First pick
Brundage Point Park
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
0.8 ha0.4 km of path
4.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Brad4826 · CC BY 3.021%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Westfield · parks, protected land & trails
47% of the ground inside Westfield is protected
Of the country within 10 km, 21% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. CPCAD lists 56 protected areas within 10 km. For a swim, Turners Flats is the nearest of 82 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land
21%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
56
within 10 km, 25 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
79 km
Fundy National Park
Nearest provincial park
8.5 km
New River Beach Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
82
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Westfield has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land in town47% of Westfield itself lies in protected areasProtected land all round21% of the land within 10 km, more than 96% of Canadian townsBeaches82 beaches within 5 kmMany protected areas25 public areas within 10 km
What Westfield has most to offer outdoors is protected land inside its own boundary, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Westfield, 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km21%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town47%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas25Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches82Beaches 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, Westfield ranks 2nd for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,245 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
Westfield21%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Westfield25
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Westfield1
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Westfield’s strong point is protected land nearby, 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 | Westfield NB | 21% | 47% | 56 | 1 | 82 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 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
Where the green is in Westfield
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
A named park or wood to walk in near Westfield
The biggest is Brundage Point Park, 0.8 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
Most of Westfield 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%)
Westfield0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. About 2,200 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Around Westfield, protected areas make up 21%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Westfield47%
Within 10 km21%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 56, 25 are public land; the others are privately held. Loch Alva is the biggest, 22,216 ha. 22 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Loch AlvaNature reserve · 22,216 ha · reaches Westfield
4040700Nature reserve · 869 ha · reaches Westfield
4004600Nature reserve · 643 ha · reaches Westfield
Lonewater FarmProtected area · 167 ha · reaches Westfield
4002300Nature reserve · 331 ha · reaches Westfield
4008200Nature reserve · 923 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Ragged FallsNature reserve · 211 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
4000900Nature reserve · 366 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
4004900Nature reserve · 174 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
4010400Nature reserve · 810 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
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
79 km to Fundy National 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
8.5 km south-west3.0 km²since 1959
National park
Fundy National Park
79 km east206 km²since 1948
A provincial park is closer: New River Beach Provincial Park, at 8.5 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Westfield and its edge hold 28 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
28 km
in and around the town (482 km²)
Woodland
76%
about 368.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WestfieldTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WestfieldTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland76%
0%50%100%
For path density, 91% of Canadian towns do better. For woods, it beats 94% 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
Westfield is on the Trans Canada Trail (NB)
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
Trans Canada Trail (NB)90.0 km
The Trans Canada Trail (NB) is 90 km long on the map, and 8.1 km of it lies within 2 km of town.
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 Westfield: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Saint John (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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 116 | 92 | 107 | 100 | 94 | 87 | 90 | 73 | 109 | 138 | 138 | 128 |
In July the typical high is 23 °C; in January, -3 °C. The wettest month, November, brings 138 mm, against 73 mm in August. A typical year sees 215 cm of snow. The climate in Westfield →
Beaches
Beaches near Westfield: 82 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Turners Flats1.1 km from town
DirectionsVairs Beach1.2 km from town
DirectionsTucker Park Beach1.5 km from town
DirectionsRagged Point Beachsand · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsMartinon Beach1.7 km from town
DirectionsBoars Head Beach2.0 km from town
DirectionsVances Beach2.1 km from town
DirectionsRenforth Beach4.1 km from town
DirectionsFisher Lake Beach4.4 km from town
DirectionsAnother 73 have no name on the map. 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
Westfield has 3 viewpoints within 2 km
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: 12 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 12
Buckleys Mountainin town
DirectionsMawhane Mountainin town
DirectionsPancake Hillin town
DirectionsSisters Mountainsin town
DirectionsTelegraph Hillin town
DirectionsTurtle Mountainin town
DirectionsGreen Ridge0.1 km from town
DirectionsRound Mountain0.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 hills and peaks more.
Nature reserves 1
Blueberry Hill Nature Preserve1.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 7
Eagle Rock Provincial Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsIngleside Picnic Site0.9 km from town
DirectionsPamdenec Picnic Site1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Crystal Beach Campgroundin town
DirectionsHolderville Scout Reserve1.9 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 8
Plus 8 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Westfield
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Grand Bay-WestfieldGreenwichSaint JohnRothesayKingstonQuispamsisWestfield
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield | 21% | 56 | 1 | 82 |
| Grand Bay-Westfield 6.6 km | 29% | 21 | 1 | 39 |
| Greenwich 11 km | 1.2% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint John 15 km | 14% | 63 | 3 | 97 |
| Rothesay 16 km | 5.5% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| Kingston 17 km | 1.7% | 31 | 3 | 52 |
| Quispamsis 18 km | 5% | 14 | 3 | 14 |
More routes are mapped around Saint John (3). None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Westfield.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
Questions about the outdoors in Westfield
What is the nearest provincial park to Westfield?
New River Beach Provincial Park, 8.5 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Westfield?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the largest protected area near Westfield?
Loch Alva, a nature reserve of 22,216 ha.
Are there protected areas near Westfield?
Within 10 km, 21% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a beach near Westfield?
Turners Flats, 1.1 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
What walking routes are near Westfield?
OpenStreetMap maps the Trans Canada Trail (NB) close by.
What is the nearest national park to Westfield?
Fundy National Park is closest, at 79 km.
Sources
The sources behind Westfield’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).