First pick
Clinton Conservation Area
Park or garden
9.2 ha
19 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: cate cuerden from Stratford, Canada · CC BY 2.00.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Bayfield · parks, protected land & trails
11 beaches lie within 5 km of Bayfield
The nearest provincial park, Pinery Provincial Park, is 6.5 km away. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Mavis Trail and Taylor Trail. Count 6 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
0.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
6
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
6.5 km
Pinery Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
11
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Bayfield stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Beaches11 beaches within 5 kmLittle protected land0.5% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Out of doors, Bayfield leads with its beaches. It has less to offer in protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Each figure for Bayfield, set against 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 km0.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%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
Beaches11Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Bayfield has the 14th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,212 to 8,445 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
Bayfield0.5%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Bayfield1
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Bayfield2
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Bayfield is weakest for public protected areas: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Malbaie QC | 27% | 0.5% | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Argyle NS | 21% | 22% | 136 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | Alta Vista ON | 13% | 0.7% | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Old Ottawa East ON | 13% | 4.2% | 39 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Britannia ON | 13% | 12% | 31 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Upper Cornell ON | 12% | 49% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Crestview-Tanglewood ON | 12% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Mount Joy ON | 10% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul QC | 5.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Norton Park ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Saint-Roch QC | 5.1% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | G-Section (bramalea) ON | 5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Somerset AB | 4.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Electoral Area A, Comox Valley BC | 4% | 4.1% | 97 | 2 | 19 |
| 15 | Electoral Area G, Nanaimo BC | 3.2% | 7.5% | 32 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 | Deer Lake BC | 2.9% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 25 |
| 17 | McNab/Braeside ON | 2.7% | 0.1% | 35 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | Rocky Ridge AB | 2.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Douro-Dummer ON | 2.3% | 1.4% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Torbay NL | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 21 | Goderich ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Drumheller AB | 1% | 4.9% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rosewood SK | 0.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | St. Norbert MB | 0.6% | 1.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Hillhurst AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | South-West Oxford ON | 0.5% | 0.3% | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 27 | Bayfield ON | 0.5% | 0.1% | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 28 | Vermilion River County AB | 0.5% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | Springfield North MB | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Plattsville ON | 0.4% | 0.1% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Clinton ON | 0.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 13 | 6 |
| 32 | Valley Gardens MB | 0.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Kildare-Redonda MB | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Marlborough Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Albert Park/Radisson Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | King Edward Park AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Strathcona AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Aylmer ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Huron-Kinloss ON | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 40 | Ponoka AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Bayfield
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
8 named parks and woods to walk in near Bayfield
Clinton Conservation Area is the largest, at 9.2 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 26 ha in all
Parks & gardens 26 ha
Between them, Clinton Conservation Area and Port Blake Conservation Area cover 63%.
Port Blake Conservation Area
Park or garden
7.3 ha
16 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
River Flats
Park or garden
2.5 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
15 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Clan Gregor Square
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.4 km of path
15 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Gulens Memorial Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
0.9 ha
11 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
St. Joseph Memorial Park
Park or garden
0.2 ha
8.1 km south-westfrom 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
1 in 10 people in Bayfield live near 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 (15%)Further (85%)
Bayfield15%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 7,100 people more than a short walk away. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
Bayfield has 6 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 Bayfield0.1%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 1 of the 6, and private owners the rest. 5 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Pinery Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,532 ha · 6.5 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
6.5 km to Pinery Provincial 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
Pinery Provincial Park
6.5 km south-west25 km²since 1957
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Bayfield has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
20 km of paths in and around Bayfield
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
20 km
in and around the town (547 km²)
Woodland
16%
about 85.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BayfieldTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BayfieldTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland16%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 94% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 62% 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
2 mapped routes to walk from Bayfield
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Mavis Trail2.2 km
Taylor Trail1.3 km
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.
When to get out
Walking season in Bayfield: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Strathroy-Mullifarry (55 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -1 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 62 | 66 | 88 | 84 | 86 | 78 | 81 | 88 | 84 | 90 | 79 |
Most rain and snow falls in November, 90 mm; February sees 62 mm. From -1 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Bayfield →
Beaches
Beaches near Bayfield
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Hay Township Beachsand · in town
DirectionsSt. Joseph's Beachsand · in town
DirectionsBayfield Pier Beachsand · in town
DirectionsBayfield North Beachsand · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsGrand Bend Public Beachsand · 2.3 km from town
Directions5 are mapped as sand. 6 further beaches go unnamed. 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 Bayfield: 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.
Count 6 campsites, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Bannockburn Provincial Wildlife Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Paul Bunyan Lake Front Resortin town
DirectionsOld Homestead Campground0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Bayfield
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 16–30 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Bayfield.
ExeterClintonSeaforthBayfield
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Exeter has at least twice the protected share around it. More routes are mapped around Clinton (13).
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.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Bayfield
What is the nearest provincial park to Bayfield?
Pinery Provincial Park, 6.5 km from the edge of town.
How much land around Bayfield is protected?
Within 10 km, 0.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest beach to Bayfield?
Try Hay Township Beach, in town, first of several.
Are there hiking trails near Bayfield?
Try the Mavis Trail and Taylor Trail; more are on the map.
When should you visit Bayfield for the outdoors?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest national park to Bayfield?
No national park lies within 100 km of Bayfield.
What is the largest protected area near Bayfield?
It is Pinery Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 2,532 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Bayfield
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).