First pick
Stoney Hill Park
Park or garden
6.9 ha
0.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.03.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Conception Bay South · parks, protected land & trails
Beaches near Conception Bay South: 23 within 5 km
The closest provincial park is Butter Pot Provincial Park, 1.7 km from the edge of town. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the East Coast Trail and Topsail Beach Bluff Trail. One protected area lies within 10 km.
Protected land
3.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
1.7 km
Butter Pot Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
23
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Conception Bay South 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km3.6%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 areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches23Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Conception Bay South sits 18th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (28,353 to 31,166 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
Conception Bay South3.6%
Towns its size4%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Conception Bay South1
Towns its size10
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador1
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Conception Bay South2
Towns its size0
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Conception Bay South trails its peers is public protected areas; 35 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierrefonds-Ouest QC | 34% | 25% | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Squamish BC | 30% | 21% | 20 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Des Explorateurs QC | 23% | 12% | 46 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Du Plateau QC | 22% | 25% | 48 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre QC | 17% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Bedford NS | 15% | 2.3% | 29 | 11 | 5 |
| 7 | Portobello South ON | 12% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | La Cité QC | 9.1% | 0% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Verdun-Centre QC | 8.2% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Du Moulin QC | 8.2% | 9.9% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Montagne QC | 7.7% | 42% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Magog QC | 7.5% | 1.2% | 53 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | West End BC | 6.6% | 51% | 12 | 4 | 76 |
| 14 | Sainte-Julie QC | 5.8% | 0.7% | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Johnston Heights BC | 5.8% | 29% | 131 | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | Rockland ON | 5.2% | 0.9% | 57 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay ON | 5% | 0.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Marie-Victorin QC | 4.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Alloa ON | 4.2% | 8.7% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | King ON | 4.1% | 2.7% | 94 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Collingwood ON | 3.9% | 0.2% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Vieux-Rosemont QC | 3.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Conception Bay South NL | 3.6% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 24 | Victoria-Fraserview BC | 3.1% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Wasaga Beach ON | 3% | 21% | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 26 | York University Heights ON | 2.7% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | West Hill ON | 2.4% | 15% | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | Boisbriand QC | 2.3% | 0.2% | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Annex ON | 2.1% | 0% | 13 | 9 | 13 |
| 30 | Wexford/Maryvale ON | 2% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | Vimont QC | 1.9% | 0% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Crémazie QC | 1.8% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Val-Bélair QC | 1.7% | 2.9% | 27 | 2 | 12 |
| 34 | Parc-Extension QC | 1.6% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Glenfield-Jane Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Nouveau-Bordeaux QC | 1.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Beamsville ON | 1.2% | 1.3% | 26 | 5 | 9 |
| 38 | Meadowvale Village ON | 0.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Alma QC | 0.8% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 40 | Fort Saskatchewan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Conception Bay South on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Conception Bay South: 6 named parks and woods
Stoney Hill Park is the largest, at 6.9 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 21 ha in all
Parks & gardens 21 ha
Two places, Stoney Hill Park and Sgt. Ned Nugent's Park, make up 62% of the total.
Sgt. Ned Nugent's Park
Park or garden
6.4 ha0.2 km of path
2.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Chamberlain's Park
Park or garden
3.3 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
4.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Chamberlains TrailChamberlain's Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Conception Bay South Community Park
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
2.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Topsail Beach Rotary Park
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
6.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Topsail Beach Miner's Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Worsley Park
Park or garden
1.3 ha0.2 km of path
4.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Manuel's River Trail
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
2 in 10 people in Conception Bay South 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 (24%)Further (76%)
Conception Bay South24%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador21%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. For about 23,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 3.6% of the land near Conception Bay South
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Conception Bay South0%
Within 10 km3.6%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
A government owns it.
Butter Pot Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,833 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
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, 1.7 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
Butter Pot Provincial Park
1.7 km south-west28 km²
No national park lies within 100 km of Conception Bay South; 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
Conception Bay South and its edge hold 51 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
51 km
in and around the town (111.9 km²)
Woodland
35%
about 39.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Conception Bay SouthTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Conception Bay SouthTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Woodland35%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 77% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 67% 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
2 walking routes near Conception Bay South
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
East Coast Trail318.0 km
Topsail Beach Bluff Trail5.4 km
The longest of the rest is the East Coast Trail, 318.0 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Conception Bay South is best on foot in June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (ST. John's (West), 15 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 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 140 | 131 | 129 | 105 | 83 | 73 | 86 | 89 | 117 | 130 | 138 | 161 |
Some 363 cm of snow falls each winter. Rain and snow peak in December (161 mm) and ease in June (73 mm). Summer highs reach 21 °C in July; in February they stay near 0 °C. The climate in Conception Bay South →
Beaches
The shore near Conception Bay South
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Chamberlains Beachin town
DirectionsLance Cove Beachin town
DirectionsTopsail Beachin town
DirectionsTopsail Beachin town
DirectionsEaster Beach3.4 km from town
Directions18 further beaches go unnamed. The coast is close: 69 km of shoreline within 5 km. 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
Near Conception Bay South: one viewpoint on the map
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: playgrounds, 22 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Topsail Highlands0.6 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Topsail Beach Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 22
Forest Hills Playgroundin town
DirectionsKirkston Avenue Playgroundin town
DirectionsMariliz Place Playgroundin town
DirectionsOceanview Parkin town
DirectionsSparrow Drive Playgroundin town
DirectionsTopsail Beach Rotary Parkin town
DirectionsKinder Drive Park0.5 km from town
DirectionsCamelot Crescent Tot Lot0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 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 Conception Bay South
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ParadiseMount PearlHarbour Main-Chapel's Cove-LakeviewPortugal Cove-St. Philip'sWabanaHolyroodConception Bay South
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conception Bay South | 3.6% | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Paradise 9.5 km | 0.8% | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Mount Pearl 13 km | 1.2% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview 15 km | 4.8% | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's 15 km | 1.5% | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| Wabana 16 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Holyrood 16 km | 19% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
For protected land, Holyrood has twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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 Conception Bay South
When is the best time for walking in Conception Bay South?
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 Conception Bay South from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Conception Bay South.
Is there protected land near Conception Bay South?
Within 10 km, 3.6% of the land lies in protected areas.
Are there hiking trails near Conception Bay South?
The East Coast Trail and Topsail Beach Bluff Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Conception Bay South?
Chamberlains Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Conception Bay South?
Butter Pot Provincial Park: 2,833 ha, a provincial park.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Conception Bay South?
It is Butter Pot Provincial Park, 1.7 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Conception Bay South
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).