 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
2.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lanspeary Park
Park or garden
5.1 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Walkerville
Directionsto a point inside
Civic Terrace
Park or garden
2.7 ha1.3 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Wigle Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
2.8 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sunken Gardens
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
1.4 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
2.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 24 named parks and green spaces
Jackson ParkPark or garden · 27 ha · 4.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGreat Western ParkPark or garden · 6.4 ha · 2.9 km of path
DirectionsClifford & Joan Hatch Wildflower GardenPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsDieppe GardensPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsLanspeary ParkPark or garden · 5.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsCivic TerracePark or garden · 2.7 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsWigle ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSunken GardensPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsStodgell ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsFestival PlazaPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsCity Hall Square ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsFred Thomas ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsGary Dugall ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLens Avenue GreenbeltPark or garden · 2.5 ha
DirectionsVision Corridor ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsFactoria ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsAlton C. Parker ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDevonshire ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsClay ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParent ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsWindsor Civic EsplanadePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsKinsmen Chatham Street ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsGarwoodPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsCharles Clark SquarePark or garden · 0.4 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
About 9 in 10 of Walkerville’s residents are 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 (91%)Further (8.9%)
Walkerville91%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. That leaves about 1,700 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Walkerville 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 Walkerville0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold it.
Ojibway Prairie Provincial ParkProvincial park · 64 ha · 5.5 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
Big parks near Walkerville
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
5.5 km south-west0.6 km²since 1977
National park
Point Pelee National Park
52 km south-east15 km²since 1918
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 5.5 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Walkerville has 37 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
37 km
in and around the town (21.8 km²)
Woodland
0.4%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WalkervilleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.7
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WalkervilleTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.4%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 51% of Canadian towns. For woods, 87% 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
No named walking route passes Walkerville on the map
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
The best months for walking in Walkerville: June and August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Windsor (6.0 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) | 9.4 | 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 |
Expect around 140 cm of snow over a winter. The wettest month is the warmest, July (99 mm); February has 60 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 28 °C; January the coldest, at 0 °C. The climate in Walkerville →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Walkerville
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
Walkerville has 10 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 41 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 10
Belle Isle Sunset Point1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 9 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 41
Alton C. Parker Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsFord Test Track Playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsGeorge Avenue Park1.6 km from town
DirectionsFrancois Court Park2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 37 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 5
Optimist Memorial Dog Park1.1 km from town
DirectionsSmall DogPark1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Walkerville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
South CentralCity CentreSouth WalkervilleEast WindsorRiver WestRemington ParkWalkerville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkerville | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Central 1.8 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| City Centre 1.9 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Walkerville 2.4 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| East Windsor 3.1 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| River West 3.3 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Remington Park 3.4 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Walkerville has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Walkerville
When should you visit Walkerville 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 Walkerville?
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, 5.5 km from the edge of town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Walkerville?
It is Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 64 ha.
Are there protected areas near Walkerville?
Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you swim near Walkerville?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What is the nearest national park to Walkerville?
Point Pelee National Park is closest, at 52 km.
Sources
Where Walkerville’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).