First pick
Fleetwood Park
Park or garden
47 ha5 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 5 km of path
3.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Fleetwood Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Bplimley · CC BY-SA 4.08.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Surrey Centre · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Surrey Centre is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
Count 190 protected areas within 10 km of town. Walkers have 6 mapped routes close by, starting with the Clover Valley Greenway and Surrey Lake Greenway. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, at 38 km.
Protected land
8.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
190
within 10 km, 189 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
38 km
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Peace Arch Park
Walking routes
6
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Surrey Centre apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round8.2% of the land within 10 km, more than 82% of Canadian townsMany protected areas189 public areas within 10 kmWalking routes6 named routes within 2 km
Above all, Surrey Centre offers protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Surrey Centre, set against 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km8.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.3%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas189Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes6Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Surrey Centre ranks 9th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (16,036 to 16,947 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
Surrey Centre8.2%
Towns its size2.9%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Surrey Centre189
Towns its size10
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Surrey Centre6
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Surrey Centre 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 | Sunnyside BC | 19% | 1.9% | 127 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Mercier QC | 15% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Old Hunt Club ON | 7.3% | 7% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Elder Mills ON | 7.3% | 8% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sturgeon Falls ON | 7.2% | 6.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Chutes-Montmorency QC | 6.4% | 0.1% | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Parc-Lafontaine QC | 5.4% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Davie Village BC | 5.2% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 71 |
| 16 | Stayner ON | 5% | 3.6% | 46 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Préfontaine QC | 4.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) ON | 4.2% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Étienne Desmarteaux QC | 3.1% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Oakridge ON | 2.6% | 4.4% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Mount Pleasant East ON | 2.5% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Saint-Édouard QC | 2.3% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Leaside-Bennington ON | 2.2% | 1% | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| 25 | Scarborough Village ON | 2.2% | 7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Cliffcrest ON | 2.1% | 2.4% | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | Saint-Émile QC | 2% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Bathurst Manor ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Hillcrest Village ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Glen Cairn ON | 1.6% | 7% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Laurentian West ON | 1.5% | 5.8% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Almonte ON | 1.4% | 0.7% | 26 | 0 | 8 |
| 33 | Smithville ON | 1.3% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Leduc County AB | 1.2% | 0.7% | 85 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides QC | 1.1% | 4.1% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Evergreen SK | 0.7% | 8.9% | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Summerside AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Saint-Charles-Borromée QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Winkler MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Strathmore AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Surrey Centre on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The neighbourhood’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Surrey Centre: 19 named parks and woods
Fleetwood Park is the largest, at 47 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
19 named parks and woods, 104 ha in all
Parks & gardens 104 ha
The bulk, 65%, is Fleetwood Park and Cloverdale Athletic Park.
Cloverdale Athletic Park
Park or garden
21 ha4.2 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Surrey Centre
Coast Meridian Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Bose Forest Park
Park or garden
7.7 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
0.8 km westfrom the centre
Clover Valley Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre Park
Park or garden
5.8 ha1.3 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.8 km eastfrom the centre
Bose GreenwayHook Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Cloverdale Ball Park
Park or garden
4.0 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
55C - Greenbelt
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
3.5 ha
3.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Churchland Park
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Clover Valley Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
All 19 named parks and green spaces
Fleetwood ParkPark or garden · 47 ha · 5 km of path
DirectionsCloverdale Athletic ParkPark or garden · 21 ha · 4.2 km of path
DirectionsBose Forest ParkPark or garden · 7.7 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsBill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre ParkPark or garden · 5.8 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsCloverdale Ball ParkPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 0.7 km of path
Directions55C - GreenbeltPark or garden · 3.5 ha · just outside town
Directions55E - GreenbeltPark or garden · 3.2 ha
DirectionsChurchland ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsA.J. McLellan ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsWilliam Watson ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGuy Richardson ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
Directions56A - Neighbourhood ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCloverdale Youth ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · just outside town
Directions55I - GreenbeltPark or garden · 1.1 ha · just outside town
DirectionsCloverdale Heights ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsBoothroyd ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsCottonwood ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
Directions55K - GreenbeltPark or garden · 0.4 ha
Directions55H - GreenbeltPark or garden · 0.3 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
8 in 10 people in Surrey Centre 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 (83%)Further (17%)
Surrey Centre83%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 2,800 people more than a short walk away. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
190 protected areas around Surrey Centre
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Surrey Centre1.3%
Within 10 km8.2%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 189 of the 190, and private owners the rest. At 132 ha, Colebrook Park is the largest.
