First pick
Paradise Park
Park or garden
9.4 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
2.0 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.00.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Paradise · parks, protected land & trails
20 beaches lie within 5 km of Paradise
The closest provincial park is Butter Pot Provincial Park, 13 km from the edge of town. For walks, 2 named routes run within 2 km, such as the East Coast Trail and Topsail Beach Bluff Trail. The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas.
Protected land
0.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
13 km
Butter Pot Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
20
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Paradise 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0.8%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
Beaches20Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Paradise has the 11th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (24,972 to 27,419 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
Paradise0.8%
Towns its size3.3%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Paradise1
Towns its size5
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador1
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Paradise2
Towns its size0
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Paradise lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Rock BC | 22% | 0.2% | 101 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Loyola QC | 14% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Kitsilano BC | 10% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 68 |
| 4 | Box Grove ON | 10% | 18% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | L'Assomption QC | 8.5% | 0.4% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Foothills County AB | 7.8% | 7.5% | 29 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Ebenezer East ON | 7.5% | 6.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows ON | 6.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Morningside Heights ON | 5.7% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Parc-Kent QC | 5.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Laurendeau QC | 4.9% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | La Prairie QC | 4.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Mile End QC | 4.5% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Enfield NS | 4.4% | 5.2% | 184 | 13 | 6 |
| 15 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville QC | 4.4% | 20% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Angus ON | 4.3% | 0.2% | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Sandalwood West (sunny Meadow) ON | 4.1% | 4.4% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Duberger—Les Saules QC | 3.7% | 0% | 29 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Malvern East ON | 3.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Woburn North ON | 3.2% | 5.1% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Sheldon ON | 3.1% | 0.3% | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Thetford Mines QC | 2.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Wellington Place ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 25 | Lunenburg NS | 2.1% | 1.7% | 140 | 5 | 33 |
| 26 | Don Valley Village ON | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Westminster-Branson ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sault-au-Récollet QC | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Sainte-Thérèse QC | 1% | 0% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Paradise NL | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 31 | Grande Prairie County No. 1 AB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 33 | 1 | 56 |
| 32 | Beltline AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Strathroy ON | 0.4% | 0.4% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Rathwood ON | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Lin--Laurentides QC | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Stonegate-Queensway ON | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 37 | Kingsville ON | 0.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | Tecumseh ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Beaumont AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Panorama Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Paradise
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Paradise: 7 named parks and woods
The biggest is Paradise Park, 9.4 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 24 ha in all
Parks & gardens 24 ha
79% of the area is in just two places: Peter Barry Duff Memorial Park and Paradise Park.
Peter Barry Duff Memorial Park
Park or garden
9.5 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
3.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Elgin Drive Parkland
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Topsail Beach Rotary Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
1.6 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
3.7 km westfrom the centre
Topsail Beach Miner's Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Paradise Elementary School Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha
1.6 km south-eastfrom 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
About 5 in 10 of Paradise’s residents are a short walk from 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 (49%)Further (52%)
Paradise49%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador21%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). Around 13,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Paradise has 2 protected areas 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.
Inside Paradise0%
Within 10 km0.8%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
1 of the 2 are on public land. One further area is privately owned conservation land; it counts in the figures but isn’t named, as a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Pippy Park Barren Lands ZoneNature reserve · 486 ha · 5.1 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, 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.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Butter Pot Provincial Park
13 km south-west28 km²
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Paradise, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
63 km of paths in and around Paradise
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
63 km
in and around the town (64.7 km²)
Woodland
37%
about 23.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ParadiseTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ParadiseTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Woodland37%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 77% of Canadian towns. 58% 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
Paradise has 2 named walking routes
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 East Coast Trail is the big one locally: 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
Paradise is best on foot in June to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from ST. John's (West) (7.0 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little 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 | 10.7 | 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. Precipitation runs from 73 mm in June to 161 mm in December. Summer highs reach 21 °C in July; in February they stay near 0 °C. The climate in Paradise →
Beaches
The shore near Paradise
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Topsail Beach0.4 km from town
DirectionsTopsail Beach1.6 km from town
DirectionsChamberlains Beach1.9 km from town
DirectionsRotary Sunshine Park Beachsand · 3.2 km from town
DirectionsThe map adds 16 unnamed stretches of beach. Within 5 km is 33 km of coastline. 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.
Things to do
Near Paradise: 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.
The map shows 54 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Topsail Highlandsin town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Topsail Beach Provincial Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 54
Camelot Crescent Tot Lotin town
DirectionsCameo Drive Parkin town
DirectionsCarlington Street Parkin town
DirectionsChristine Crescent Parkin town
DirectionsDuffs Crescent Parkin town
DirectionsHorncastle Drive Playgroundin town
DirectionsKinder Drive Parkin town
DirectionsOctagon Pond Elementary Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 46 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 4
Mount Pearl Dog Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Waterford River Valley Campground0.9 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Paradise
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Mount PearlPortugal Cove-St. Philip'sConception Bay SouthSt. John'sWabanaPetty Harbour-Maddox CoveParadise
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | 0.8% | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Mount Pearl 5.0 km | 1.2% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's 7.6 km | 1.5% | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| Conception Bay South 9.5 km | 3.6% | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| St. John's 9.8 km | 2.2% | 6 | 1 | 41 |
| Wabana 13 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove 14 km | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Around Conception Bay South and St. John's the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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 Paradise
When should you visit Paradise for the outdoors?
June to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the largest protected area near Paradise?
Pippy Park Barren Lands Zone: 486 ha, a nature reserve.
Is Paradise near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Paradise.
How much land around Paradise is protected?
Yes: 0.8% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest provincial park to Paradise?
Butter Pot Provincial Park, 13 km away.
Where can you walk near Paradise?
Try the East Coast Trail and Topsail Beach Bluff Trail; more are on the map.
Is there a beach near Paradise?
Topsail Beach, 0.4 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Sources
The sources behind Paradise’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).