First pick
Parc Carmen-Cloutier-Juneau
Park or garden
21 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.01%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Windsor · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Windsor is Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), 22 km away
Land set aside Rivière-au-Saumon (1,366 ha) is the biggest, 9.3 km from town. 4 protected areas lie within 10 km. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land
1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
22 km
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Windsor against 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 km1%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Windsor has the 17th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,271 to 5,465 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
Windsor1%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Windsor1
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Windsor0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Windsor lags towns its size: 26 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue QC | 43% | 33% | 45 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Inverness County, Subdivision A NS | 29% | 40% | 156 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay BC | 25% | 28% | 28 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Juan de Fuca (Part 1) BC | 14% | 50% | 64 | 12 | 71 |
| 5 | Billings Bridge - Heron Park ON | 11% | 2.4% | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Burton NB | 9.5% | 2% | 36 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Electoral Area L, Cariboo BC | 9.1% | 9.1% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Central Frontenac ON | 8.2% | 8.2% | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | The Ravines of Rainbow Creek ON | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Garner ON | 6.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Gourley ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Carillon / Saint-Pie-X QC | 5.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Uplands SK | 5.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Woodlands AB | 3.9% | 9.6% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Aldergrove AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Saint-Boniface QC | 3.1% | 0% | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | West Meadowlark Park AB | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | North Gower - Kars ON | 2% | 3% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Metcalfe ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Southdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Normand Park MB | 1.5% | 3.1% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | South West Industrial SK | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Mount Royal SK | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Windsor QC | 1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Headingley MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 26 | Westdale MB | 1% | 1% | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| 27 | Saint-Jean-de-Matha QC | 0.7% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Deer Lake NL | 0.4% | 3.8% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | Mandalay West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Norwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Riverbend MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Belmont AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kirkness AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Grand Falls / Grand-Sault NB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Chisasibi QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Wingham ON | 0% | 0.2% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Stonewall MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Westlock AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Belvedere AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Windsor
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; 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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Windsor
The biggest is Parc Carmen-Cloutier-Juneau, 21 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Source: 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
4 in 10 people in Windsor live near 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 (37%)Further (63%)
Windsor37%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. That leaves about 3,400 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 1% of the land near 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%
Within 10 km1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
1 of the 4 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. 3 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Land set aside Rivière-au-SaumonProtected area · 1,366 ha · 9.3 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
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) is 22 km away
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
Québec national park (provincial)
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
22 km south-west59 km²since 1979
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Windsor has its province’s. Despite the name, a Québec parc national is a provincial park.
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 24 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
24 km
in and around the town (37.3 km²)
Woodland
43%
about 16.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WindsorTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.6
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WindsorTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland43%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 63% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 81% 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 Windsor
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap 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
May is the best month for walking in Windsor
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lennoxville, 27 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 76 | 66 | 68 | 82 | 85 | 102 | 99 | 104 | 96 | 91 | 70 | 75 |
The yearly snowfall is near 269 cm. From -5 °C in January to 26 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. August is the wettest month (104 mm) and February the driest (66 mm). The climate in Windsor →
Things to do
Near Windsor: 12 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.
Picnic sites lead the count with 5.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Montagne du Douzein town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Parc Watopekain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Camping et Parc Watopekain town
DirectionsPura Vida Lodge & Sup1.9 km from town
DirectionsSource: 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.
Val-JoliSaint-François-Xavier-de-BromptonSaint-ClaudeMelbourneSaint-Denis-de-BromptonRichmondWindsor
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Val-Joli 4.3 km | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton 5.0 km | 2.8% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Saint-Claude 7.2 km | 0.2% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Melbourne 14 km | 2% | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Saint-Denis-de-Brompton 15 km | 9.4% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| Richmond 15 km | 0.7% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Around Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton, Melbourne and Saint-Denis-de-Brompton the protected share is at least double. More routes are mapped around Melbourne (4).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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 Windsor
What is the nearest national park to Windsor?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Windsor.
Are there protected areas near Windsor?
Within 10 km, 1% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Windsor?
Land set aside Rivière-au-Saumon: 1,366 ha, a protected area.
What is the nearest provincial park to Windsor?
The closest is Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), at 22 km.
When should you visit Windsor for the outdoors?
May: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Windsor
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).