Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainDundas is ringed by protected land: 29% within 10 km
Kouchibouguac National Park is the closest national park, 36 km from town. Swimmers have 6 beaches within 5 km, Pointe Grande-Digue the nearest. 12 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Where Dundas stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
What Dundas has most to offer outdoors is protected land around it, with its beaches close behind.
How Dundas compares with other 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.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
No town of the 40 its size has more protected land around it than Dundas
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,641 to 4,817 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
None of the other 39 towns its size has more protected land nearby than Dundas. On public protected areas it is behind: 21 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundas NB | 29% | 1.3% | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Cumberland County, Subdivision D NS | 15% | 7.1% | 69 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Château-Richer QC | 12% | 0.3% | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Central Okanagan BC | 11% | 13% | 52 | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | Greenboro East ON | 11% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Qualicum - Redwood ON | 11% | 0% | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Riverside Park - Mooneys Bay ON | 9.5% | 10% | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Guysborough NS | 8.9% | 15% | 308 | 1 | 56 |
| 9 | Sutton QC | 6.6% | 12% | 47 | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Marmora ON | 5.5% | 8.7% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Cornwallis MB | 5.5% | 3.7% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | North End East ON | 4.8% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Kingsland AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Electoral Area H, Nanaimo BC | 3.3% | 1.2% | 56 | 11 | 6 |
| 15 | Shippagan NB | 2.5% | 18% | 26 | 0 | 47 |
| 16 | Amaranth ON | 2.3% | 0.2% | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Canora AB | 2.3% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Battleford SK | 2.2% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Electoral Area B, Nanaimo BC | 2.1% | 3.2% | 38 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne-des-Grès QC | 2% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Woodlands County AB | 1.8% | 1.4% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Pembina Strip MB | 1.7% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Maybank MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Riverview MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George BC | 0.9% | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 26 | Hampton NB | 0.8% | 0.9% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Britannia ON | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Richmond AB | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Rossmere-B MB | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Baturyn AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Empire Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dutton ON | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Macewan Glen AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Grand Valley ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kindersley SK | 0.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Saint-Agapit QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Flin Flon (Part) MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Barrhead AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Central McDougall AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Eastwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Where the green is in Dundas
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town.
In Dundas, 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.
Around 4,700 residents are further than 400 m from a park. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
12 protected areas around Dundas
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
On public land: 3 of the 12. The others are private conservation land. The largest named one is Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22), at 285,278 ha. Another 9 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
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.
Kouchibouguac National Park is 36 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.
Kouchibouguac National Park
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
13 km of paths in and around Dundas
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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
More of it is wooded than in 91% of Canadian towns. 93% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
No named walking route passes Dundas on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
The best months for walking in Dundas: May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Bouctouche (19 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 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 72 | 59 | 79 | 69 | 93 | 82 | 89 | 74 | 101 | 106 | 92 | 86 |
Summer highs reach 25 °C in July; in January they stay near -3 °C. February is the driest month at 59 mm; October the wettest at 106 mm. Some 310 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Dundas →
Dundas has 6 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
OpenStreetMap shows 4 more, nameless. OpenStreetMap maps 97 km of coastline within 5 km. 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.
Outdoors around Dundas: 5 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 3 campsites, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Dundas
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundas | 29% | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Cocagne 6.7 km | 39% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Shediac 9.9 km | 14% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Shediac 12 km | 18% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| Saint-Antoine 15 km | 5.2% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Dundas holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Dundas
When is the best time for walking in Dundas?
May to August, 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 Dundas?
Amherst Shore Provincial Park, 62 km away.
How much land around Dundas is protected?
Yes: 29% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is Dundas near a national park?
Kouchibouguac National Park, 36 km from the edge of town.
Where can you swim near Dundas?
Pointe Grande-Digue, 0.1 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Dundas?
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22): 285,278 ha, a nature reserve.
Where Dundas’ 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).