First pick
Jardine Municipal Park
Park or garden
12 ha
2.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.037%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Richibucto · parks, protected land & trails
Richibucto is 0.5 km from Kouchibouguac National Park
Within 10 km of the town, 37% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. For a swim, Dune Richibucto Nord is the nearest of 6 beaches within 5 km. Within its own boundary, 2.6% of the town is protected.
Protected land
37%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
7
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
0.5 km
Kouchibouguac National Park
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Richibucto apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyKouchibouguac National Park, 0.5 km awayProtected land all round37% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsBeaches6 beaches within 5 km
Richibucto’s best card is Kouchibouguac National Park within easy reach, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Richibucto, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km37%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.6%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas4Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Of 40 towns its size, Richibucto has the most protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,745 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
Richibucto37%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Richibucto4
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Richibucto0
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Richibucto leads its size group for protected land nearby: none of the other 39 has more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richibucto NB | 37% | 2.6% | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 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
Parks, woods and paths around Richibucto
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 Richibucto
Jardine Municipal Park is the largest, at 12 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on 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
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Richibucto
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 (31%)Further (69%)
Richibucto31%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 1,200 residents live further than 400 m from one. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 37% of the land near Richibucto
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Richibucto2.6%
Within 10 km37%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 7, 4 are public and the remainder private. At 285,278 ha, Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22) is the largest. 3 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22)Nature reserve · 285,278 ha · reaches Richibucto
Kouchibouguac National ParkNational park · 23,923 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
4028500Nature reserve · 108 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
4028600Nature reserve · 505 ha · 7.2 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
Parks around Richibucto
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
Kouchibouguac National Park
0.5 km north239 km²since 1969
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Richibucto has 12 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
12 km
in and around the town (32.2 km²)
Woodland
29%
about 9.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RichibuctoTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RichibuctoTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland29%
0%50%100%
For path density, 69% of Canadian towns do better. Woods cover more of it than in 73% 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
No named walking route passes Richibucto 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.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 Richibucto: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Kouchibougauac, 13 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) | -4 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 116 | 90 | 116 | 96 | 89 | 95 | 93 | 83 | 96 | 133 | 109 | 124 |
The wettest month, October, brings 133 mm, against 83 mm in August. Daytime highs run from -4 °C in January up to 26 °C in July. The climate in Richibucto →
Beaches
Dune Richibucto Nord, 4.7 km away, is the beach near Richibucto
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Dune Richibucto Nord4.7 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap maps 106 km of coastline within 5 km. 5 more are mapped without a name. 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
A viewpoint near Richibucto
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Jardine Municipal Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Richibucto
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RextonSaint-CharlesSaint-Louis de KentRichibuctoSaint-LouisRichibucto 15Richibucto
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richibucto | 37% | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Rexton 4.4 km | 24% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Charles 6.5 km | 26% | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Saint-Louis de Kent 9.0 km | 40% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Richibucto 9.6 km | 26% | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| Saint-Louis 12 km | 30% | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| Richibucto 15 14 km | 5.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
For walking routes, Saint-Louis leads the area with 2. No place nearby has double Richibucto’s share of protected land.
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. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Richibucto
How much land around Richibucto is protected?
Within 10 km, 37% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the largest protected area near Richibucto?
It is Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22), a nature reserve covering 285,278 ha.
Is there a beach near Richibucto?
Try Dune Richibucto Nord, 4.7 km from town, first of several.
When should you visit Richibucto for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Richibucto from a national park?
Kouchibouguac National Park is closest, at 0.5 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Richibucto
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).