First pick
Tynehead Regional Park
Park or garden
262 ha15.4 km of path
3 h 25 minto walk all 15.4 km of path
3.4 km eastfrom the centre
Tynehead Perimeter TrailSerpentine LoopHawthorn Trail+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Clee7903 · CC BY-SA 4.05.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Johnston Heights · parks, protected land & trails
The The Trans Canada Trail passes Johnston Heights
Within 10 km are 131 protected areas. Protected areas take in 29% of the neighbourhood itself. 43 km separate the town from Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, its nearest national park.
Protected land
5.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
131
within 10 km, 129 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
43 km
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Nearest provincial park
13 km
Pinecone Burke Park
Walking routes
7
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Johnston Heights has going for it outdoors
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 kmMany protected areas129 public areas within 10 kmProtected land in town29% of Johnston Heights itself lies in protected areasWalking routes7 named routes within 2 km
What Johnston Heights has most to offer outdoors is the The Trans Canada Trail, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Johnston Heights 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km5.8%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town29%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas129Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes7Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Johnston Heights ranks 15th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (29,077 to 32,869 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
Johnston Heights5.8%
Towns its size3.8%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Johnston Heights129
Towns its size11
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Johnston Heights7
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Johnston Heights leads its size group for public protected areas: none of the other 39 has more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierrefonds-Ouest QC | 34% | 25% | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Des Explorateurs QC | 23% | 12% | 46 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Du Plateau QC | 22% | 25% | 48 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre QC | 17% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Portobello South ON | 12% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Centretown ON | 12% | 1.5% | 37 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Savane QC | 11% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | La Cité QC | 9.1% | 0% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Verdun-Centre QC | 8.2% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Du Moulin QC | 8.2% | 9.9% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Magog QC | 7.5% | 1.2% | 53 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | West End BC | 6.6% | 51% | 12 | 4 | 76 |
| 13 | Sainte-Julie QC | 5.8% | 0.7% | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Constant QC | 5.8% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Johnston Heights BC | 5.8% | 29% | 131 | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | Rockland ON | 5.2% | 0.9% | 57 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Alloa ON | 4.2% | 8.7% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | King ON | 4.1% | 2.7% | 94 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown ON | 4.1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Killarney BC | 4% | 3.5% | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Conception Bay South NL | 3.6% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 22 | Victoria-Fraserview BC | 3.1% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Chambly QC | 2.7% | 1.1% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Est (Montréal-Nord) QC | 2.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Boisbriand QC | 2.3% | 0.2% | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Annex ON | 2.1% | 0% | 13 | 9 | 13 |
| 27 | Vimont QC | 1.9% | 0% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Crémazie QC | 1.8% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Val-Bélair QC | 1.7% | 2.9% | 27 | 2 | 12 |
| 30 | St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands ON | 1.7% | 6.1% | 12 | 9 | 48 |
| 31 | Glenfield-Jane Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Courtenay BC | 1.4% | 2.9% | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Nouveau-Bordeaux QC | 1.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Meadowvale Village ON | 0.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Alma QC | 0.8% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 36 | Elmira ON | 0.8% | 0% | 27 | 10 | 1 |
| 37 | Grimsby ON | 0.7% | 1.5% | 26 | 7 | 8 |
| 38 | Lisgar ON | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Chestermere AB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Fort Saskatchewan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Johnston Heights
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 Johnston Heights: 29 named parks and woods
Largest first: Tynehead Regional Park leads with 262 ha. Numbers match the map.
29 named parks and woods, 643 ha in all
Parks & gardens 636 haWoods 6.5 ha
Between them, Tynehead Regional Park and Green Timbers Urban Forest cover 77%.
Green Timbers Urban Forest
Park or garden
234 ha23.1 km of path
5 h 10 minto walk all 23.1 km of path
0.9 km westfrom the centre
Green Timbers GreenwayTrillium Loop TrailHuckleberry Trail+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Bothwell Park
Park or garden
41 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
3.5 km eastfrom the centre
Green Timbers Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Hawthorne Rotary Park
Park or garden
24 ha4.4 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.4 km of path
2.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Hawthorne GreenwayBon Accord Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Holland Park
Park or garden · 400 m outside town
11 ha4.1 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.1 km of path
3.1 km westfrom the centre
Old Yale Road
Directionsto a point inside
Tynehead Leash-Optional Area
Park or garden
7.7 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
3.5 km eastfrom the centre
Hawthorn Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Hjorth Road Park
Park or garden
7.5 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Guildford Heights Park
Park or garden
6.3 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 29 named parks and green spaces
Tynehead Regional ParkPark or garden · 262 ha · 15.4 km of path
DirectionsGreen Timbers Urban ForestPark or garden · 234 ha · 23.1 km of path
DirectionsBothwell ParkPark or garden · 41 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsHawthorne Rotary ParkPark or garden · 24 ha · 4.4 km of path
DirectionsHolland ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 4.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsTynehead Leash-Optional AreaPark or garden · 7.7 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsHjorth Road ParkPark or garden · 7.5 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsGuildford Heights ParkPark or garden · 6.3 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsBarry Mather ParkPark or garden · 4.5 ha · 0.7 km of path
Directions34A - Utility ROWPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsLionel Courchene ParkPark or garden · 5.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsNorth Surrey Community ParkPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsCedar Grove ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsHemlock ParkWood or forest · 6.5 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsSerpentine Heights ParkPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsDouglas ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsBonaccord ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsWoodland ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWhalley Reservoir ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsFern ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBriarwood ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsBerkshire ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
Directions33A - Utility ROWPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
Directions35E - GreenbeltPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsDavidson ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsJohnston Heights ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsBel-Air ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
Directions33M - Detention PondPark or garden · 0.5 ha
Directions34K - GreenbeltPark or garden · 0.4 ha
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
Nearly all of Johnston Heights is a short walk from 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 (96%)Further (3.6%)
Johnston Heights96%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. For about 1,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 5.8% of the land near Johnston Heights
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Johnston Heights29%
Within 10 km5.8%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 129 of the 131. Biggest of the named areas: Tynehead Regional Park, 243 ha. The figures include one private conservation area, left unnamed.
