First pick
Holyrood Soccer Field
Park or garden
1.7 ha
3.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rebfoto/ Emile Baddour · CC019%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Holyrood · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Holyrood beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns
For walks, the Butter Pot PP runs within 2 km. Within 5 km are 3 beaches; Lewis Beach is the nearest. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
19%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Butter Pot Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Holyrood apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round19% of the land within 10 km, more than 95% of Canadian townsA provincial park at the edgeButter Pot Provincial Park reaches the town
Holyrood is strongest on protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
Holyrood against other 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 km19%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas4Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Holyrood comes 6th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,715 to 2,779 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
Holyrood19%
Towns its size3.7%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Holyrood4
Towns its size7
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador1
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Holyrood1
Towns its size0
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0
Typical Canadian town0
Holyrood beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 5 of 39 do better. On public protected areas it is behind: 22 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tofino BC | 41% | 21% | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Victoria County, Subdivision A NS | 33% | 54% | 152 | 3 | 59 |
| 3 | Highlands BC | 24% | 41% | 40 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Waskaganish QC | 24% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Electoral Area E, Peace River BC | 19% | 24% | 25 | 2 | 103 |
| 6 | Holyrood NL | 19% | 3.2% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel QC | 18% | 23% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Musquodoboit Harbour NS | 16% | 28% | 50 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Little Current ON | 13% | 10% | 36 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Waterridge Village ON | 11% | 9.2% | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Maria QC | 9.5% | 1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Cultus Lake BC | 9.3% | 52% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Marritt ON | 7.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Freelton ON | 5.6% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Vernon River PE | 5.1% | 4.5% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| 16 | Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part ON | 5.1% | 4.9% | 81 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | Front of Yonge ON | 4.9% | 6% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Russell MB | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Vars ON | 3.8% | 1.4% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Bonaventure QC | 3.7% | 1.5% | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 21 | Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse QC | 3.6% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Wakefield NB | 2.2% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| 23 | Sussex NB | 2.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L NL | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Woodcroft AB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Gore QC | 1.6% | 2.3% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Central River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Tuxedo Industrial MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 29 | Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.1% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| 30 | Upper Mount Royal AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Souris MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Talbot-Grey MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay BC | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 | Rivergrove MB | 0.2% | 4.7% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Wickham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Kameyosek AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Lee Ridge AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Kuujjuaq QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Country Hills Village AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Holyrood 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 Holyrood: 3 named parks and woods
Largest first: Holyrood Soccer Field leads with 1.7 ha. Numbers match the map.
Holyrood Centennial Ball Park
Park or garden
0.5 ha
3.4 km southfrom 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
Few people in Holyrood 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Holyrood0%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador21%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 2,700 people more than a short walk away. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
The 4 protected areas near Holyrood
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Holyrood3.2%
Within 10 km19%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 4. Avalon Wilderness Reserve leads for size with 107,000 ha.
Avalon Wilderness ReserveNature reserve · 107,000 ha · reaches Holyrood
Butter Pot Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,833 ha · reaches Holyrood
Hawke Hill Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 131 ha · reaches Holyrood
Salmonier Nature ParkProvincial park · 1,455 ha · 1.3 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
From the edge of Holyrood, Butter Pot Provincial Park begins
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
At the edge28 km²
Provincial park
Salmonier Nature Park
1.3 km south-west15 km²
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Holyrood has its province’s. 2 provincial parks lie within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Holyrood has 47 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
47 km
in and around the town (209.2 km²)
Woodland
1.2%
about 2.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HolyroodTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HolyroodTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.2%
0%50%100%
80% of Canadian towns are more wooded. It has fewer paths per km² than 76% 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
Holyrood has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Butter Pot PP3.2 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Holyrood is best on foot in June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Whitbourne, 30 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) | 8.9 | 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 | 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 |
A typical year sees 321 cm of snow. In August the typical high is 21 °C; in February, 0 °C. Precipitation runs from 100 mm in June to 192 mm in January. The climate in Holyrood →
Beaches
Beaches near Holyrood: 3 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Lewis Beachin town
DirectionsMaloneys Beachin town
DirectionsLance Cove Beach3.3 km from town
DirectionsWithin 5 km is 52 km of coastline. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Holyrood: 1 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Hills and peaks lead the count with 22. Butterpot Hill tops the hills nearby, 303 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 22
Bosunin town
DirectionsBurwetts Mountainin town
DirectionsDuggans Mountainin town
DirectionsKennedys Mountainin town
DirectionsRocky Ridgein town
DirectionsTerrys Mountainin town
DirectionsTimmins Mountainin town
DirectionsHolyrood Ridge0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 14 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Hawke Hill Ecological Reservein town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Butter Pot Provincial Park Campsite2.0 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Holyrood
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-LakeviewDivision No. 1, Subdivision MConception Bay SouthClarke's BeachHolyrood
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyrood | 19% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview 3.3 km | 4.8% | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision M 16 km | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conception Bay South 16 km | 3.6% | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Clarke's Beach 18 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Holyrood’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- 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. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Holyrood
What is the nearest national park to Holyrood?
No national park lies within 100 km of Holyrood.
Is there a beach near Holyrood?
The nearest is Lewis Beach, in town.
What walking routes are near Holyrood?
OpenStreetMap maps the Butter Pot PP close by.
Are there protected areas near Holyrood?
Yes: 19% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the largest protected area near Holyrood?
Avalon Wilderness Reserve: 107,000 ha, a nature reserve.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Holyrood?
Butter Pot Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
When should you visit Holyrood for the outdoors?
On the normals, June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
The sources behind Holyrood’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).