First pick
Parc Killarney Lake Park
Park or garden
554 ha32.6 km of path
7 h 15 minto walk all 32.6 km of path
14 km eastfrom the centre
742+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain6.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Douglas · parks, protected land & trails
Within 10 km of Douglas: 44 public protected areas
18 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Killarney Lake Beach. The nearest provincial park, Mactaquac Provincial Park, is 3.9 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
6.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
54
within 10 km, 44 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
3.9 km
Mactaquac Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
18
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Douglas stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Many protected areas44 public areas within 10 kmProtected land all round6.4% of the land within 10 km, more than 76% of Canadian townsBeaches18 beaches within 5 km
Douglas’ best card is the number of public protected areas close by, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Douglas, 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km6.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town9.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas44Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches18Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Douglas comes 9th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,690 to 6,997 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
Douglas6.4%
Towns its size2%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Douglas44
Towns its size3
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Douglas1
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Douglas’ strong point is public protected areas, where 4 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON | 18% | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
| 2 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Old Ottawa South ON | 12% | 5.4% | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlemagne QC | 11% | 1.4% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Harrietsfield NS | 11% | 19% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Lowertown East ON | 11% | 0% | 38 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | The Estates of Rainbow Creek ON | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Southern Gulf Islands BC | 6.2% | 26% | 115 | 0 | 83 |
| 11 | Saint-Honoré QC | 5.5% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Perth ON | 5.4% | 0.7% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 14 | Hope ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 16 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 22 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Meadowood MB | 1.3% | 1.8% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 25 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 26 | Devon AB | 1.1% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 32 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Gimli MB | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 36 | Bonnie Doon AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Rhineland MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Wainwright AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Klarvatten AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Douglas
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
A named park or wood to walk in near Douglas
Largest first: Parc Killarney Lake Park leads with 554 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 Douglas 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%)
Douglas0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 6,800 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 6.4% of the land near Douglas
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Douglas9.4%
Within 10 km6.4%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
44 of the 54 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Nashwaak River is the biggest, 3,984 ha. 7 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Nashwaak RiverNature reserve · 3,984 ha · reaches Douglas
4032300Nature reserve · 3,808 ha · reaches Douglas
4034100Nature reserve · 1,493 ha · reaches Douglas
4033000Nature reserve · 927 ha · reaches Douglas
4032600Nature reserve · 831 ha · reaches Douglas
4031900Nature reserve · 701 ha · reaches Douglas
4032800Nature reserve · 576 ha · reaches Douglas
4032700Nature reserve · 566 ha · reaches Douglas
4032200Nature reserve · 552 ha · reaches Douglas
4032100Nature reserve · 517 ha · reaches Douglas
24 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
The nearest big park: Mactaquac Provincial Park, 3.9 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
Mactaquac Provincial Park
3.9 km south-west5.4 km²since 1965
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Douglas has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
749 km of paths in and around Douglas
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
749 km
in and around the town (1,710.2 km²)
Woodland
91%
about 1,556.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DouglasTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DouglasTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland91%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 68% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 100% 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
1 walking route near Douglas
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Killarney Lake Trails / Sentiers Lac Killarney24.0 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 Douglas in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Fredericton (Airport), 28 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 63 | 88 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 94 | 66 | 90 | 106 | 97 | 93 |
From -4 °C in January to 26 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. Expect 106 mm in October, the wettest month, and 63 mm in February. The yearly snowfall is near 241 cm. The climate in Douglas →
Beaches
18 beaches within 5 km of Douglas
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Killarney Lake Beachsand · 0.6 km from town
DirectionsSlate Island Bar2.5 km from town
DirectionsMactaquac Beachsand · 4.9 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap marks 2 as sandy. OpenStreetMap shows 15 more, nameless. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Douglas: 2 viewpoints, 2 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 15 hills and peaks, the biggest group. Look up to Currie Mountain: 85 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 15
Billy Brown Mountainin town
DirectionsBluff Hillin town
DirectionsCrow Hillin town
DirectionsCurrie Mountain85 m · in town
DirectionsHoward Peakin town
DirectionsLouie Mountainin town
DirectionsMularchy Peakin town
DirectionsNarrows Mountainin town
DirectionsPlus 7 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 2
Plus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 3
Seymour Woodlands Nature Preservein town
DirectionsWarren Kent Coleman Nature Preservein town
DirectionsJames C. Yerxa Nature Preserve0.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 4
Hartt Island Boat Ramp1.1 km from town
DirectionsOld Salmon Club Municipal Launch1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Fredericton Botanic Garden, 4.6 km from Douglas, is the garden to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Fredericton Botanic GardenGarden or park · 4.6 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Douglas
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BrightFrederictonDevon 30Starlight VillageKingsclearNew MarylandDouglas
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 6.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| Bright 13 km | 7.1% | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| Fredericton 14 km | 4.3% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| Devon 30 14 km | 4.2% | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Starlight Village 17 km | 9.2% | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| Kingsclear 18 km | 7.4% | 31 | 1 | 14 |
| New Maryland 18 km | 1.7% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Douglas.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Douglas
Are there hiking trails near Douglas?
OpenStreetMap maps the Killarney Lake Trails / Sentiers Lac Killarney close by.
What is the nearest beach to Douglas?
Try Killarney Lake Beach, 0.6 km from town, first of several.
What is the largest protected area near Douglas?
Nashwaak River: 3,984 ha, a nature reserve.
What is the nearest national park to Douglas?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Douglas.
Are there protected areas near Douglas?
Within 10 km, 6.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Douglas?
Mactaquac Provincial Park, 3.9 km from the edge of town.
When should you visit Douglas for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Douglas’ 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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).