es ford , ▁Len no x , ▁Hart ford , ▁Cro oks , ▁Balt ic , ▁Mont rose , ▁S alem , ▁Ren ner , ▁Chan cell or , ▁Col ton , ▁H umb old t , ▁Parker , ▁Hur ley , ▁Gar ret son , ▁Sh erman , ▁C ors on , ▁and ▁Center ville . ▁ ▁Park s ▁and ▁recre ation ▁Newton ▁Hills ▁State ▁Park , ▁located ▁ 6 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁C anton , ▁offers ▁camp ing ▁and ▁pic nick ing , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁horse back ▁r iding , ▁nature ▁tra ils ▁and ▁cross ▁country ▁ski ing ▁throughout ▁the ▁park . ▁C anton ▁hosts ▁many ▁recre ation ▁festiv als ▁and ▁events . ▁The ▁summer ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁Opt im ist ▁Youth ▁Days ▁Car n ival ▁in ▁June . ▁An ▁annual ▁Car ▁Show ▁is ▁held ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁week end ▁festiv ities ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁park . ▁The ▁Big ▁Si oux ▁River ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁in ▁August ▁attract s ▁approximately ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁each ▁year . ▁The ▁summer ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 - H ▁Ach iev ement ▁Days ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 - H ▁grounds ▁behind ▁the ▁hospital . ▁The ▁winter ▁event ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁C anton ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁is ▁the ▁annual ▁Christmas ▁Par ade ▁and ▁Vis it ▁with ▁Santa ▁in ▁December . ▁C anton ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁ 9 - hole ▁golf ▁course ▁with ▁a ▁club ▁house , ▁a ▁community ▁pool , ▁and ▁seven ▁area