Bose Forest ParkMunicipal park · 6.4 ha · reaches Surrey Centre
75D - Greenbelt, Floodplain (for Serpentine River)Municipal park · 5.1 ha · reaches Surrey Centre
55E - GreenbeltMunicipal park · 3.3 ha · reaches Surrey Centre
Churchland ParkMunicipal park · 2.2 ha · reaches Surrey Centre
Cottonwood ParkMunicipal park · 1.9 ha · reaches Surrey Centre
75D - GreenbeltMunicipal park · 1.7 ha · reaches Surrey Centre
Fleetwood ParkMunicipal park · 40 ha · reaches Surrey Centre
55K - GreenbeltMunicipal park · 0.4 ha · reaches Surrey Centre
North Creek ParkMunicipal park · 23 ha · reaches Surrey Centre
67J - Greenbelt / 67F - GreenbeltMunicipal park · 1.3 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
30 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
38 km to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
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
Peace Arch Park
11 km south0.1 km²since 1939
National park reserve
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
38 km south-west67 km²since 2010
Closer to home, Peace Arch Park is 11 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Surrey Centre has 76 km of footpaths in and around it
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
76 km
in and around the town (30.4 km²)
Woodland
5.8%
about 1.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Surrey CentreTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Surrey CentreTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.8%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 64% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 58% 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
6 walking routes near Surrey Centre
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Fraser Greenway6.4 km
Clover Valley Greenway5.2 km
Surrey Lake Greenway5.1 km
Cloverdale Greenway3.8 km
Coast Meridian Greenway3.7 km
Bose Greenway3.6 km
Among local routes, the Fraser Greenway is longest at 6.4 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 Surrey Centre: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Pitt Meadows, 12 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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 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 |
Winter brings about 56 cm of snow. The warmest days come in August (25 °C highs), the coldest in December (6 °C). The wettest month, January, brings 252 mm, against 36 mm in August. The climate in Surrey Centre →
Things to do
Near Surrey Centre: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 76 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 76
Plus 76 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Freedom Dog-Off-Leash Park1.8 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Surrey Centre
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CloverdaleProvincetonRosewood ParkSullivanSunrise EstatesClayton HeightsSurrey Centre
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Centre | 8.2% | 190 | 6 | 0 |
| Cloverdale 2.5 km | 6% | 160 | 5 | 0 |
| Provinceton 2.8 km | 5.3% | 160 | 6 | 0 |
| Rosewood Park 4.3 km | 4.5% | 130 | 5 | 0 |
| Sullivan 4.4 km | 15% | 190 | 6 | 0 |
| Sunrise Estates 4.5 km | 5.8% | 152 | 5 | 0 |
| Clayton Heights 5.0 km | 5.4% | 131 | 2 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Surrey Centre’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- 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. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Surrey Centre
What is the nearest provincial park to Surrey Centre?
Peace Arch Park, 11 km from the edge of town.
Is there protected land near Surrey Centre?
Protected areas cover 8.2% of the land within 10 km.
Are there hiking trails near Surrey Centre?
OpenStreetMap maps the Clover Valley Greenway, Surrey Lake Greenway and Fraser Greenway close by, with others.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Surrey Centre?
Colebrook Park: 132 ha, a municipal park.
When should you visit Surrey Centre for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Surrey Centre?
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is closest, at 38 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Surrey Centre
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).