Tynehead Regional ParkNature reserve · 243 ha · reaches Johnston Heights
Green Timbers Urban Forest ParkMunicipal park · 171 ha · reaches Johnston Heights
Green Timbers ParkMunicipal park · 23 ha · reaches Johnston Heights
Hemlock Park / North Works YardMunicipal park · 6.4 ha · reaches Johnston Heights
Barry Mather ParkMunicipal park · 4.4 ha · reaches Johnston Heights
Cedar Grove ParkMunicipal park · 2.0 ha · reaches Johnston Heights
25G - GreenbeltMunicipal park · 1.2 ha · reaches Johnston Heights
25E - GreenbeltMunicipal park · 0.2 ha · reaches Johnston Heights
Bothwell ParkMunicipal park · 42 ha · reaches Johnston Heights
Hawthorne Rotary ParkMunicipal park · 20 ha · reaches Johnston Heights
29 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
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is 43 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
Pinecone Burke Park
13 km north380 km²since 1995
National park reserve
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
43 km south-west67 km²since 2010
Pinecone Burke Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 13 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Johnston Heights and its edge hold 137 km of footpath
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
137 km
in and around the town (30.8 km²)
Woodland
19%
about 5.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Johnston HeightsTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.5
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Johnston HeightsTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland19%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 66% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 88% 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
Where to walk from Johnston Heights
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
BC Parkway29.8 km
Green Timbers Greenway11.0 km
Fraser Heights Greenway5.8 km
Golden Ears Greenway4.3 km
Bear Creek Greenway4.1 km
Quibble Creek Greenway1.1 km
1.7 km of the The Trans Canada Trail runs within 2 km of town; mapped end to end, it is 196 km. The BC Parkway is the big one locally: 29.8 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Johnston Heights: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Pitt Meadows (9.1 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 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 252 | 134 | 173 | 105 | 95 | 69 | 48 | 36 | 94 | 180 | 249 | 214 |
The yearly snowfall is near 37 cm. August is the driest month at 36 mm; January the wettest at 252 mm. From 6 °C in December to 25 °C in August: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Johnston Heights →
Beaches
6 beaches within 5 km of Johnston Heights, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Johnston Heights: 3 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.
Most numerous: playgrounds (177).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
Plus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 4
Hemlock Park0.1 km from town
DirectionsKiyo Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsPrice Creek Park1.3 km from town
Directions43A - Greenbelt1.7 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 8
Serpentine Hollow Picnic Areain town
DirectionsPlus 7 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 177
Play Parkin town
DirectionsPlay Central0.6 km from town
DirectionsBear Creek Splash Pad1.1 km from town
DirectionsTom Binnie1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 173 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Dog Off Leash Area0.7 km from town
DirectionsBear Creek Dog Off-leash Area1.2 km from town
DirectionsFreedom Dog-Off-Leash Park2.0 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Raven's Nest Outdoor Group Campsitein town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Johnston Heights
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
GuildfordBirdlandFleetwoodPort MannFraser HeightsWhalleyJohnston Heights
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Around Johnston Heights, nobody nearby has double its protected land. More routes are mapped around Fleetwood (10).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Johnston Heights
How far is Johnston Heights from a national park?
It is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 43 km off.
What walking routes are near Johnston Heights?
OpenStreetMap maps the The Trans Canada Trail, Green Timbers Greenway and Fraser Heights Greenway close by, with others.
What is the nearest beach to Johnston Heights?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
How much land around Johnston Heights is protected?
Protected areas cover 5.8% of the land within 10 km.
Is there a provincial park near Johnston Heights?
It is Pinecone Burke Park, 13 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Johnston Heights?
Tynehead Regional Park, a nature reserve of 243 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Johnston Heights?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Johnston Heights’ 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.
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).