First pick
Wilbur Sparkes Recreation Complex
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
4.8 ha
3.3 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Spaniard's Bay · parks, protected land & trails
Beaches near Spaniard's Bay: 18 within 5 km
The protected share within 10 km is 0%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest provincial park, Butter Pot Provincial Park, is 25 km away. A drive of 98 km reaches Terra Nova National Park, the nearest national park.
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
98 km
Terra Nova National Park
Nearest provincial park
25 km
Butter Pot Provincial Park
Beaches
18
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Spaniard's Bay stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Spaniard's Bay is strongest on its beaches. Less going for it: protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Spaniard's Bay 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
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
Beaches18Beaches 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, Spaniard's Bay is 7th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,629 to 2,702 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
Spaniard's Bay0%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Spaniard's Bay0
Towns its size2
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador1
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Spaniard's Bay0
Towns its size0
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Spaniard's Bay is weakest for public protected areas: 30 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Ronge SK | 49% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Tsawwassen BC | 31% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Division No. 7, Subdivision E NL | 30% | 28% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Bouctouche NB | 27% | 1.6% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 38% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Tumbler Ridge BC | 12% | 5.1% | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| 7 | Outlook SK | 11% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Swan Valley West MB | 11% | 1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast BC | 10% | 15% | 73 | 0 | 231 |
| 10 | Saint George NB | 7.2% | 14% | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | East River, Part 1 PE | 4.3% | 9.1% | 38 | 14 | 20 |
| 12 | Emerson-Franklin MB | 3.7% | 0.1% | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kinburn ON | 3.1% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton QC | 2.8% | 5.3% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Saint-Mathieu QC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | La Présentation QC | 1.7% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Adelaide/Churchill SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Westmeria ON | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Meadowlark Park AB | 1.6% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Brockville MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | South River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Westview SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | North Point Douglas MB | 1.2% | 0% | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Grand Manan NB | 0.8% | 6.1% | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 25 | Hanna AB | 0.8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Waterville QC | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Berwick NS | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Alexandre QC | 0.6% | 0.6% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Grey MB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Chrysostome QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Sundre AB | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Macamic QC | 0.3% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Cy Becker AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Spaniard's Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 35 | Saint-Bernard QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Saint-Martin QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Delton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Gold Bar AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Highlands AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Spaniard's Bay 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
2 named parks and woods to walk in near Spaniard's Bay
Largest first: Wilbur Sparkes Recreation Complex leads with 4.8 ha. Numbers match the map.
Community Gardens
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
1.1 ha
3.1 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 2 in 10 of Spaniard's Bay’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 (17%)Further (84%)
Spaniard's Bay17%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador21%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 2,200 people more than a short walk away. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
No protected area lies within 10 km of Spaniard's Bay
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Butter Pot Provincial Park, 25 km away, is the closest provincial park.
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
98 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
Butter Pot Provincial Park
25 km south-east28 km²
National park
Terra Nova National Park
98 km north-west400 km²since 1957
Closer to home, Butter Pot Provincial Park is 25 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
13 km of paths in and around Spaniard's Bay
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
13 km
in and around the town (116.9 km²)
Woodland
3.8%
about 4.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Spaniard's BayTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Spaniard's BayTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.8%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 85% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 66% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Spaniard's Bay
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
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 Spaniard's Bay: June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Whitbourne, 29 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| 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 |
Expect around 321 cm of snow over a winter. August is the warmest month, with highs around 21 °C; February the coldest, at 0 °C. The wettest month, January, brings 192 mm, against 100 mm in June. The climate in Spaniard's Bay →
Beaches
The shore near Spaniard's Bay
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Finky Beachin town
DirectionsLittle Beachin town
DirectionsBartlett's Beach2.2 km from town
DirectionsSaunder's Beach2.2 km from town
DirectionsLong Beach2.5 km from town
DirectionsSparkes Beach2.7 km from town
DirectionsMack's Beach2.8 km from town
DirectionsBishop's Beach2.9 km from town
DirectionsChurchill's Beach2.9 km from town
DirectionsLong Beach4.0 km from town
DirectionsThe coast is close: 65 km of shoreline within 5 km. OpenStreetMap shows 8 more, nameless. 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
A waterfall near Spaniard's Bay
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 13.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 13
Crows Nestin town
DirectionsMaul Tree Hillin town
DirectionsMuddy Hole Hillin town
DirectionsRobert Hillin town
DirectionsRocky Hillsin town
DirectionsThe Ridgein town
DirectionsAlderberry Hill0.1 km from town
DirectionsBob Dawes Hill0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Spaniard's Bay
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Bay RobertsUpper Island CoveHarbour GraceClarke's BeachCarbonearVictoriaSpaniard's Bay
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaniard's Bay | 0% | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Bay Roberts 3.6 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Upper Island Cove 6.3 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Harbour Grace 8.5 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Clarke's Beach 11 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Carbonear 14 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Victoria 17 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Spaniard's Bay.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Spaniard's Bay
How far is Spaniard's Bay from a national park?
The nearest is Terra Nova National Park, 98 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Spaniard's Bay?
June to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Where can you swim near Spaniard's Bay?
Finky Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Is there a provincial park near Spaniard's Bay?
The closest is Butter Pot Provincial Park, at 25 km.
Sources
Where Spaniard's Bay’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).