James Rowley and Mary J. Blackaby House · Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0Ontario has 9.0 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Beck-Kiwanis Park (0.7 mi). 64 acres are parks and preserves, 5.4 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Ontario’s land is conserved, about 52 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #106 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ontario?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ontario have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ontario is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #106 of 142 in Oregon. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Beck-Kiwanis Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ontario State Recreation Site
All 5 parks & preserves
52 conserved acres
1% of Ontario’s land. Who manages Ontario’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Ontario State Recreation Site State Recreation Area | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Laxson Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Eastside Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
33 places to go in Ontario
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
32 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Ontario: April to June and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 46 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 93 | 92 | 81 | 66 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
August is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ontario →
Questions about parks and trails in Ontario
Where can I hike in Ontario?
The longest trail networks: Beck-Kiwanis Park, 0.7 miles; Ontario State Recreation Site, 0.3 miles; Lions Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ontario is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Ontario’s trails?
Beck-Kiwanis Park and Ontario State Recreation Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ontario?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Ontario?
24,790 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ontario or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ontario have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #106 of 142 in Oregon. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ontario neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →