First pick
Highlands Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
4.9 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tracklan2 · CC0–Not graded
Outdoors in Newton · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 30 km from Newton: Elk Island National Park
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 15 km. The protected share within 10 km is 0%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. For walks, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw runs within 2 km.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
30 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Newton beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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%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 areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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
Newton has the least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,767 to 2,849 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
Newton0%
Towns its size4.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Newton0
Towns its size5
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Newton1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Newton trails its peers is public protected areas; 35 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tofino BC | 41% | 21% | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Léry QC | 27% | 3.4% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Forestville QC | 26% | 1% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Atikokan ON | 19% | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel QC | 18% | 23% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Maria QC | 9.5% | 1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Cultus Lake BC | 9.3% | 52% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Saint-Côme QC | 9.2% | 0.8% | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Addington Highlands ON | 8.9% | 8.2% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Rivière-Beaudette QC | 7.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Westcliffe East ON | 7.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Senneterre QC | 7% | 9.3% | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Leeming ON | 6.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ferme-Neuve QC | 5.6% | 8.2% | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints QC | 5.5% | 1% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Jerome ON | 5.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vernon River PE | 5.1% | 4.5% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| 18 | Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part ON | 5.1% | 4.9% | 81 | 0 | 28 |
| 19 | Yamachiche QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Front of Yonge ON | 4.9% | 6% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Sainte-Luce QC | 4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Vars ON | 3.8% | 1.4% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Laurier-Station QC | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Rosthern No. 403 SK | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lacolle QC | 1.9% | 1.1% | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Woodcroft AB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Rougemont QC | 1.5% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Saint-Prime QC | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | Turner Valley AB | 1.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Mathers MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Bedford QC | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Weedon QC | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Grimshaw AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Downtown West End AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Westbrook Estates AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Greenview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Meyonohk AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Saint-Elzéar QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kildare AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Newton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Newton on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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
Walk in Newton: 7 named parks and woods
Highlands Park is the largest, at 4.9 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 17 ha in all
Parks & gardens 17 ha
Most of it sits in Highlands Park and Gaby Haas Park: 53% together.
Montrose Park
Park or garden
3.7 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Gaby Haas Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
4.2 ha
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
John J. Olinyk Park In Beverly Heights
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
1.7 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Highlands Park North
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
1.7 ha
1.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Beacon Heights Park
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
0.3 ha
Centralin the middle of Newton
Directionsto a point inside
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
A park is within a short walk for 8 in 10 in Newton
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 (82%)Further (18%)
Newton82%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. For about 500 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Newton, no land is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 15 km away, is the closest provincial park.
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 Newton
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
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
15 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
30 km east194 km²since 1913
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 15 km.
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: 15 km in and around Newton
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
15 km
in and around the town (8.2 km²)
Woodland
2.1%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
NewtonTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.9
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
NewtonTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.1%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 54% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 74% 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
Newton has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw83.8 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Newton: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 6.6 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 1 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 20 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 44 | 70 | 83 | 61 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 12 |
In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -6 °C. The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (83 mm), while February is driest at 12 mm. A typical year sees 124 cm of snow. The climate in Newton →
Beaches
For a swim near Newton: Accidental Beach, 4.4 km off
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Accidental Beach4.4 km from town
DirectionsFor water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A viewpoint near Newton
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (50).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Playgrounds 50
Capilano Playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsAmazone Playzone1.9 km from town
DirectionsTreehouse Indoor Playground2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 47 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Boat launch0.9 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Newton
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Chinese Garden PagodaGarden or park · 4.5 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 9.0 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Newton
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Beacon HeightsMontroseHighlandsBeverly HeightsHomesteaderBelvedereNewton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Beacon Heights 1.0 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Montrose 1.2 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Highlands 1.3 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Beverly Heights 1.4 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Homesteader 1.8 km | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Belvedere 2.1 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Newton’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
Questions about the outdoors in Newton
Is Newton near a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 30 km off.
When should you visit Newton for the outdoors?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Newton?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 15 km away.
Where can you walk near Newton?
Try the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.
Where can you swim near Newton?
Accidental Beach, 4.4 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
Sources
The sources behind Newton’s outdoors figures
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).