First pick
Mill Creek Nature Park
Park or garden
142 ha11.7 km of path
2 h 35 minto walk all 11.7 km of path
2.5 km eastfrom the centre
Mill Creek Nature TrailWhite Pine TrailWrens Way+4 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: James Mann from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada · CC BY 2.02.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Riverview · parks, protected land & trails
Riverview is 36 km from Fundy National Park
Biggest among them: Big Meadows, 929 ha, 2.7 km off. One named trail is close: the Dobson Trail. One beach is mapped within 5 km: Centennial Beach.
Protected land
2.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
36 km
Fundy National Park
Nearest provincial park
65 km
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Riverview 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km2.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.3%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 routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Riverview ranks 16th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (22,012 to 23,207 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
Riverview2.7%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Riverview4
Towns its size5
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Riverview1
Towns its size1
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Riverview lags towns its size: 21 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver BC | 26% | 34% | 203 | 11 | 269 |
| 2 | Colwood BC | 19% | 2.3% | 36 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Saint-Lazare QC | 13% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Cornell ON | 12% | 16% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Westmount NS | 11% | 4.8% | 16 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | South End NS | 11% | 4.5% | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Snowdon QC | 10% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Berczy Village ON | 9.3% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Mont-Royal QC | 7.5% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Heights BC | 6.7% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 52 |
| 11 | Du College/Hodge QC | 6% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Rivière-Blanche QC | 5.8% | 8.1% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Uxbridge ON | 4.8% | 5.1% | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Cité-Universitaire QC | 4.1% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Brentwood BC | 4% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Riverview NB | 2.7% | 2.3% | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Eglinton East ON | 2.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Birchcliffe-Cliffside ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| 19 | Cranbrook BC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Flemingdon Park ON | 2.4% | 17% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Church-Wellesley ON | 2.3% | 0% | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 22 | East End-Danforth ON | 2.2% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 23 | Moss Park ON | 2.2% | 0% | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 24 | Sainte-Lucie QC | 2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Steeles ON | 1.9% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bayview Village ON | 1.7% | 16% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bedford Park-Nortown ON | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Joliette QC | 1.2% | 0.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Red Deer County AB | 1.1% | 1.1% | 76 | 1 | 60 |
| 30 | High Park-Swansea ON | 0.9% | 5% | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 31 | Kingsview Village-The Westway ON | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Binbrook ON | 0.9% | 0.2% | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview ON | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | High Park North ON | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| 35 | New Hamburg ON | 0.4% | 0% | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Humber Bay Shores ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 37 | Rockcliffe-Smythe ON | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 38 | Erindale ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Cobourg ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Yellowknife NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 7 | 4 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Riverview
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
15 named parks and woods to walk in near Riverview
Mill Creek Nature Park is the largest, at 142 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
15 named parks and woods, 174 ha in all
Parks & gardens 174 ha
Two places, Mill Creek Nature Park and Riverview Sports Park Area, make up 89% of the total.
Riverview Sports Park Area
Park or garden
13 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Webb Vance Memorial Ballpark
Park or garden
3.9 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Riverview Lion's Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Caseley Park
Park or garden
1.9 ha0.5 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Aberdeen Drive Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Isaac's Run Dog Park
Park or garden
1.3 ha0.2 km of path
2.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Mill Creek Nature ParkPark or garden · 142 ha · 11.7 km of path
DirectionsRiverview Sports Park AreaPark or garden · 13 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsWebb Vance Memorial BallparkPark or garden · 3.9 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsRiverview Lion's ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsCaseley ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsAberdeen Drive ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsCoverdale ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha
DirectionsIsaac's Run Dog ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsWentworth ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsGoldsboro ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsByron Court ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsRidgeway ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsIrving Road ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsRebecca Avenue ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsRedwater ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
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 Riverview’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 (76%)Further (24%)
Riverview76%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 5,000 residents live further than 400 m from one. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
Protected areas
Around Riverview, protected areas make up 2.7%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Riverview2.3%
Within 10 km2.7%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 10, 4 are public land; the others are privately held. Big Meadows is the biggest, 929 ha. The figures include 6 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Mill Creek Nature ParkMunicipal park · 98 ha · reaches Riverview
Big MeadowsNature reserve · 929 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
4037800Nature reserve · 352 ha · 2.8 km from the edge of town
Salisbury East Wetland Conservation AreaNature reserve · 24 ha · 9.5 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 Riverview
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
36 km south-west206 km²since 1948
Provincial park
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park
65 km south42 km²since 1998
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Riverview and its edge hold 73 km of footpath
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
73 km
in and around the town (70.4 km²)
Woodland
38%
about 27 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RiverviewTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RiverviewTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland38%
0%50%100%
For path density, 58% of Canadian towns do better. For woods, it beats 78% 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
Riverview has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Dobson Trail62.2 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Riverview in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Moncton, 11 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 |
About 310 cm of snow falls in a year. For dry weather, August is best (77 mm); October gets 124 mm. January brings highs of -4 °C, July highs of 25 °C. The climate in Riverview →
Beaches
The beach near Riverview: Centennial Beach, 2.4 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Centennial Beachsand · 2.4 km from town
DirectionsWhether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Riverview: 14 viewpoints on the map
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, 31 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 14
Tidal Bore Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsBore View1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 12 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 31
Plus 31 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Riverview
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MonctonCoverdaleDieppeMonctonHillsboroughHillsboroughRiverview
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 2.7% | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Moncton 5.9 km | 2.2% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Coverdale 7.0 km | 1.9% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Dieppe 7.3 km | 1.2% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Moncton 14 km | 3.4% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| Hillsborough 15 km | 6.3% | 69 | 1 | 2 |
| Hillsborough 18 km | 1.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Hillsborough has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Riverview
How much land around Riverview is protected?
Protected areas cover 2.7% of the land within 10 km.
What walking routes are near Riverview?
Try the Dobson Trail.
Is there a beach near Riverview?
The nearest is Centennial Beach, 2.4 km from town.
Is Riverview near a national park?
It is Fundy National Park, 36 km off.
When should you visit Riverview for the outdoors?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Riverview?
It is Big Meadows, a nature reserve covering 929 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Riverview?
It is Cape Chignecto Provincial Park, 65 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Riverview
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).