First pick
Spoon Island
Wood or forest
36 ha
5.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Not specified · Public domain5.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint David · parks, protected land & trails
20 public protected areas lie within 10 km of Saint David
The largest named area nearby is Canoose Flowage, 4,538 ha, 6.7 km away. The protected share within 10 km is 5.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Ferry Cove the nearest.
Protected land
5.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
28
within 10 km, 20 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
47 km
New River Beach Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Saint David apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Many protected areas20 public areas within 10 kmParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, New River Beach Provincial Park, is 47 km off
Saint David is strongest on the number of public protected areas close by. Where it falls short is a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Saint David 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 km5.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.3%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas20Areas 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
Saint David comes 10th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,559 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
Saint David5.1%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint David20
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint David0
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Saint David sits near the top of its size group: 1 of 39 has 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 | Saint David NB | 5.1% | 3.3% | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 Saint David
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
Walk in Saint David: 2 named parks and woods
Largest first: Spoon Island leads with 36 ha. Numbers match the map.
Rickets Island
Wood or forest · 190 m outside town
4.5 ha
8.9 km south-eastfrom 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 Saint David 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%)
Saint David0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 1,600 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 5.1% of the land near Saint David
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint David3.3%
Within 10 km5.1%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 20 of the 28, and private owners the rest. The largest named one is Canoose Flowage, at 4,538 ha. The figures include 8 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
4042900Nature reserve · 490 ha · reaches Saint David
Cowlily Pond BrookNature reserve · 155 ha · reaches Saint David
4042700Nature reserve · 81 ha · reaches Saint David
4042800Nature reserve · 74 ha · reaches Saint David
4042600Nature reserve · 268 ha · 0.8 km from the edge of town
4051100Nature reserve · 23 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
4052100Nature reserve · 78 ha · 2.9 km from the edge of town
4043300Nature reserve · 158 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
AndersonvilleNature reserve · 565 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
Baillie SettlementNature reserve · 16 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
10 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
New River Beach Provincial Park is 47 km away
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
New River Beach Provincial Park
47 km east3.0 km²since 1959
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Saint David 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
Saint David has 35 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
35 km
in and around the town (277.1 km²)
Woodland
81%
about 224.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint DavidTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint DavidTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland81%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 83% of Canadian towns. More of it is wooded than in 96% 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 Saint David
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 Saint David: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Point Lepreau, 64 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 82 | 74 | 94 | 100 | 96 | 109 | 76 | 65 | 99 | 120 | 103 | 108 |
October is the wettest month (120 mm) and August the driest (65 mm). The warmest days come in July (26 °C highs), the coldest in January (-2 °C). The climate in Saint David →
Beaches
The beach near Saint David: Ferry Cove, 1.2 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Ferry Cove1.2 km from town
DirectionsThe shoreline runs 69 km within 5 km of town. The map adds one unnamed beach. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A viewpoint near Saint David
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: hills and peaks, 5 of them. Highest of the named peaks: St. Croix Mountain, 152 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 5
Lily Hill80 m · in town
DirectionsSt. Croix Mountain152 m · in town
DirectionsAuk Hill1.2 km from town
DirectionsBald Hill94 m · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsMaxwells Hill1.9 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Oak Bay Campgroundin town
DirectionsSlipways 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 Saint David
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint StephenSt. StephenSaint JamesSaint David
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint David | 5.1% | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint Stephen 5.0 km | 3.4% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| St. Stephen 7.3 km | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint James 9.9 km | 10% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Saint David doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint David
What is the nearest provincial park to Saint David?
It is New River Beach Provincial Park, 47 km away.
Where can you swim near Saint David?
The nearest is Ferry Cove, 1.2 km from town.
How much land around Saint David is protected?
Yes: 5.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Which is the biggest protected area near Saint David?
Canoose Flowage, a nature reserve of 4,538 ha.
Is Saint David near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Saint David.
When is the best time for walking in Saint David?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint David
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).