First pick
Irishtown Nature Park
Park or garden
799 ha14 km of path
3 h 5 minto walk all 14 km of path
6.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
John HowardMalcom's WayDragonfly+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.02.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Moncton · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 39 km from Moncton: Fundy National Park
The largest is Big Meadows: 929 ha, 5.8 km from the edge of town. Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Centennial Beach the nearest. The closest provincial park is Amherst Shore Provincial Park, 65 km from the edge of town.
Protected land
2.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 7 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
39 km
Fundy National Park
Nearest provincial park
65 km
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Moncton 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km2.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.7%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 routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Moncton has the 18th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (74,655 to 128,693 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
Moncton2.2%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Moncton7
Towns its size12
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Moncton0
Towns its size1
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Moncton trails its peers is walking routes; 27 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 | Maple Ridge BC | 26% | 21% | 101 | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | Delta BC | 24% | 17% | 181 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | North Vancouver BC | 15% | 22% | 18 | 11 | 169 |
| 5 | Kamloops BC | 14% | 13% | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Saint John NB | 14% | 11% | 63 | 3 | 97 |
| 7 | Chilliwack BC | 11% | 7.7% | 36 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Saanich BC | 11% | 9.4% | 43 | 7 | 56 |
| 9 | Strathcona County AB | 9.4% | 1.4% | 38 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Repentigny QC | 8.3% | 1.6% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Cape Breton NS | 8.2% | 8.6% | 176 | 1 | 74 |
| 12 | New Westminster BC | 8% | 0% | 83 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | Victoria BC | 8% | 0.9% | 20 | 4 | 34 |
| 14 | Lindsay ON | 7.6% | 9.2% | 60 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | Pickering ON | 7.6% | 11% | 46 | 1 | 11 |
| 16 | Brossard QC | 5.6% | 9.1% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Bolton ON | 4.8% | 5.9% | 113 | 11 | 3 |
| 18 | Fredericton NB | 4.3% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | Chomedey QC | 3.9% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Terrebonne QC | 3.8% | 3.6% | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Simcoe ON | 2.3% | 4.7% | 102 | 5 | 36 |
| 22 | St. John's NL | 2.2% | 1.2% | 6 | 1 | 41 |
| 23 | Moncton NB | 2.2% | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Nanaimo BC | 1.9% | 6.7% | 42 | 2 | 33 |
| 25 | Bowmanville ON | 1.6% | 3% | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 26 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | 1.6% | 7.5% | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Newmarket ON | 1.3% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC | 1.1% | 1.2% | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Niagara Falls ON | 1.1% | 1.7% | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Saint-Jérôme QC | 1% | 0.1% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Chatham ON | 1% | 1% | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| 32 | Red Deer AB | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Peterborough ON | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Lethbridge AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Brantford ON | 0.3% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Prince George BC | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| 37 | Sarnia ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Drummondville QC | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Thunder Bay ON | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Airdrie AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Moncton on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Moncton
The biggest is Irishtown Nature Park, 799 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 1,085 ha in all
Parks & gardens 1,085 ha
Between them, Irishtown Nature Park and Mapleton Park - Park Mapleton cover 83%.
Centennial Park
Park or garden
93 ha12.7 km of path
2 h 50 minto walk all 12.7 km of path
2.5 km southfrom the centre
LynxCarcajouColvert+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Mapleton Park - Park Mapleton
Park or garden
98 ha9.9 km of path
2 h 10 minto walk all 9.9 km of path
3.0 km north-westfrom the centre
FloodplainWetlandTsuga+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Moncton Sports Park and 4Ice
Park or garden
35 ha2.6 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.6 km of path
1.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jones Lake Park
Park or garden
17 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
2.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Grove Hamlet Park
Park or garden
5.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
6.2 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Victoria Park
Park or garden
2.9 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
2.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Millenium Eco Park
Park or garden
3.9 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
2.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Irishtown Nature ParkPark or garden · 799 ha · 14 km of path
DirectionsCentennial ParkPark or garden · 93 ha · 12.7 km of path
DirectionsMapleton Park - Park MapletonPark or garden · 98 ha · 9.9 km of path
DirectionsMoncton Sports Park and 4IcePark or garden · 35 ha · 2.6 km of path
DirectionsJones Lake ParkPark or garden · 17 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsGrove Hamlet ParkPark or garden · 5.6 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsVictoria ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsMillenium Eco ParkPark or garden · 3.9 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsEast End ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsKiwanis Park & Sports ComplexPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsFairview Knoll ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsPrayer GardenPark or garden · 2.7 ha
DirectionsRiverfront Park #2Park or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc BorePark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsPinehurst ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsMagnetic Hill BoardwalkPark or garden · 2.5 ha
DirectionsParc Renton ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsWynwood ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsMaplehurst ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Bessborough ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsLewisville ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Brentwood ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsKnox ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc GaspéPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsTobin ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsAlexander ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des arts du SommetPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsPalisade ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsWestbrook Circle ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsRiverfront ParkPark or garden · 0.8 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
About 8 in 10 of Moncton’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 (81%)Further (19%)
Moncton81%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 19,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Moncton, 2.2% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Moncton1.7%
Within 10 km2.2%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 7 of the 17; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Biggest of the named areas: Big Meadows, 929 ha. The figures include 10 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
4037300Nature reserve · 39 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Mill Creek Nature ParkMunicipal park · 98 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
4037800Nature reserve · 352 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
Big MeadowsNature reserve · 929 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
4037200Nature reserve · 209 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
4037100Nature reserve · 295 ha · 7.5 km from the edge of town
Salisbury East Wetland Conservation AreaNature reserve · 24 ha · 9.0 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
The parks within reach of Moncton
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
National park
Fundy National Park
39 km south206 km²since 1948
Provincial park
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
65 km east2.6 km²since 2000
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
189 km of paths in and around Moncton
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
189 km
in and around the town (209.4 km²)
Woodland
35%
about 73.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MonctonTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.9
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MonctonTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland35%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 59% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 77% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Moncton
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Moncton: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Moncton, 10 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 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 102 | 88 | 111 | 94 | 98 | 95 | 87 | 77 | 103 | 124 | 109 | 115 |
The warmest days come in July (25 °C highs), the coldest in January (-4 °C). August is the driest month at 77 mm; October the wettest at 124 mm. Winter brings about 310 cm of snow. The climate in Moncton →
Beaches
Moncton has 2 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Centennial Beachsand · in town
DirectionsThe map adds one unnamed beach. 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
18 viewpoints near Moncton
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 62 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 18
Tidal Bore Parkin town
DirectionsBore View0.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 16 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Lutes Mountainin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 7
Plus 7 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 62
Creek Village Parkin town
DirectionsEvergreen Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsNatural Playgroundin town
DirectionsParc East Street Parkin town
DirectionsParc Sunny Acres Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 57 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Camper's Cityin town
DirectionsStonehurst Camping1.7 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Moncton
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RiverviewMonctonDieppeCoverdaleMoncton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
For protected land, no neighbour of Moncton doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
Questions about the outdoors in Moncton
What is the biggest park or reserve near Moncton?
Big Meadows, a nature reserve of 929 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Moncton?
It is Fundy National Park, 39 km off.
Is there protected land near Moncton?
Within 10 km, 2.2% of the land lies in protected areas.
Where can you swim near Moncton?
The nearest is Centennial Beach, in town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Moncton?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a provincial park near Moncton?
It is Amherst Shore Provincial Park, 65 km away.
Sources
The sources behind Moncton’s outdoors figures
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).