First pick
Logger's Memorial Park
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.5 km of path
4.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ycleymans · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Gambo · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 19 km from Gambo: Terra Nova National Park
Protected areas cover 0% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map. For a provincial park, Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park lies 31 km off.
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 national park
19 km
Terra Nova National Park
Nearest provincial park
31 km
Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Gambo stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyTerra Nova National Park, 19 km awayLittle protected land0% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Above all, Gambo offers Terra Nova National Park within easy reach. What it lacks is protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Gambo 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 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
Beaches2Beaches 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, Gambo is 6th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,859 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
Gambo0%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Gambo0
Towns its size3
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador1
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Gambo0
Towns its size0
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Gambo is weakest for public protected areas: 33 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 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Gambo NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 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 Gambo
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 Gambo
Largest first: Logger's Memorial Park leads with 3.6 ha. Numbers match 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
In Gambo, parks are rarely a short walk away
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%)
Gambo0%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador21%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 1,900 residents are further than 400 m from a park. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
No protected area lies within 10 km of Gambo
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
For protected land, people look to Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park, 31 km off.
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
Parks around Gambo
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
National park
Terra Nova National Park
19 km south-east400 km²since 1957
Provincial park
Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park
31 km north-west3.4 km²
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
38 km of paths in and around Gambo
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
38 km
in and around the town (162.9 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
GamboTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GamboTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
76% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 mapped walking route near Gambo
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
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 Gambo: June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Gander, 33 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 103 | 91 | 105 | 92 | 94 | 89 | 105 | 102 | 115 | 120 | 110 | 121 |
Snow totals about 443 cm a year. Highs peak near 22 °C in July and fall to -3 °C in January. Most rain and snow falls in December, 121 mm; June sees 89 mm. The climate in Gambo →
Beaches
2 beaches within 5 km of Gambo, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
The coast is close: 63 km of shoreline within 5 km. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Gambo 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.
Most numerous: nature reserves (3).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Joey's Lookoutin town
DirectionsNature reserves 3
David Smallwood Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsSquare Pond Provincial Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve more.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Gambo
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Gambo has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–36 km out.
GlovertownGanderCentreville-Wareham-TrinityGambo
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambo | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glovertown 15 km | 13% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gander 36 km | 0.7% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Centreville-Wareham-Trinity 36 km | 1.7% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Glovertown and Centreville-Wareham-Trinity have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Gambo
How far is the nearest provincial park from Gambo?
It is Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park, 31 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Gambo?
June to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Gambo?
It is Terra Nova National Park, 19 km off.
Where can you swim near Gambo?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Sources
Sources for this page on Gambo
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).