First pick
Haywood Island
Wood or forest · 80 m outside town
12 ha
12 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
3.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint Stephen · parks, protected land & trails
4042300 begins at the edge of Saint Stephen
Biggest among them: 4001800, 1,078 ha, 5.6 km off. Within 100 km there is no national park. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land
3.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 12 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
55 km
New River Beach Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Saint Stephen 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km3.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas12Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Saint Stephen has the 14th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,772 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 Stephen3.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint Stephen12
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint Stephen0
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Saint Stephen sits near the top of its size group: 9 of 39 have 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 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Saint Stephen NB | 3.4% | 1.2% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Stephen
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Saint Stephen
Haywood Island 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
Few people in Saint Stephen 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 Stephen0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 1,800 residents are further than 400 m from a park. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 3.4% of the land near Saint Stephen
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint Stephen1.2%
Within 10 km3.4%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 12 of the 17. The others are private conservation land. At 1,078 ha, 4001800 is the largest. The figures include 5 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
4042300Nature reserve · 26 ha · reaches Saint Stephen
4042400Nature reserve · 211 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
4042600Nature reserve · 268 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
4042700Nature reserve · 81 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
4042800Nature reserve · 74 ha · 4.7 km from the edge of town
4001800Nature reserve · 1,078 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
4042900Nature reserve · 490 ha · 6.7 km from the edge of town
4009700Nature reserve · 166 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
4042500Nature reserve · 53 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
4000800Nature reserve · 945 ha · 7.7 km from the edge of town
2 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
The nearest big park: New River Beach Provincial Park, 55 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
55 km east3.0 km²since 1959
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Saint Stephen, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
42 km of paths in and around Saint Stephen
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
42 km
in and around the town (171.9 km²)
Woodland
65%
about 112.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint StephenTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint StephenTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland65%
0%50%100%
75% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². Woods cover more of it than in 90% 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 Stephen
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
Get out in Saint Stephen in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Point Lepreau, 69 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 |
Expect 120 mm in October, the wettest month, and 65 mm in August. In July the typical high is 26 °C; in January, -2 °C. The climate in Saint Stephen →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Saint Stephen
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
OpenStreetMap maps 33 km of coastline within 5 km. Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Saint Stephen 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.
Top of the list: hills and peaks, 7 of them. Highest of the named peaks: Haleys Hill, 132 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 7
Burnt Hillin town
DirectionsHaleys Hill132 m · in town
DirectionsHansons Hill107 m · in town
DirectionsLibbys Hill99 m · in town
DirectionsFaheys Hill128 m · 0.4 km from town
DirectionsTodds Mountain0.8 km from town
DirectionsMaxwells Hill1.7 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Beausoleil Nature Preservein town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 5
Plus 5 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint Stephen
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
St. StephenSaint DavidSaint JamesSaint Stephen
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Stephen | 3.4% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| St. Stephen 4.8 km | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint David 5.0 km | 5.1% | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint James 9.9 km | 10% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Around Saint James the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint Stephen
What is the largest protected area near Saint Stephen?
4001800, a nature reserve of 1,078 ha.
Where can you swim near Saint Stephen?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
What is the nearest national park to Saint Stephen?
None within 100 km of Saint Stephen.
Are there protected areas near Saint Stephen?
Yes: 3.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Saint Stephen?
It is New River Beach Provincial Park, 55 km away.
When should you visit Saint Stephen 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.
Sources
The sources behind Saint Stephen’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).