Photo: SimonP at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Springhill has more protected land around it than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
79 protected areas lie within 10 km. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Fundy National Park, at 43 km. 6 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Second Beach.
What sets Springhill apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Springhill’s best card is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Springhill 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.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Springhill comes 4th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,835 to 7,199 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Springhill beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 2 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernie BC | 31% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hope BC | 15% | 4.1% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Springhill NS | 11% | 9% | 79 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Algoma, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 10% | 91 | 4 | 228 |
| 6 | Lowertown East ON | 11% | 0% | 38 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Les Cèdres QC | 11% | 0.1% | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Kent BC | 8.3% | 8.2% | 16 | 2 | 42 |
| 9 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Saint-Honoré QC | 5.5% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 5.4% | 0% | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Perth ON | 5.4% | 0.7% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Hope ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Carlisle ON | 4% | 0% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Raleigh ON | 4% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Edgeley ON | 3.9% | 0.4% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Midnapore AB | 3.3% | 32% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 19 | Electoral Area C, East Kootenay BC | 2.3% | 1.5% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Fairwinds BC | 2.2% | 4.7% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 21 | Sherbrooke AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | King Edward MB | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Meadowood MB | 1.3% | 1.8% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Devon AB | 1.1% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Shannon QC | 0.9% | 3.9% | 21 | 1 | 14 |
| 28 | Merritt BC | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | Cougar Ridge AB | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Yarmouth NS | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Rhatigan Ridge AB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh ON | 0.4% | 0.9% | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| 34 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 37 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Gimli MB | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 40 | Wainwright AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Springhill on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town.
About 2 in 10 of Springhill’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.
For about 5,400 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
79 protected areas around Springhill
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Public ownership covers 43 of the 79. Kelley River Wilderness Area is the biggest, 20,925 ha. 18 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
12 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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.
The nearest big park: Fundy National Park, 43 km away
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.
Five Islands Provincial Park
Five Islands Provincial Park
Fundy National Park
2 provincial parks lie within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Springhill has 40 km of footpaths in and around it
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 woods, it beats 91% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 95% 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.
2 walking routes near Springhill
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
For a short stroll, 2 are under 3 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Get out in Springhill in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Nappan, 19 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 102 | 80 | 91 | 93 | 84 | 96 | 81 | 83 | 109 | 115 | 114 | 114 |
Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 24 °C in July. For dry weather, February is best (80 mm); October gets 115 mm. The climate in Springhill →
6 beaches within 5 km of Springhill
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Add 2 unnamed beaches to the count. OpenStreetMap maps 114 km of coastline within 5 km. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Springhill: 3 and 16
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
16 waterfalls top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 11
Plus 3 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 16
Plus 14 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 3
Picnic sites 8
Plus 8 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Springhill
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 Springhill with figures are 22–24 km away.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill | 11% | 79 | 2 | 6 |
| Oxford 22 km | 3.5% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C 23 km | 20% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| Amherst 24 km | 8.7% | 49 | 0 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Springhill’s share of protected land.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Springhill
Is there protected land near Springhill?
Yes: 11% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest beach to Springhill?
The nearest is Second Beach, in town.
Are there hiking trails near Springhill?
Try the East Branch Moose River Falls and Hidden Falls Trail; more are on the map.
How far is Springhill from a national park?
The nearest is Fundy National Park, 43 km away.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Springhill?
Kelley River Wilderness Area, a nature reserve of 20,925 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Springhill?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a provincial park near Springhill?
Five Islands Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
Sources for this page on Springhill
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).