First pick
Murray Beach Provincial Park
Park or garden
30 ha
5.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain40%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Botsford · parks, protected land & trails
Within 10 km of Botsford, 40% of the land is protected
Within 5 km are 17 beaches; Murray Beach is the nearest. The nearest national park is Prince Edward Island National Park, 47 km away. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Gaspereau Trail.
Protected land
40%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
30
within 10 km, 7 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
47 km
Prince Edward Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
10.0 km
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
17
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Botsford apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round40% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsBeaches17 beaches within 5 km
Out of doors, Botsford leads with protected land around it, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Botsford, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km40%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.5%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas7Areas 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
Botsford has the most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,240 to 2,587 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
Botsford40%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Botsford7
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Botsford1
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Botsford tops all 39 other towns its size.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botsford NB | 40% | 3.5% | 30 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Botsford
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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Botsford
The biggest is Murray Beach Provincial Park, 30 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Fort Gaspereaux National Historic Site
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
0.9 ha
12 km south-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
In Botsford, parks are rarely a short walk away
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%)
Botsford0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). About 1,200 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
The 30 protected areas near Botsford
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Botsford3.5%
Within 10 km40%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 30, 7 are public land; the others are privately held. Biggest of the named areas: Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22), 285,278 ha. 23 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22)Nature reserve · 285,278 ha · reaches Botsford
Cape Jourimain National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 533 ha · reaches Botsford
4037500Nature reserve · 219 ha · reaches Botsford
4037600Nature reserve · 18 ha · reaches Botsford
4051800Nature reserve · 262 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 2,785 ha · 7.8 km from the edge of town
Amherst Shore Provincial ParkProvincial park · 255 ha · 10.0 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
Prince Edward Island National Park, 47 km off
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
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
10.0 km south2.6 km²since 2000
National park
Prince Edward Island National Park
47 km north-east27 km²since 1937
Amherst Shore Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 10.0 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Botsford has 42 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
42 km
in and around the town (416.7 km²)
Woodland
51%
about 211.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BotsfordTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BotsfordTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland51%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 84% of Canadian towns. For path density, 86% 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
One mapped route to walk from Botsford
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Gaspereau Trail1.4 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Botsford is best on foot in June to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Nappan (46 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 102 | 80 | 91 | 93 | 84 | 96 | 81 | 83 | 109 | 115 | 114 | 114 |
In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -3 °C. Precipitation runs from 80 mm in February to 115 mm in October. The climate in Botsford →
Beaches
Beaches near Botsford: 17 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Murray Beachin town
DirectionsPoint Monashin town
DirectionsRayworth Beachin town
DirectionsMurray Beachsand · in town
DirectionsWalton's Beach0.1 km from town
DirectionsGrants Beach0.1 km from town
DirectionsMason Beach4.5 km from town
Directions10 further beaches go unnamed. OpenStreetMap maps 168 km of coastline within 5 km. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Botsford has 7 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are viewpoints: 7 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 7
Plus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Murray Beach Provincial Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsStrang`s Shore Campingin town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Botsford
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Botsford with figures are 19–34 km away.
WestmorlandCap-PeléBeaubassin East / Beaubassin-estSummersideCumberland County, Subdivision CBotsford
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botsford | 40% | 30 | 1 | 17 |
| Westmorland 19 km | 16% | 100 | 1 | 4 |
| Cap-Pelé 26 km | 43% | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est 31 km | 27% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| Summerside 34 km | 25% | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C 34 km | 20% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Botsford has. More routes are mapped around Summerside (10).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Botsford
Is there protected land near Botsford?
Protected areas cover 40% of the land within 10 km.
Is there a beach near Botsford?
Try Murray Beach, in town, first of several.
Where can you walk near Botsford?
The Gaspereau Trail, mapped within 2 km.
What is the nearest national park to Botsford?
Prince Edward Island National Park is closest, at 47 km.
When is the best time for walking in Botsford?
June to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Botsford?
Amherst Shore Provincial Park, 10.0 km from the edge of town.
What is the largest protected area near Botsford?
It is Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22), a nature reserve covering 285,278 ha.
Sources
Where Botsford’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).