First pick
Parc Killarney Lake Park
Park or garden
553 ha33.1 km of path
7 h 20 minto walk all 33.1 km of path
6.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
742+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.04.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Fredericton · parks, protected land & trails
Mactaquac Provincial Park is 7.2 km from Fredericton
For a swim, Killarney Lake Beach is the nearest of 16 beaches within 5 km. 5.8 km out lies the largest, Grand Lake, at 10,465 ha. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Killarney Lake Trails / Sentiers Lac Killarney and Arboretum.
Protected land
4.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
26
within 10 km, 11 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
7.2 km
Mactaquac Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
16
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Fredericton 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km4.3%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 areas11Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches16Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Fredericton comes 16th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (55,572 to 97,845 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
Fredericton4.3%
Towns its size2.9%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Fredericton11
Towns its size9
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Fredericton2
Towns its size1
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
For walking routes, Fredericton sits near the top of its size group: 16 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort McMurray AB | 34% | 35% | 21 | 1 | 289 |
| 2 | Langford BC | 27% | 18% | 41 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | North Vancouver BC | 15% | 22% | 18 | 11 | 169 |
| 4 | Port Coquitlam BC | 15% | 5.6% | 125 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Saint John NB | 14% | 11% | 63 | 3 | 97 |
| 6 | Repentigny QC | 8.3% | 1.6% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | New Westminster BC | 8% | 0% | 83 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Fleetwood BC | 7.8% | 7.9% | 162 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Lindsay ON | 7.6% | 9.2% | 60 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | North Vancouver BC | 7.5% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 66 |
| 11 | North Bay ON | 7.4% | 5.6% | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 12 | Mirabel QC | 5.9% | 0.3% | 76 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Stouffville ON | 5.9% | 0.5% | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Brossard QC | 5.6% | 9.1% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Bolton ON | 4.8% | 5.9% | 113 | 11 | 3 |
| 16 | Fredericton NB | 4.3% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| 17 | Mascouche QC | 4% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Chomedey QC | 3.9% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | St. Albert AB | 3.4% | 2.1% | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | Welland ON | 3.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Granby QC | 2.5% | 3.6% | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Simcoe ON | 2.3% | 4.7% | 102 | 5 | 36 |
| 23 | Aurora ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Georgetown ON | 1.8% | 3.5% | 38 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Grande Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | 1.6% | 7.5% | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Newmarket ON | 1.3% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Belleville ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Blainville QC | 1.1% | 0% | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Brandon MB | 1.1% | 0.9% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Saint-Jérôme QC | 1% | 0.1% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | 0.7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Peterborough ON | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Woodstock ON | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Prince George BC | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| 36 | Caledonia ON | 0.2% | 0.4% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 37 | Sarnia ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Drummondville QC | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Medicine Hat AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Airdrie AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Fredericton
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
30 named parks and woods to walk in near Fredericton
Largest first: Parc Killarney Lake Park leads with 553 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 957 ha in all
Parks & gardens 826 haWoods 132 ha
The bulk, 72%, is Parc Killarney Lake Park and Parc Odell Park.
Parc Odell Park
Park or garden
140 ha19.3 km of path
4 h 20 minto walk all 19.3 km of path
2.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jardin botanique de Fredericton Botanic Garden
Park or garden
20 ha2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
2.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Woodland TrailCreekside TrailHemlock Trail+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
The Green
Park or garden
12 ha3.6 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.6 km of path
1.3 km eastfrom the centre
South Riverfront TrailSalamancaSalamanca Trail+1 path
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Wilmot Park
Park or garden
9.8 ha3.1 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Fredericton
Directionsto a point inside
ScotiaBank Park North
Park or garden
15 ha0.2 km of path
3.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Reading Street Park
Park or garden
13 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
3.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc Killarney Lake ParkPark or garden · 553 ha · 33.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Odell ParkPark or garden · 140 ha · 19.3 km of path
DirectionsSerenity ForestWood or forest · 132 ha
DirectionsJardin botanique de Fredericton Botanic GardenPark or garden · 20 ha · 2.7 km of path
DirectionsThe GreenPark or garden · 12 ha · 3.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Wilmot ParkPark or garden · 9.8 ha · 3.1 km of path
DirectionsScotiaBank Park NorthPark or garden · 15 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsReading Street ParkPark or garden · 13 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsRoyal Field ParkPark or garden · 10.0 ha
DirectionsCarleton ParkPark or garden · 7.0 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsFisher ParkPark or garden · 7.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsHenry ParkPark or garden · 4.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsQueens SquarePark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsBishop Heights ParkPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsMorell ParkPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsRoyal Road ParkPark or garden · 4.2 ha
DirectionsHugh John Flemming Forestry ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsAngelview ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsVeterans Memorial ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha
