Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Only 0.3% of the land within 10 km of Adelaide-Metcalfe is protected
Komoka Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 13 km. Within 10 km are 9 protected areas. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Adelaide-Metcalfe beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Among 40 towns its size, Adelaide-Metcalfe is 9th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,147 to 3,247 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For public protected areas, Adelaide-Metcalfe lags towns its size: 34 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pincher Creek No. 9 AB | 32% | 30% | 74 | 11 | 43 |
| 2 | Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine BC | 21% | 17% | 36 | 0 | 84 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexis-des-Monts QC | 16% | 12% | 43 | 15 | 8 |
| 4 | Queensway Terrace North ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | New Maryland NB | 11% | 25% | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | North Cypress-Langford MB | 9.8% | 6.1% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | French River / Rivière des Français ON | 9.5% | 8.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré QC | 9.1% | 0.2% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Roblin MB | 8.8% | 0.5% | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Chalk River ON | 8.2% | 1% | 29 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Beaumont QC | 7.7% | 0.1% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Kingsclear NB | 7.4% | 7.7% | 31 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Gilbert ON | 7.2% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Electoral Area D, North Okanagan BC | 6.2% | 6.4% | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Adstock QC | 5% | 8.3% | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Marathon ON | 4.6% | 3% | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| 17 | St. Clair ON | 4.5% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Blakeley ON | 4.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Lake City BC | 3.7% | 1.2% | 33 | 2 | 27 |
| 20 | Val-Morin QC | 2.5% | 5.7% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Athlone AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Cedar Hill ON | 1.9% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Greater Madawaska ON | 1.8% | 1.6% | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | Thorhild County AB | 1.2% | 1.9% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Erlton AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Jasper Park AB | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Sturgeon Creek MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire QC | 0.9% | 0.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Canossa AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Seven Oaks MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Rosslyn AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Adelaide-Metcalfe ON | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Brookside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Weinlos AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Enniskillen ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Valhalla MB | 0.2% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Hazeldean AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Bishop's Falls NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Coalhurst AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Crystallina Nera West AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Where the green is in Adelaide-Metcalfe
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town.
Most of Adelaide-Metcalfe is more than 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.
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. That leaves about 3,200 people more than a short walk away.
9 protected areas lie within 10 km of Adelaide-Metcalfe
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Every one is privately held, and none is named: private land isn’t a place to visit.
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: Komoka Provincial Park, 13 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.
Komoka Provincial Park
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Adelaide-Metcalfe has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Paths to walk: 14 km in and around Adelaide-Metcalfe
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
More of it is wooded than in 56% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 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.
No named walking route passes Adelaide-Metcalfe on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Get out in Adelaide-Metcalfe in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Strathroy-Mullifarry (0.9 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 62 | 66 | 88 | 84 | 86 | 78 | 81 | 88 | 84 | 90 | 79 |
Expect around 152 cm of snow over a winter. Expect 90 mm in November, the wettest month, and 62 mm in February. July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. The climate in Adelaide-Metcalfe →
10 things to do outdoors near Adelaide-Metcalfe
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: picnic sites (5).
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Adelaide-Metcalfe
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Adelaide-Metcalfe is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Adelaide-Metcalfe
How far is Adelaide-Metcalfe from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Adelaide-Metcalfe.
Are there protected areas near Adelaide-Metcalfe?
Yes: 0.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
When should you visit Adelaide-Metcalfe for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Adelaide-Metcalfe?
It is Komoka Provincial Park, 13 km away.
Sources for this page on Adelaide-Metcalfe
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).