First pick
Lewisporte Train Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha
3.5 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Shhewitt · CC BY-SA 4.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lewisporte · parks, protected land & trails
Notre Dame Provincial Park is 9.4 km from Lewisporte
The protected share within 10 km is 0.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Close by: one protected area. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Terra Nova National Park, at 100 km.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
100 km
Terra Nova National Park
Nearest provincial park
9.4 km
Notre Dame Provincial Park
Against other towns
Lewisporte 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km0.1%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 routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Lewisporte is 8th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,349 to 3,461 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
Lewisporte0.1%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lewisporte1
Towns its size3
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador1
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lewisporte0
Towns its size0
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Lewisporte trails its peers is protected land nearby; 32 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington NB | 32% | 2.4% | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Shuniah ON | 19% | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | North Kawartha ON | 18% | 36% | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Meaghers Grant NS | 15% | 32% | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Sables-Spanish Rivers ON | 14% | 9.7% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Kensington, Part 1 PE | 11% | 0.9% | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A NS | 10% | 24% | 90 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Portneuf QC | 9.8% | 0.2% | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Thurso QC | 8% | 14% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mackenzie BC | 7.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary BC | 6.5% | 1.6% | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Havre-Saint-Pierre QC | 3.7% | 2.7% | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Electoral Area B, North Okanagan BC | 3.7% | 4% | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | Merrickville ON | 2.9% | 5.8% | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Trillium Industrial Park ON | 2.2% | 6.2% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Glenview West ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC | 1.8% | 3.9% | 27 | 1 | 12 |
| 19 | West Jasper Place AB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Riverdale East ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | North St. Boniface MB | 1.4% | 7.7% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Richmond QC | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 25 | Channel-Port aux Basques NL | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 26 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Compton QC | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Coach Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Royal Gardens AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Placentia NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Sakaw AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Lewisporte NL | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Saint-Côme--Linière QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Richfield AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Sainte-Mélanie QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Gibbons AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Montrose AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Northmount AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Virginia Park AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Lewisporte
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
A named park or wood to walk in near Lewisporte
Lewisporte Train Park is the largest, at 1.0 ha; the rest follow by size, 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
1 in 10 people in Lewisporte 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 (12%)Further (88%)
Lewisporte12%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador21%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 3,000 people more than a short walk away. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Lewisporte
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Lewisporte0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold it.
Notre Dame Provincial ParkProvincial park · 113 ha · 9.4 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
100 km to Terra Nova 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
Notre Dame Provincial Park
9.4 km south1.1 km²
National park
Terra Nova National Park
100 km south-east400 km²since 1957
Closer to home, Notre Dame Provincial Park is 9.4 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 11 km in and around Lewisporte
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
11 km
in and around the town (82.3 km²)
Woodland
under 0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LewisporteTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LewisporteTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Woodlandunder 0.1%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 95% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 82% 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 mapped walking route near Lewisporte
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 Lewisporte: June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Gander, 48 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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| 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 |
Most rain and snow falls in December, 121 mm; June sees 89 mm. January brings highs of -3 °C, July highs of 22 °C. About 443 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Lewisporte →
Beaches
94 km of coastline lies within 5 km of Lewisporte
The OpenStreetMap coastline within 5 km of the town’s edge; no beach is mapped there.
Source: OpenStreetMap coastline, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
3 viewpoints near Lewisporte
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: viewpoints (3).
Every named place, with directions
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 Lewisporte
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 25–47 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Lewisporte.
BotwoodBishop's FallsGanderDivision No. 8, Subdivision HDivision No. 8, Subdivision LLewisporte
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisporte | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Botwood 25 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bishop's Falls 41 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gander 45 km | 0.7% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision H 45 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision L 47 km | 1.9% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
For protected land, Division No. 8, Subdivision L has twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Lewisporte
When should you visit Lewisporte for the outdoors?
On the normals, June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Lewisporte near a national park?
It is Terra Nova National Park, 100 km off.
What is the largest protected area near Lewisporte?
Notre Dame Provincial Park: 113 ha, a provincial park.
What is the nearest provincial park to Lewisporte?
It is Notre Dame Provincial Park, 9.4 km away.
Is there protected land near Lewisporte?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Where Lewisporte’s outdoors figures come from
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).