DirectionsSt. Mary's Old ReservePark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsLimerick Road ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsEvans parkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsOfficers' SquarePark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsIrvine Street ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsRandolph Street ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsMassey Avenue ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsGibson-Neill Memorial ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsBurpee Street ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsGloucester Street ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsEntrance OvalPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSource: 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
A park is within a short walk for 6 in 10 in Fredericton
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 (65%)Further (35%)
Fredericton65%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 26,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
4.3% of the land around Fredericton is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Fredericton0%
Within 10 km4.3%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 11 of the 26. Grand Lake covers 10,465 ha, the most of any named area. The figures include 15 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
4051700Nature reserve · 96 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
4045300Nature reserve · 587 ha · 1.0 km from the edge of town
4034100Nature reserve · 1,493 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Grand LakeNature reserve · 10,465 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
4034000Nature reserve · 57 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
4040200Nature reserve · 142 ha · 6.4 km from the edge of town
Mactaquac Provincial ParkProvincial park · 544 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
Portobello Creek National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 3,932 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
4007100Nature reserve · 237 ha · 7.7 km from the edge of town
4034200Nature reserve · 54 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
1 more named area within 10 km is in the comparison 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
7.2 km to Mactaquac Provincial Park
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
7.2 km west5.4 km²since 1965
No national park lies within 100 km of Fredericton; 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
303 km of paths in and around Fredericton
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
303 km
in and around the town (223.2 km²)
Woodland
51%
about 114.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
FrederictonTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
FrederictonTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland51%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 84% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 54% 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
Fredericton has 2 named walking routes
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
Arboretum1.8 km
At 24.0 km, the Killarney Lake Trails / Sentiers Lac Killarney is the longest local route.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Fredericton: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fredericton (Airport) (14 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 | 8.7 |
| 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 |
The wettest month, October, brings 106 mm, against 63 mm in February. July is the warmest month, with highs around 26 °C; January the coldest, at -4 °C. Expect around 241 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Fredericton →
Beaches
Beaches near Fredericton: 16 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Killarney Lake Beachsand · in town
DirectionsAdd 15 unnamed beaches to the count. 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
Fredericton has 11 viewpoints and 5 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
11Viewpoints5Hills and peaks5Waterfalls4Nature reserves13Picnic sites65Playgrounds5Dog parks8Slipways
Highest of the named peaks: Currie Mountain, 85 m. Top of the list: playgrounds, 65 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 11
Plus 11 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 5
College Hillin town
DirectionsRice Hillin town
DirectionsBluff Hill0.3 km from town
DirectionsPopple Hill1.1 km from town
DirectionsCurrie Mountain85 m · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 4
Fredericton Wildlife Refugein town
DirectionsHyla Park Nature Preservein town
DirectionsMarysville Flatsin town
DirectionsSeymour Woodlands Nature Preserve1.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 13
Lady Dunn and Tibbits Courtyardin town
DirectionsPublic Picnic Tablesin town
DirectionsRoss Island Picnic Site0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 10 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 65
Henry Parkin town
DirectionsTiny Totin town
DirectionsPlus 63 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 8
Cityview Avenue Municipal Launchin town
DirectionsFredericton River Centre (Small Craft Aquatic Centre) Rampin town
DirectionsHartt Island Boat Rampin town
DirectionsMorell Park Launchin town
DirectionsOld Salmon Club Municipal Launchin town
DirectionsPlus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Fredericton: one 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 · at the edge of 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 Fredericton
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Devon 30New MarylandStarlight VillageMaugervilleSaint MarysLincolnFredericton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericton | 4.3% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| Devon 30 2.5 km | 4.2% | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| New Maryland 7.6 km | 1.7% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Starlight Village 11 km | 9.2% | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| Maugerville 12 km | 16% | 54 | 0 | 7 |
| Saint Marys 13 km | 13% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| Lincoln 14 km | 6.8% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
For protected land, Starlight Village, Maugerville and Saint Marys have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Fredericton
Is Fredericton near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Fredericton.
Is there a beach near Fredericton?
Killarney Lake Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
What walking routes are near Fredericton?
Try the Killarney Lake Trails / Sentiers Lac Killarney and Arboretum; more are on the map.
How much land around Fredericton is protected?
Protected areas cover 4.3% of the land within 10 km.
Is there a provincial park near Fredericton?
It is Mactaquac Provincial Park, 7.2 km away.
What is the largest protected area near Fredericton?
Grand Lake, a nature reserve of 10,465 ha.
When should you visit Fredericton for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Sources for this page on Fredericton
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).