First pick
Waterfront Park
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
1.2 ha
5.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.03.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Perth · parks, protected land & trails
Perth is on the International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick
18 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a swim, Big Flat is the nearest of 5 beaches within 5 km. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
3.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
18
within 10 km, 14 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
75 km
Mount Carleton Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Perth apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick passes within 2 kmBeaches5 beaches within 5 kmParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Mount Carleton Provincial Park, is 75 km off
Perth is strongest on the International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick, with its beaches close behind. The gap is a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Perth 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km3.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town4.6%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas14Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Perth comes 14th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,113 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
Perth3.9%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Perth14
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Perth1
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Perth sits near the top of its size group: 7 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Perth NB | 3.9% | 4.6% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 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
Perth 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
2 named parks and woods to walk in near Perth
Largest first: Waterfront Park leads with 1.2 ha. Numbers match the map.
Gulch Road Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
0.3 ha
4.9 km northfrom 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
Most of Perth is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Perth0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 1,100 people more than a short walk away. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 3.9% of the land near Perth
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Perth4.6%
Within 10 km3.9%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
14 of the 18 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Pokiok River is the biggest, 2,234 ha. The figures include 4 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Pokiok RiverNature reserve · 2,234 ha · reaches Perth
4030500Nature reserve · 432 ha · reaches Perth
Blind Gully BrookNature reserve · 428 ha · reaches Perth
Porcupine MountainNature reserve · 418 ha · reaches Perth
4030600Nature reserve · 289 ha · reaches Perth
4024600Nature reserve · 104 ha · reaches Perth
4030200Nature reserve · 92 ha · reaches Perth
Demerchant BrookNature reserve · 49 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
River de ChuteNature reserve · 25 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
4007500Nature reserve · 255 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
4 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
75 km to Mount Carleton 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
Mount Carleton Provincial Park
75 km north-east173 km²since 1970
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Perth 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
Perth has 74 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
74 km
in and around the town (416 km²)
Woodland
86%
about 357.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PerthTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PerthTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland86%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 79% of Canadian towns. More of it is wooded than in 98% 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
Walks near Perth
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick532.8 km
The International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick is 533 km long on the map, and 30.6 km of it lies within 2 km of town.
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 Perth: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Aroostook, 3.6 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 108 | 81 | 87 | 81 | 89 | 97 | 104 | 99 | 101 | 102 | 94 | 106 |
January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 26 °C. The wettest month, January, brings 108 mm, against 81 mm in February. About 311 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Perth →
Beaches
Big Flat, 4.0 km away, is the beach near Perth
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Big Flat4.0 km from town
DirectionsUnnamed on the map: 4 more. 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
Perth has 1 viewpoints and 2 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: slipways (4).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Lawson Hillin town
DirectionsMoose Mountain1.3 km from town
DirectionsPorcupine Mountain1.8 km from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 2
Monquart Fallsin town
DirectionsCraig Falls0.6 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 2
MapleCross-Demerchant Brook Nature Preserve1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Slipways 4
Plus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Perth
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Perth-AndoverTobique 20KentPerth
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 3.9% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| Perth-Andover 5.9 km | 1.6% | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Tobique 20 9.2 km | 4.5% | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Kent 18 km | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Perth.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Perth
When is the best time for walking in Perth?
May 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 Perth?
It is Mount Carleton Provincial Park, 75 km away.
What is the nearest beach to Perth?
Try Big Flat, 4.0 km from town, first of several.
Where can you walk near Perth?
The International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick, mapped within 2 km.
What is the largest protected area near Perth?
It is Pokiok River, a nature reserve covering 2,234 ha.
How much land around Perth is protected?
Within 10 km, 3.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
How far is Perth from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Perth.
Sources
Sources for this page on Perth
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).