First pick
Parc Killarney Lake Park
Park or garden
554 ha32.7 km of path
7 h 15 minto walk all 32.7 km of path
6.7 km south-westfrom the centre
742+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain13%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint Marys · parks, protected land & trails
Saint Marys has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 44 protected areas. Grand Lake (10,465 ha) is the biggest, 2.1 km from town. A provincial park, Mactaquac Provincial Park, lies 19 km away.
Protected land
13%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
44
within 10 km, 32 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
19 km
Mactaquac Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Saint Marys apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round13% of the land within 10 km, more than 91% of Canadian townsMany protected areas32 public areas within 10 kmBeaches5 beaches within 5 km
What Saint Marys has most to offer outdoors is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
How Saint Marys compares with 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. 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 km13%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town15%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas32Areas 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
Saint Marys has the 4th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,610 to 5,795 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 Marys13%
Towns its size3.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint Marys32
Towns its size5
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint Marys1
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Saint Marys leads its size group for public protected areas: none of the other 39 has more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shediac NB | 14% | 0.9% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Dunrobin ON | 14% | 0.1% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Osoyoos BC | 14% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Saint Marys NB | 13% | 15% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Iris ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Seguin ON | 10% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Lanoraie QC | 9% | 7.8% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Lampman ON | 6.9% | 13% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Chertsey QC | 6.5% | 7.2% | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Annapolis County, Subdivision C NS | 6.3% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Havelock ON | 5.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Smithers BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire QC | 5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Rosedale Village ON | 4.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Braeside AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Carp ON | 3.8% | 2.9% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Oakridge AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Sherwood/McCarthy SK | 2.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Memramcook NB | 2% | 0% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Duncan BC | 1.9% | 0% | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Montcalm MB | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Forest Hill ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Buena Vista SK | 1.7% | 1.6% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Confederation Park SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 35 | Meadow Lake SK | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Bankview AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan QC | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Remington Park ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Casselman AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Saint Marys
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
3 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Saint Marys
Largest first: Parc Killarney Lake Park leads with 554 ha. Numbers match the map.
Timber Lane Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
0.4 ha
14 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Dewitt Acres Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
0.3 ha
13 km southfrom 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
Few people in Saint Marys 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 Marys0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 5,700 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
The 44 protected areas near Saint Marys
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint Marys15%
Within 10 km13%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 32 of the 44. Biggest of the named areas: Grand Lake, 10,465 ha. Another 10 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
4034800Nature reserve · 4,440 ha · reaches Saint Marys
4034300Nature reserve · 2,361 ha · reaches Saint Marys
4002800Nature reserve · 1,990 ha · reaches Saint Marys
4034700Nature reserve · 1,575 ha · reaches Saint Marys
4034100Nature reserve · 1,493 ha · reaches Saint Marys
4034500Nature reserve · 1,335 ha · reaches Saint Marys
BantalorNature reserve · 729 ha · reaches Saint Marys
4033500Nature reserve · 711 ha · reaches Saint Marys
4033600Nature reserve · 584 ha · reaches Saint Marys
4007100Nature reserve · 237 ha · reaches Saint Marys
20 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
Mactaquac Provincial Park, 19 km off
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
Mactaquac Provincial Park
19 km west5.4 km²since 1965
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint Marys; 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 Marys has 338 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
338 km
in and around the town (926.7 km²)
Woodland
86%
about 799.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint MarysTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint MarysTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland86%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 98% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 70% 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
Saint Marys 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.
Local
Killarney Lake Trails / Sentiers Lac Killarney24.0 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Saint Marys is best on foot in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fredericton (Airport) (21 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little 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 | -2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 63 | 88 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 94 | 66 | 90 | 106 | 97 | 93 |
About 241 cm of snow falls in a year. Precipitation runs from 63 mm in February to 106 mm in October. January brings highs of -4 °C, July highs of 26 °C. The climate in Saint Marys →
Beaches
Killarney Lake Beach, 1.8 km away, is the beach near Saint Marys
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Killarney Lake Beachsand · 1.8 km from town
Directions4 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
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Saint Marys: 3 and 3
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 11 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 4
Mount Hopein town
DirectionsPopple Hillin town
DirectionsSewell Ridgein town
DirectionsRice Hill0.3 km from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 3
Dunbar Fallsin town
DirectionsLower Dunbar Fallsin town
DirectionsCampbell Creek Dam remains1.1 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 5
Leaning Cedar Nature Preservein town
DirectionsPine and Pasture Paradise Nature Preservein town
DirectionsMarysville Flats0.7 km from town
DirectionsHyla Park Nature Preserve1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
River's Edge 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 Marys
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Devon 30FrederictonMaugervilleDouglasSaint Marys
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Marys | 13% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| Devon 30 11 km | 4.2% | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Fredericton 13 km | 4.3% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| Maugerville 15 km | 16% | 54 | 0 | 7 |
| Douglas 18 km | 6.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Saint Marys doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint Marys
How far is Saint Marys from a national park?
None within 100 km of Saint Marys.
When should you visit Saint Marys 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.
Which is the biggest protected area near Saint Marys?
It is Grand Lake, a nature reserve covering 10,465 ha.
Are there hiking trails near Saint Marys?
OpenStreetMap maps the Killarney Lake Trails / Sentiers Lac Killarney close by.
What is the nearest beach to Saint Marys?
The nearest is Killarney Lake Beach, 1.8 km from town.
Is there a provincial park near Saint Marys?
Mactaquac Provincial Park, 19 km away.
Are there protected areas near Saint Marys?
Within 10 km, 13% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint Marys
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).