First pick
Main Street Park
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
0.3 ha
7.6 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain7.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint George · parks, protected land & trails
23 beaches lie within 5 km of Saint George
Within 10 km are 28 protected areas. The protected share within 10 km is 7.2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The closest provincial park is New River Beach Provincial Park, 17 km from the edge of town.
Protected land
7.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
28
within 10 km, 18 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
17 km
New River Beach Provincial Park
Beaches
23
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Saint George has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Beaches23 beaches within 5 kmProtected land all round7.2% of the land within 10 km, more than 79% of Canadian towns
Saint George’s best card is its beaches, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Saint George against other 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km7.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town14%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas18Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches23Beaches 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, Saint George ranks 9th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,639 to 2,718 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 George7.2%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint George18
Towns its size2
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint George0
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Saint George beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 2 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Ronge SK | 49% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Bouctouche NB | 27% | 1.6% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 38% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Meadow Lake No. 588 SK | 13% | 15% | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Tumbler Ridge BC | 12% | 5.1% | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| 6 | Eastman QC | 11% | 7.4% | 49 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Swan Valley West MB | 11% | 1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast BC | 10% | 15% | 73 | 0 | 231 |
| 9 | Saint George NB | 7.2% | 14% | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Russell MB | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | East River, Part 1 PE | 4.3% | 9.1% | 38 | 14 | 20 |
| 12 | Emerson-Franklin MB | 3.7% | 0.1% | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kinburn ON | 3.1% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton QC | 2.8% | 5.3% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Trinity ON | 2.6% | 2.8% | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Saint-Mathieu QC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | La Présentation QC | 1.7% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Adelaide/Churchill SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Eastdale ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Westmeria ON | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | Meadowlark Park AB | 1.6% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Westview SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | North Point Douglas MB | 1.2% | 0% | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Grand Manan NB | 0.8% | 6.1% | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 25 | Hanna AB | 0.8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Waterville QC | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Saint-Alexandre QC | 0.6% | 0.6% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Grey MB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Saint-Chrysostome QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Sundre AB | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Macamic QC | 0.3% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Cy Becker AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Spaniard's Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 34 | Saint-Bernard QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Martin QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Delton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Gold Bar AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Highlands AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Saint George 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
Walk in Saint George: one named park or wood
The biggest is Main Street Park, 0.3 ha. Biggest first, 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
Few people in Saint George live near 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 George0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. For about 2,700 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Around Saint George, protected areas make up 7.2%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint George14%
Within 10 km7.2%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 18 of the 28; land trusts and private owners hold the others. 4043700 covers 4,784 ha, the most of any named area. 10 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
4043700Nature reserve · 4,784 ha · reaches Saint George
Magaguadavic RiverNature reserve · 2,110 ha · reaches Saint George
4041400Nature reserve · 1,149 ha · reaches Saint George
4041600Nature reserve · 734 ha · reaches Saint George
4041500Nature reserve · 448 ha · reaches Saint George
4050900Nature reserve · 318 ha · reaches Saint George
4041700Nature reserve · 222 ha · reaches Saint George
4043900Nature reserve · 156 ha · reaches Saint George
4052300Nature reserve · 144 ha · reaches Saint George
4041900Nature reserve · 109 ha · reaches Saint George
8 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
17 km to New River Beach 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
New River Beach Provincial Park
17 km east3.0 km²since 1959
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint George; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Saint George and its edge hold 76 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
76 km
in and around the town (714.7 km²)
Woodland
77%
about 551.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint GeorgeTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint GeorgeTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland77%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 85% of Canadian towns. More of it is wooded than in 95% 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 Saint George 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.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
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 Saint George: June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Point Lepreau, 31 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 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 82 | 74 | 94 | 100 | 96 | 109 | 76 | 65 | 99 | 120 | 103 | 108 |
Most rain and snow falls in October, 120 mm; August sees 65 mm. In August the typical high is 21 °C; in January, -1 °C. The climate in Saint George →
Beaches
The shore near Saint George
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canal Beachin town
DirectionsMahars Beachin town
DirectionsSand Beachin town
DirectionsSecond Sand Beachin town
DirectionsSherard Beachin town
DirectionsMascarene Shorein town
DirectionsMacKenzies Bar0.2 km from town
DirectionsWithin 5 km is 252 km of coastline. Add 16 unnamed beaches to the count. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Saint George has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Mount Pleasant tops the hills nearby, 248 m. Hills and peaks lead the count with 11.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 11
Dawson Mountainin town
DirectionsFelspar Hillin town
DirectionsGreys Mountain170 m · in town
DirectionsLydias Ledgein town
DirectionsMcQuirks Mountain139 m · in town
DirectionsMount Blair174 m · in town
DirectionsMount Pleasant248 m · in town
DirectionsPoorhouse Hill0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 hills and peaks more.
Nature reserves 1
Mascarenein town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Eagle Nest Picnic Area1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 6
Plus 6 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint George
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
St. GeorgePennfieldSaint AndrewsSaint George
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint George | 7.2% | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| St. George 7.3 km | 4.7% | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Pennfield 9.8 km | 7.6% | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| Saint Andrews 16 km | 0.7% | 8 | 0 | 14 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Saint George’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint George
When should you visit Saint George for the outdoors?
On the normals, June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Saint George?
4043700: 4,784 ha, a nature reserve.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Saint George?
The closest is New River Beach Provincial Park, at 17 km.
Where can you swim near Saint George?
Try Canal Beach, in town, first of several.
What is the nearest national park to Saint George?
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint George.
How much land around Saint George is protected?
Yes: 7.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
The sources behind Saint George’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).