First pick
Wilbur Sparkes Recreation Complex
Park or garden
4.9 ha
Centralin the middle of Bay Roberts
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Bay Roberts · parks, protected land & trails
Beaches near Bay Roberts: 17 within 5 km
The protected share within 10 km is 0%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. A provincial park, Butter Pot Provincial Park, lies 22 km away. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
22 km
Butter Pot Provincial Park
Beaches
17
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Bay Roberts apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Bay Roberts’ best card is its beaches. It has less to offer in protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Bay Roberts 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km0%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches17Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Bay Roberts is last of 40 towns its size for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,328 to 6,492 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
Bay Roberts0%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Bay Roberts0
Towns its size5
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador1
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Bay Roberts0
Towns its size0
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Bay Roberts lags towns its size: 35 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Calumet QC | 28% | 12% | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | South Surrey BC | 22% | 28% | 130 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Pontiac QC | 21% | 51% | 67 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Hubley NS | 20% | 37% | 32 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Hautes-Plaines QC | 19% | 9.8% | 33 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Fitzroy ON | 16% | 1.7% | 52 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Pineview ON | 15% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | City View ON | 12% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Fisher Heights ON | 11% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Antigonish County, Subdivision B NS | 11% | 1.8% | 103 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Cachet ON | 6.6% | 0% | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Mount Royal ON | 6.5% | 2.6% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Mont-Joli QC | 5.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Beasley ON | 5.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Port-Cartier QC | 5% | 1% | 44 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Pictou County, Subdivision B NS | 4.8% | 1.1% | 165 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Woodhill ON | 4.1% | 16% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Electoral Area C, Peace River BC | 1.9% | 1% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Heritage Park ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Munster - Ashton ON | 1.6% | 1.1% | 28 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | Osgoode - Vernon ON | 1.6% | 0.8% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Mcquesten West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | Glamorgan AB | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Valley Park ON | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Greystone Heights SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Garden Village BC | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 | Neepawa MB | 1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Royalwood MB | 0.7% | 9.6% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Terwillegar Towne AB | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Lanark Highlands ON | 0.5% | 0.3% | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | Beechborough-Greenbrook ON | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | St. Paul County No. 19 AB | 0.4% | 0.7% | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| 33 | Mission AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Petrolia ON | 0.3% | 3.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Glencoe ON | 0.3% | 0.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Crescent Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Hollick-Kenyon AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Princeville QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Ste. Anne MB | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Bay Roberts NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Bay Roberts
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 Bay Roberts: 2 named parks and woods
The biggest is Wilbur Sparkes Recreation Complex, 4.9 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
2 in 10 people in Bay Roberts 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 (20%)Further (80%)
Bay Roberts20%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador21%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 5,100 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
No protected area lies within 10 km of Bay Roberts
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
The nearest provincial park is Butter Pot Provincial Park, 22 km away.
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
Butter Pot Provincial Park is 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
Butter Pot Provincial Park
22 km south-east28 km²
No national park lies within 100 km of Bay Roberts; 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
Bay Roberts has 15 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
15 km
in and around the town (61.1 km²)
Woodland
under 0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Bay RobertsTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Bay RobertsTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Woodlandunder 0.1%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 75% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 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 Bay Roberts 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 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
The best months for walking in Bay Roberts: June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Whitbourne, 27 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 192 | 158 | 146 | 122 | 108 | 100 | 131 | 116 | 152 | 174 | 171 | 179 |
Snow totals about 321 cm a year. January is the wettest month (192 mm) and June the driest (100 mm). Highs peak near 21 °C in August and fall to 0 °C in February. The climate in Bay Roberts →
Beaches
Where to swim near Bay Roberts
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Bartlett's Beachin town
DirectionsChurchill's Beachin town
DirectionsMack's Beachin town
DirectionsSaunder's Beachin town
DirectionsSparkes Beachin town
DirectionsBishop's Beachin town
DirectionsLittle Beach0.1 km from town
DirectionsLong Beach0.3 km from town
DirectionsFinky Beach0.9 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap maps 87 km of coastline within 5 km. Unnamed on the map: 8 more. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A waterfall near Bay Roberts
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, 10 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 10
Bob Dawes Hillin town
DirectionsCat Hillsin town
DirectionsPeak of the Reefin town
DirectionsTilts Hillin town
DirectionsMuddy Hole Hill0.3 km from town
DirectionsVinegar Hill0.8 km from town
DirectionsCorbetts Hill1.2 km from town
DirectionsDock Mountain1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Bay Roberts
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Spaniard's BayUpper Island CoveClarke's BeachHarbour GraceDivision No. 1, Subdivision MCarbonearBay Roberts
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Roberts | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Spaniard's Bay 3.6 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Upper Island Cove 8.0 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Clarke's Beach 8.3 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Harbour Grace 11 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision M 15 km | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carbonear 17 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Around Bay Roberts, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
- 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 Bay Roberts
Is Bay Roberts near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Bay Roberts.
When is the best time for walking in Bay Roberts?
June to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Bay Roberts?
It is Butter Pot Provincial Park, 22 km away.
What is the nearest beach to Bay Roberts?
Bartlett's Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Sources
The sources behind Bay Roberts’ 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).