First pick
Coronation Park
Park or garden
26 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
1.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Coronation Park Walking PathCoronation Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Diablo2003 · Public domain20%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Bathurst · parks, protected land & trails
Protected areas cover 20% of the country around Bathurst
17 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Beresford Beach. For walks, the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail runs within 2 km. 13 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land
20%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 10 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
85 km
Kouchibouguac National Park
Nearest provincial park
67 km
Miguasha National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
17
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Bathurst, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round20% of the land within 10 km, more than 96% of Canadian townsBeaches17 beaches within 5 km
Bathurst is strongest on protected land around it, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Bathurst, 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km20%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.6%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas10Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches17Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Bathurst comes 2nd of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (13,090 to 13,596 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
Bathurst20%
Towns its size3.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Bathurst10
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Bathurst1
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Bathurst’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 1 of 39 tops it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semiahmoo Town Centre BC | 21% | 0.8% | 103 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Bathurst NB | 20% | 2.6% | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | West Point Grey BC | 14% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 65 |
| 4 | Glebe-Dows Lake ON | 12% | 11% | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Quantztown ON | 8.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Beaurivage QC | 8.1% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sidney BC | 7% | 0.6% | 22 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Saint-Jean-Vianney QC | 6.9% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Durand ON | 6.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Pine Grove ON | 6.2% | 37% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bonnyville No. 87 AB | 5.5% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Dolbeau-Mistassini QC | 5.4% | 6.6% | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Deerfield ON | 5.2% | 6.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Madoc ON | 5.1% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | E-F-K-Section (bramalea) ON | 5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Springdale ON | 4.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Montcalm QC | 4.7% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Aloha Estates BC | 4.3% | 2% | 111 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Vanier QC | 4.2% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Stittsville North ON | 3.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Thornhill Woods ON | 3.5% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Centennial Scarborough ON | 3.5% | 8.1% | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Stratford PE | 2.7% | 0.9% | 19 | 12 | 13 |
| 24 | Ionview ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | Yonge-St.Clair ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | Douglasdale/Glen AB | 2.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 27 | Palmerston-Little Italy ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 28 | Rawdon QC | 1.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Corso Italia-Davenport ON | 1.4% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 30 | Kincardine ON | 1% | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 31 | Signal Hill AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Streetsville ON | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Perth East ON | 0.5% | 1.7% | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Lloydminster (Part) SK | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Centre-Nord (Montréal-Nord) QC | 0.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Mount Dennis ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Huntington Hills AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Walker AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Lorette MB | 0% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Redstone AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Bathurst on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’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
7 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Bathurst
The biggest is Coronation Park, 26 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 50 ha in all
Parks & gardens 50 ha
Add Coronation Park to Youghall Beach Park and you have 77% of it.
Youghall Beach Park
Park or garden
13 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
4.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Wellness Park
Park or garden
5.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.4 km eastfrom the centre
Bathurst Downtown Loop
Directionsto a point inside
Centennial Park
Park or garden
3.5 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Richelieu
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Victoria Park
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.4 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
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
About 6 in 10 of Bathurst’s residents are 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 (57%)Further (43%)
Bathurst57%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. About 5,800 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
The 13 protected areas near Bathurst
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Bathurst2.6%
Within 10 km20%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 13, 10 are public land; the others are privately held. At 47,707 ha, Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 21) is the largest. 3 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 21)Nature reserve · 47,707 ha · reaches Bathurst
4017500Nature reserve · 1,063 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
4010200Nature reserve · 8,105 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
4017700Nature reserve · 622 ha · 4.8 km from the edge of town
4017600Nature reserve · 1,302 ha · 6.6 km from the edge of town
Bass BrookNature reserve · 695 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
4010300Nature reserve · 739 ha · 6.9 km from the edge of town
4017800Nature reserve · 317 ha · 6.9 km from the edge of town
AllardvilleNature reserve · 1,219 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
4001100Nature reserve · 80 ha · 9.3 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
The nearest big park: Kouchibouguac National Park, 85 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
Miguasha National Park (Québec)
67 km north-west0.6 km²since 1985
National park
Kouchibouguac National Park
85 km south-east239 km²since 1969
Closer to home, Miguasha National Park (Québec) is 67 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
Paths to walk: 74 km in and around Bathurst
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
74 km
in and around the town (161.6 km²)
Woodland
60%
about 96.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BathurstTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BathurstTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland60%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 87% of Canadian towns. For path density, 67% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Bathurst has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail149.3 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 Bathurst in June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Bathurst, 6.3 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 82 | 72 | 87 | 78 | 108 | 99 | 99 | 88 | 88 | 120 | 97 | 100 |
About 337 cm of snow falls in a year. January brings highs of -5 °C, July highs of 25 °C. For dry weather, February is best (72 mm); October gets 120 mm. The climate in Bathurst →
Beaches
For a swim near Bathurst: Beresford Beach, 3.4 km off
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beresford Beach3.4 km from town
DirectionsUnnamed on the map: 16 more. The coast is close: 100 km of shoreline within 5 km. For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Bathurst has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 3 campsites, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
College Hillin town
DirectionsTetagouche Hillin town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Daly Point Nature Reservein town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Wildlife Campgroundin town
DirectionsYoughall Campingin town
DirectionsCamping Malybel1.3 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Bathurst
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BathurstBeresfordNigadooBeresfordPetit-RocherBathurst
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | 20% | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| Bathurst 7.4 km | 13% | 42 | 1 | 23 |
| Beresford 8.7 km | 24% | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| Nigadoo 13 km | 22% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Beresford 16 km | 26% | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Petit-Rocher 18 km | 23% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Bathurst’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- 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. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Bathurst
Are there hiking trails near Bathurst?
Try the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail.
Is there a beach near Bathurst?
The nearest is Beresford Beach, 3.4 km from town.
How far is Bathurst from a national park?
Kouchibouguac National Park is closest, at 85 km.
Are there protected areas near Bathurst?
Protected areas cover 20% of the land within 10 km.
What is the largest protected area near Bathurst?
It is Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 21), a nature reserve covering 47,707 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Bathurst?
June 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 Bathurst?
Miguasha National Park (Québec), 67 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Where Bathurst’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.
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).