First pick
Blanche Brook Park Outer Trail
Park or garden
9.0 ha2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Stephenville
Blanche Brook Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: JohnHinks · CC BY-SA 3.00.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Stephenville · parks, protected land & trails
A national route near Stephenville: the International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland)
Within 5 km lie 8 beaches, unnamed on the map. The closest provincial park is Barachois Pond Provincial Park, 14 km from the edge of town. 11 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land
0.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
11
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
90 km
Gros Morne National Park
Nearest provincial park
14 km
Barachois Pond Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
8
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Stephenville stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland) passes within 2 kmBeaches8 beaches within 5 kmLittle protected land0.2% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Stephenville’s best card is the International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland), with its beaches close behind. It has less to offer in protected land nearby.
Against other towns
How Stephenville 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km0.2%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 routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches8Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Stephenville sits 10th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,690 to 6,997 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
Stephenville0.2%
Towns its size2%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Stephenville0
Towns its size3
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador1
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Stephenville1
Towns its size0
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Stephenville is weakest for public protected areas: 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON | 18% | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
| 2 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Old Ottawa South ON | 12% | 5.4% | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlemagne QC | 11% | 1.4% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Harrietsfield NS | 11% | 19% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Lowertown East ON | 11% | 0% | 38 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | The Estates of Rainbow Creek ON | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Southern Gulf Islands BC | 6.2% | 26% | 115 | 0 | 83 |
| 11 | Saint-Honoré QC | 5.5% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Perth ON | 5.4% | 0.7% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 14 | Hope ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 16 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 22 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Meadowood MB | 1.3% | 1.8% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 25 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 26 | Devon AB | 1.1% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 32 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Gimli MB | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 36 | Bonnie Doon AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Rhineland MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Wainwright AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Klarvatten AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Stephenville
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
4 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Stephenville
Largest first: Blanche Brook Park Outer Trail leads with 9.0 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 21 ha in all
Parks & gardens 21 ha
74% of the area is in just two places: Blanche Brook Park Outer Trail and Harmon Baseball Park.
Blanche Brook Park Inner Trail
Park or garden
4.3 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Stephenville
Blanche Brook Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Stephenville Middle School Soccer Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.4 km of path
0.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Stephenville Middle School Track Field
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
A park is within a short walk for 4 in 10 in Stephenville
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 (37%)Further (63%)
Stephenville37%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador21%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. For about 4,300 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Stephenville has 11 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 Stephenville0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All of them are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups, so they are counted here but not named.
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
90 km to Gros Morne 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
Barachois Pond Provincial Park
14 km east35 km²
National park
Gros Morne National Park
90 km north-east1,805 km²since 1973
Barachois Pond Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 14 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
32 km of paths in and around Stephenville
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
32 km
in and around the town (73.7 km²)
Woodland
41%
about 30.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
StephenvilleTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
StephenvilleTowns in Newfoundland and LabradorTypical Canadian town
Woodland41%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 80% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 68% 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
Where to walk from Stephenville
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland)741.9 km
The International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland) is 742 km long on the map, and 11.9 km of it lies within 2 km of town.
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 Stephenville: June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Stephenville, 3.4 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 121 | 107 | 89 | 78 | 100 | 93 | 115 | 117 | 131 | 130 | 119 | 117 |
Daytime highs run from -3 °C in February up to 21 °C in August. Most rain and snow falls in September, 131 mm; April sees 78 mm. Snowfall averages 386 cm a year. The climate in Stephenville →
Beaches
8 beaches within 5 km of Stephenville, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
OpenStreetMap maps 39 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.
Things to do
Near Stephenville: 4 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.
There are 4 hills and peaks, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 4
Indian Head Rangein town
DirectionsWhale Back Ridge1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Stephenville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
KippensStephenville CrossingSt. George'sStephenville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenville | 0.2% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| Kippens 2.9 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Stephenville Crossing 12 km | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| St. George's 15 km | 0.6% | 13 | 1 | 7 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Stephenville’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
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.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Stephenville
When is the best time for walking in Stephenville?
On the normals, June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Stephenville?
Barachois Pond Provincial Park, 14 km away.
Are there hiking trails near Stephenville?
The International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland), mapped within 2 km.
What is the nearest beach to Stephenville?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
Is Stephenville near a national park?
Gros Morne National Park, 90 km from the edge of town.
Is there protected land near Stephenville?
Within 10 km, 0.2% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
The sources behind Stephenville’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).