First pick
Summerside Park
Park or garden
9.3 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Summerside
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Garth Bishop · CC BY-SA 3.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Summerside · parks, protected land & trails
Within 34 km of Summerside: Elk Island National Park
Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 11 km. Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map.
Protected land
0.1%
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
34 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Summerside 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km0.1%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
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Summerside has the 3rd least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (16,296 to 17,248 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
Summerside0.1%
Towns its size3.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Summerside1
Towns its size9
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Summerside0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Summerside is weakest for protected land nearby: 37 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sooke BC | 23% | 21% | 23 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Sunnyside BC | 19% | 1.9% | 127 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Fairview NS | 14% | 0% | 16 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Tracadie NB | 13% | 9% | 54 | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | Greektown BC | 12% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 73 |
| 6 | Carlington ON | 12% | 2.5% | 33 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Grandview BC | 10% | 3.9% | 170 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Côte-Saint-Paul QC | 8.4% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Surrey Centre BC | 8.2% | 1.3% | 190 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Elder Mills ON | 7.3% | 8% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Sturgeon Falls ON | 7.2% | 6.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | East Burnaby BC | 5.5% | 2.6% | 54 | 3 | 17 |
| 13 | Parc-Lafontaine QC | 5.4% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Davie Village BC | 5.2% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 71 |
| 15 | Stayner ON | 5% | 3.6% | 46 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Cap-Rouge QC | 4.7% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Préfontaine QC | 4.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Saint-Basile-le-Grand QC | 4.3% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) ON | 4.2% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Petite-Côte QC | 4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Étienne Desmarteaux QC | 3.1% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Humbermede ON | 3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Mount Pleasant East ON | 2.5% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Kennedy Park ON | 2.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Saint-Édouard QC | 2.3% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Danforth East York ON | 2.2% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 27 | Leaside-Bennington ON | 2.2% | 1% | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| 28 | Scarborough Village ON | 2.2% | 7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Saint-Émile QC | 2% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Hillcrest Village ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Willowdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Laurentian West ON | 1.5% | 5.8% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | St.Andrew-Windfields ON | 1.4% | 2.3% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Smithville ON | 1.3% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Yorkdale-Glen Park ON | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Leduc County AB | 1.2% | 0.7% | 85 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | La Visitation QC | 1.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Summerside AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Saint-Charles-Borromée QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Strathmore AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Summerside
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
9 named parks and woods to walk in near Summerside
The biggest is Summerside Park, 9.3 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
9 named parks and woods, 33 ha in all
Parks & gardens 33 ha
Two places, Summerside Park and Ellerslie Crossing Park, make up 48% of the total.
Ellerslie Crossing Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
6.4 ha
1.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Summerside Community League Park
Park or garden
6.1 ha
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Orchards Residents Association Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
3.3 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Walker Park
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
3.5 ha0.5 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
The Orchards At Ellerslie Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
2.0 ha0.4 km of path
1.0 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
The Orchards Circle Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
1.0 ha0.4 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Orchards Dog Park
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
0.9 ha
1.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Summerside ParkPark or garden · 9.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsEllerslie Crossing ParkPark or garden · 6.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSummerside Community League ParkPark or garden · 6.1 ha
DirectionsOrchards Residents Association ParkPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWalker ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsThe Orchards At Ellerslie ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsThe Orchards Circle ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsOrchards Dog ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsThe Orchards At Ellerslie Tree ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path · 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
Every resident of Summerside lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Summerside100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Summerside
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Summerside0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is public land.
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 5.2 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 Summerside
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
Big Island Provincial Park
11 km west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
34 km east194 km²since 1913
Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 11 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: 57 km in and around Summerside
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
57 km
in and around the town (15 km²)
Woodland
0.5%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SummersideTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.8
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SummersideTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.5%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 81% of Canadian towns have fewer. For woods, 86% 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 Summerside 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.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the neighbourhood; 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
Summerside is best on foot in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (Airport) (13 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) | 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) | -7 | -4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 22 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 75 | 87 | 53 | 35 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
A typical year sees 127 cm of snow. Summer storms make July the wettest month, 87 mm; February sees 12 mm. In July the typical high is 23 °C; in January, -7 °C. The climate in Summerside →
Beaches
2 unnamed beaches near Summerside
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Summerside: 29 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.
Playgrounds lead the count with 28.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 28
Aurora Toddler Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsThe Orchards Residents Association Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 26 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Orchards Dog Park0.4 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 Summerside
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Mill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 3.4 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 12 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 Summerside
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
The Orchards At EllerslieEllerslieWalkerCharlesworthAnthony Henday South EastCavanaghSummerside
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerside | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| The Orchards At Ellerslie 1.1 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ellerslie 1.4 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Walker 1.7 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Charlesworth 2.5 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Anthony Henday South East 3.0 km | 0.2% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Cavanagh 3.5 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Summerside’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
Questions about the outdoors in Summerside
When should you visit Summerside for the outdoors?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is Summerside near a national park?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 34 km away.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Summerside?
Larch Sanctuary: 24 ha, a nature reserve.
Is there protected land near Summerside?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a beach near Summerside?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Is there a provincial park near Summerside?
The closest is Big Island Provincial Park, at 11 km.
Sources
Where Summerside’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.
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).