First pick
International Garden
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
1.7 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
7.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain5.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Southampton · parks, protected land & trails
30 public protected areas lie within 10 km of Southampton
Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 5.6% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The largest named area nearby is 4002600, 1,590 ha, 6.9 km away. A provincial park, Mactaquac Provincial Park, lies 22 km away.
Protected land
5.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
32
within 10 km, 30 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
22 km
Mactaquac Provincial Park
Against other towns
Each figure for Southampton, set against 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 km5.6%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town6.9%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas30Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Southampton has the 9th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,616 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
Southampton5.6%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Southampton30
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Southampton0
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Southampton’s strong point is public protected areas, where 1 of 39 tops it.
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 | Southampton NB | 5.6% | 6.9% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 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
The green map of Southampton
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
Walk in Southampton: 2 named parks and woods
Largest first: International Garden leads with 1.7 ha. Numbers match the map.
Meductic Memorial Park
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
1.1 ha
17 km westfrom 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 Southampton 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%)
Southampton0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. For about 1,600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Around Southampton, protected areas make up 5.6%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Southampton6.9%
Within 10 km5.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 30 of the 32. At 1,590 ha, 4002600 is the largest. 2 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
WoodmanNature reserve · 777 ha · reaches Southampton
Carr Falls BrookNature reserve · 686 ha · reaches Southampton
4048700Nature reserve · 403 ha · reaches Southampton
4048600Nature reserve · 259 ha · reaches Southampton
4048800Nature reserve · 251 ha · reaches Southampton
Greer CreekNature reserve · 216 ha · reaches Southampton
Ayers Lake StreamNature reserve · 122 ha · reaches Southampton
4048400Nature reserve · 122 ha · reaches Southampton
4047400Nature reserve · 127 ha · 0.2 km from the edge of town
4047500Nature reserve · 24 ha · 0.3 km from the edge of town
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
The nearest big park: Mactaquac Provincial Park, 22 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
Mactaquac Provincial Park
22 km east5.4 km²since 1965
No national park lies within 100 km of Southampton; 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
Southampton has 145 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
145 km
in and around the town (584 km²)
Woodland
86%
about 504.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SouthamptonTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SouthamptonTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland86%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 98% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 75% 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 Southampton 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.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 Southampton in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Woodstock/Newbridge (25 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) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 101 | 84 | 93 | 84 | 92 | 104 | 100 | 88 | 93 | 105 | 101 | 115 |
Highs peak near 25 °C in July and fall to -6 °C in January. For dry weather, April is best (84 mm); December gets 115 mm. Snow totals about 292 cm a year. The climate in Southampton →
Things to do
Southampton has 1 viewpoints and 1 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are hills and peaks: 10 on the map. For a climb, Big Spruce Peak rises to 302 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 10
Dunham Hill251 m · in town
DirectionsPaddy Hill196 m · in town
DirectionsPikes Peak243 m · in town
DirectionsStairs Hillin town
DirectionsLittle Spruce Peak281 m · 0.0 km from town
DirectionsLittle Lawrwnce Peak0.6 km from town
DirectionsBig Spruce Peak302 m · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsSugarloaf Mountain1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Pokiok Falls0.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 9
Millville Waterfront Playground0.7 km from town
DirectionsMillville Bicentennial Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsMillville Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Victoria Spartz0.4 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 4
Plus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Southampton
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
NackawicNorthamptonSouthampton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 5.6% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Nackawic 7.6 km | 4.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Northampton 18 km | 5.1% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Southampton is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Southampton
How much land around Southampton is protected?
Within 10 km, 5.6% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Southampton?
No national park lies within 100 km of Southampton.
When should you visit Southampton for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Which is the biggest protected area near Southampton?
4002600: 1,590 ha, a nature reserve.
Is there a provincial park near Southampton?
Mactaquac Provincial Park, 22 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Southampton
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).