First pick
Burnaby Lake Regional Park
Park or garden
308 ha17.3 km of path
3 h 50 minto walk all 17.3 km of path
1.7 km southfrom the centre
South Shore TrailFreeway TrailCottonwood Trail+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Bainbridge · parks, protected land & trails
The The Trans Canada Trail passes Bainbridge
26 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Whiteshell Bank. CPCAD lists 23 protected areas within 10 km. Mount Seymour Park is the closest provincial park, at 5.8 km.
Protected land
4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
23
within 10 km, 23 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
48 km
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Nearest provincial park
5.8 km
Mount Seymour Park
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
26
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Bainbridge, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe The Trans Canada Trail passes within 2 kmBeaches26 beaches within 5 kmMany protected areas23 public areas within 10 kmWalking routes3 named routes within 2 km
For someone who likes to get outside, Bainbridge’s draw is the The Trans Canada Trail, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Bainbridge 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km4%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 areas23Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes3Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches26Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Bainbridge has the 13th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,976 to 3,056 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
Bainbridge4%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Bainbridge23
Towns its size4
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Bainbridge3
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Bainbridge beats most towns its size for public protected areas; only 1 of 39 does better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocagne NB | 39% | 4.3% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona BC | 12% | 8.1% | 61 | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | Elkford BC | 12% | 16% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Vanscoy No. 345 SK | 11% | 4.2% | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Leslie Park - Bruce Farm ON | 11% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | McDougall ON | 10% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Lac-des-Écorces QC | 8.8% | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu QC | 8.6% | 0.1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Riverside Park South - Revelstoke ON | 8.3% | 6.2% | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Kirkendall South ON | 6.9% | 0.9% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Buchanan ON | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard QC | 4.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Bainbridge BC | 4% | 0% | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 14 | North Shore PE | 3.6% | 7.3% | 19 | 11 | 18 |
| 15 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Grenville-sur-la-Rouge QC | 3.2% | 3.7% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Dewdney Place SK | 3.1% | 90% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Huntingdon QC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Granville AB | 2.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 AB | 2.4% | 2.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Alpine ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nutana Park SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Poplar Park ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 24 | Albany AB | 1.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | South Portage MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Princeton BC | 1.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | East Garafraxa ON | 1.1% | 0.6% | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Varsity View MB | 1.1% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 29 | Hillcrest Management Area SK | 0.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Wallace-Woodworth MB | 0.8% | 0.1% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Lorne MB | 0.7% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Luxton MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Tisdale SK | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Sunnyside AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Stanstead QC | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Bisset AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Kernohan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Laurier Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Markstay-Warren ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 9 |
The map
Where the green is in Bainbridge
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 Bainbridge: 9 named parks and woods
Largest first: Burnaby Lake Regional Park leads with 308 ha. Numbers match the map.
9 named parks and woods, 453 ha in all
Parks & gardens 453 ha
The bulk, 84%, is Burnaby Lake Regional Park and Squint Lake Park.
Squint Lake Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
72 ha4.4 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.4 km of path
0.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Burnaby Mountain Urban Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Burnaby Lake Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
52 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
1.4 km westfrom the centre
Central Valley GreenwayKensington Urban TrailPark Access Road
Directionsto a point inside
Charles Rummel Park
Park or garden
11 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Camrose Park
Park or garden
3.8 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Bainbridge
Directionsto a point inside
Sperling Park
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Eagle Creek Ravine Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
1.9 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sumas Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Burnaby Lake Regional ParkPark or garden · 308 ha · 17.3 km of path
DirectionsSquint Lake ParkPark or garden · 72 ha · 4.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBurnaby Lake ParkPark or garden · 52 ha · 3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCharles Rummel ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsCamrose ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsSperling ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsEagle Creek Ravine ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSumas ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMontecito ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 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
9 in 10 people in Bainbridge 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 (86%)Further (14%)
Bainbridge86%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 400 residents live further than 400 m from one. A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%.
Protected areas
4% of the country within 10 km of Bainbridge is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Bainbridge0%
Within 10 km4%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one of the 23 is on public land. Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park [A.K.A. Indian Arm Park] is the biggest, 6,689 ha.
Burnaby Lake Regional ParkNature reserve · 29 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Belcarra Regional ParkNature reserve · 1,030 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town · Indigenous name: təmtəmíxʷtən
Maplewood Flats Conservation AreaNature reserve · 23 ha · 5.1 km from the edge of town
Mount Seymour ParkProvincial park · 3,509 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Renfrew Ravine ParkMunicipal park · 4.6 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Tannery ParkMunicipal park · 1.3 ha · 6.3 km from the edge of town
Captain Cook ParkMunicipal park · 3.7 ha · 6.6 km from the edge of town
Everett Crowley ParkMunicipal park · 21 ha · 7.0 km from the edge of town
10B - GreenbeltMunicipal park · 7.1 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
Poplar ParkMunicipal park · 1.8 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
13 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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
The nearest big park: Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 48 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
Provincial park
Mount Seymour Park
5.8 km north35 km²since 1936
Provincial park
Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park [A.K.A. Indian Arm Park]
9.2 km north67 km²since 1995
National park reserve
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
48 km south-west67 km²since 2010
Mount Seymour Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 5.8 km. There are 2 provincial parks within 10 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: 39 km in and around Bainbridge
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
39 km
in and around the town (10.4 km²)
Woodland
12%
about 1.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BainbridgeTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.8
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BainbridgeTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland12%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 56% of Canadian towns. Few places match it for paths: more than 81% of Canadian towns have fewer.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Walks near Bainbridge
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
NationalRegionalLocal
The Trans Canada Trail195.9 km
Central Valley Greenway28.8 km
Deer Lake COVID-19 One-way Loop5.6 km
Of the The Trans Canada Trail’s 196 km, 2.7 km passes close to town. For a longer outing, the Central Valley Greenway runs 28.8 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Bainbridge in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Vancouver (Harbour) (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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 237 | 117 | 163 | 118 | 73 | 66 | 44 | 49 | 71 | 157 | 245 | 200 |
Some 37 cm of snow falls each winter. For dry weather, July is best (44 mm); November gets 245 mm. Summer highs reach 23 °C in July; in December they stay near 7 °C. The climate in Bainbridge →
Beaches
26 beaches within 5 km of Bainbridge
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Whiteshell Bankgravel · 4.3 km from town
DirectionsMaple Beachpebbles · 4.5 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 24 more, nameless. 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 Bainbridge: 4 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
61 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 61
Plus 61 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Bainbridge
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Queen Elizabeth ParkGarden or park · 11 km from town
DirectionsStanley ParkNational Historic Site · 13 km from town
Its pageOne is a National Historic Site.
Sources: 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 Bainbridge
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Lake CityMontecitoLochdaleHoldomDeer LakeBuckingham HeightsBainbridge
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Bainbridge.
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.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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 Bainbridge
When should you visit Bainbridge for the outdoors?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a provincial park near Bainbridge?
The closest is Mount Seymour Park, at 5.8 km.
What is the nearest national park to Bainbridge?
The nearest is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 48 km away.
Where can you swim near Bainbridge?
The nearest is Whiteshell Bank, 4.3 km from town.
Where can you walk near Bainbridge?
The The Trans Canada Trail, Central Valley Greenway and Deer Lake COVID-19 One-way Loop, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Are there protected areas near Bainbridge?
Protected areas cover 4% of the land within 10 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Bainbridge?
It is Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park [A.K.A. Indian Arm Park], a provincial park covering 6,689 ha.
Sources
Where Bainbridge’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).