First pick
Kings Park
Park or garden
22 ha3.7 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.7 km of path
6.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: HS01 · CC BY-SA 4.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Dufferin · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land is scarce around Dufferin: 0.1% within 10 km
Close by: one protected area. Within 100 km there is no national park. The largest named area nearby is Donald W. Orchard Wildlife Management Area, 281 ha, 4.2 km away.
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 provincial park
31 km
Beaudry Provincial Park
Against other towns
Dufferin 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 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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Dufferin has the 5th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,536 to 2,642 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
Dufferin0.1%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Dufferin1
Towns its size5
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Dufferin0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Dufferin is weakest for protected land nearby: 34 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsawwassen BC | 31% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Division No. 7, Subdivision E NL | 30% | 28% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Bonfield ON | 15% | 23% | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Outlook SK | 11% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sainte-Croix QC | 9.6% | 0.3% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Castlemore Estates ON | 7.8% | 6.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Chase BC | 7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel QC | 6.9% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Boothill SK | 3.9% | 76% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Kinburn ON | 3.1% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Saint-Mathieu QC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lambeth ON | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | High Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Hébertville QC | 1.6% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.6% | 0.7% | 46 | 1 | 14 |
| 26 | Brockville MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | South River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove NL | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 30 | Berwick NS | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Saint-Chrysostome QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Sweet Grass AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Rosetown SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Dufferin
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; 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 Dufferin: one named park or wood
Largest first: Kings Park leads with 22 ha. Numbers match the map.
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
Few people in Dufferin 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Dufferin0%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. For about 2,600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Dufferin
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Dufferin0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
A government owns it.
Donald W. Orchard Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 281 ha · 4.2 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
Beaudry Provincial Park is 31 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
Beaudry Provincial Park
31 km north-east4.9 km²since 1974
No national park lies within 100 km of Dufferin; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Dufferin and its edge hold 153 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
153 km
in and around the town (1,060.8 km²)
Woodland
9%
about 95.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DufferinTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DufferinTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland9%
0%50%100%
50% of Canadian towns are more wooded. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 82% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Dufferin
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
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 Dufferin: August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Morden (41 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 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -7 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 1 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 17 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 76 | 89 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 39 | 27 | 22 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 26 °C; January the coldest, at -10 °C. February is the driest month at 16 mm; June the wettest at 89 mm. The climate in Dufferin →
Things to do
Outdoors around Dufferin: 11 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 4 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Pembina Hills2.0 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Stephenfield Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
New Picnic shelter0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Stephenfield Campin town
DirectionsStephenfield Lake Resort Incin town
DirectionsKing’s Park Campground0.3 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Boat Launchin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Dufferin
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CarmanGreyDufferin
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
For protected land, no neighbour of Dufferin doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Dufferin
When is the best time for walking in Dufferin?
On the normals, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Which is the biggest protected area near Dufferin?
It is Donald W. Orchard Wildlife Management Area, a wildlife area covering 281 ha.
What is the nearest provincial park to Dufferin?
It is Beaudry Provincial Park, 31 km away.
Is Dufferin near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Dufferin.
Is there protected land near Dufferin?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Sources for this page on Dufferin
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).