Photo: Jorshua59 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Little of the land around Marystown is protected: 0.6% within 10 km
For a provincial park, Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park lies 13 km off. OpenStreetMap shows 6 unnamed beaches within 5 km. One protected area is close by.
Where Marystown stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Above all, Marystown offers its beaches. Where it falls short is protected land nearby.
How Marystown compares with 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Marystown has the 13th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,129 to 5,279 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Against towns its size, Marystown is weakest for walking routes: 23 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Bay-Westfield NB | 29% | 1% | 21 | 1 | 39 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley BC | 23% | 0.9% | 58 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | Oliver BC | 19% | 0.8% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Metchosin BC | 18% | 9.6% | 31 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Lake Echo NS | 16% | 33% | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Montréal-Ouest QC | 16% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Inverness NS | 13% | 5.1% | 141 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Upper Tantallon NS | 13% | 19% | 157 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac QC | 11% | 1% | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton QC | 9.4% | 1.6% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Antigonish NS | 7.6% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Gourley ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Uplands SK | 5.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Trumpeter Area AB | 5.4% | 1.6% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay BC | 4.5% | 7.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Heritage SK | 4% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Rushdale ON | 3.9% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Crown Point East ON | 3.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Centre Hastings ON | 2.5% | 1.4% | 30 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Coverdale NB | 1.9% | 4.4% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Southdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Waverley Heights MB | 1.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Mt. Hope Huron Park ON | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Earl Grey MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | West Alexander MB | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Kneehill County AB | 1.3% | 1.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Shaughnessy Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Marystown NL | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | St. Boniface Industrial Park MB | 0.6% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bannerman AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Bearspaw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Ogilvie Ridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kirkness AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover QC | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Edmonton Energy And Technology Park AB | 0.1% | 0.8% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Ritchie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Tweddle Place AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Carstairs AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Didsbury AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Rundle Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Marystown on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town.
1 in 10 people in Marystown 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.
About 4,500 residents live further than 400 m from one. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Marystown has 1 protected area within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
It is public land.
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.
Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park, 13 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.
Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park
For a national park, people in Marystown travel more than 100 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
6 km of paths in and around Marystown
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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
For path density, 92% of Canadian towns do better. 73% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
No mapped walking route near Marystown
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Marystown is best on foot in July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (ST. Lawrence, 31 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 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 131 | 112 | 117 | 104 | 118 | 103 | 109 | 107 | 132 | 162 | 153 | 158 |
Precipitation runs from 103 mm in June to 162 mm in October. Daytime highs run from 0 °C in February up to 20 °C in August. The climate in Marystown →
6 beaches within 5 km of Marystown, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
OpenStreetMap maps 138 km of coastline within 5 km. Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Near Marystown: 3 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 3 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Marystown
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Marystown with figures are 11–44 km away.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marystown | 0.6% | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Burin 11 km | 0.6% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Lawrence 32 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Grand Bank 44 km | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Around Marystown, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
- 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 Marystown
What is the largest protected area near Marystown?
It is Winterland Municipal PA, a protected area covering 443 ha.
How much land around Marystown is protected?
Yes: 0.6% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest beach to Marystown?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
Is Marystown near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Marystown.
Is there a provincial park near Marystown?
Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park, 13 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Marystown?
July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
The sources behind Marystown’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).