First pick
Straffordville Community Park
Park or garden
3.7 ha
3.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ashtabula Archive · Public domain0.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Bayham · parks, protected land & trails
Bayham borders Port Burwell Provincial Park
For a swim, Port Burwell East Beach (Municipal) is the nearest of 3 beaches within 5 km. CPCAD lists 9 protected areas within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
0.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
9
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Port Burwell Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Bayham stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgePort Burwell Provincial Park reaches the townLittle protected land0.5% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
What Bayham has most to offer outdoors is a provincial park at its edge. The gap is protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Bayham 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
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 town0.6%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 routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Bayham has the 9th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,808 to 8,084 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
Bayham0.5%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Bayham1
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Bayham0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Bayham trails its peers is protected land nearby; 31 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Creek BC | 17% | 1% | 157 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Shaughnessy BC | 13% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 3 | Kenora, Unorganized ON | 12% | 12% | 98 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | Clare NS | 11% | 5.8% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Dryden ON | 11% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Minden Hills ON | 8.1% | 5.9% | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Cypress County AB | 7.9% | 5.9% | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | La Broquerie MB | 6.6% | 5.1% | 73 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Holdom BC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 48 |
| 10 | Woodbine AB | 4.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Coteau-du-Lac QC | 4.4% | 0.6% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dufferin Hill ON | 4.4% | 1.6% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | La Perle AB | 4.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Bienville QC | 4.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Drayton Valley AB | 3.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Legacy AB | 3.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Windsor Park AB | 2.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Broadview BC | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 19 | Whitewater Region ON | 2.5% | 1.3% | 44 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | Woodbine-Lumsden ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 21 | Electoral Area A, Nanaimo BC | 2.4% | 3.8% | 39 | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | Cornwall PE | 1.7% | 0% | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | Scenic Acres AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley BC | 1.3% | 3.1% | 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Labrador City NL | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | North Stormont ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Silver Heights MB | 1.2% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | Newell County AB | 0.9% | 1% | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 29 | Cardinal ON | 0.8% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Otonabee-South Monaghan ON | 0.7% | 0.7% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Killarney/Glengarry AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bayham ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Callingwood South AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Lambton Baby Point ON | 0.3% | 7.1% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 35 | Queen Mary Park AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Acton Vale QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 37 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvest Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sage Hill AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ottewell AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Bayham
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Bayham
The biggest is Straffordville Community Park, 3.7 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
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
In Bayham, parks are rarely a short walk away
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 (0%)Further (100%)
Bayham0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 7,900 residents live further than 400 m from one. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Port Burwell Provincial Park touches Bayham
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Bayham0.6%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 9, 1 are public land; the others are privately held. 8 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Port Burwell Provincial ParkProvincial park · 239 ha · reaches Bayham
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
From the edge of Bayham, Port Burwell Provincial Park begins
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
Port Burwell Provincial Park
At the edge2.4 km²since 1971
For a national park, people in Bayham travel more than 100 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
22 km of paths in and around Bayham
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
22 km
in and around the town (331.8 km²)
Woodland
27%
about 91.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BayhamTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BayhamTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland27%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 72% of Canadian towns. For path density, 90% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No named walking route passes Bayham 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.
No named route shows within 2 km of the town; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
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 Bayham: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Delhi (27 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 58 | 71 | 87 | 88 | 82 | 89 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 76 |
January brings highs of -1 °C, July highs of 28 °C. Rain peaks with the heat: 89 mm in July, against 58 mm in February. The climate in Bayham →
Beaches
Beaches near Bayham: 3 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Port Burwell East Beach (Municipal)sand · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsPort Burwell Nude Beachsand · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsPort Burwell West Beach (Provincial)sand · 0.2 km from town
Directions3 are mapped as sand. 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
4 viewpoints near Bayham
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
8 campsites top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Springer's Hillin town
DirectionsNature reserves 2
Rugienis Tractin town
DirectionsCalton Swamp Wetland Complex1.5 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 8
Port Burwell Provincial Park - Alzora Campgroundin town
DirectionsPort Burwell Provincial Park - Group Campgroundin town
DirectionsPort Burwell Provincial Park - Iroquois Campgroundin town
DirectionsPort Burwell Provincial Park - Leander Campgroundin 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 Bayham
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MalahideAylmerTillsonburgBayham
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayham | 0.5% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Malahide 13 km | 0.5% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Aylmer 14 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillsonburg 17 km | 0.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Bayham’s share of protected land. For walking routes, Malahide leads the area with 3.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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 Bayham
Is there protected land near Bayham?
Yes: 0.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Bayham?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Bayham.
What is the largest protected area near Bayham?
Port Burwell Provincial Park, a provincial park of 239 ha.
Where can you swim near Bayham?
Try Port Burwell East Beach (Municipal), 0.1 km from town, first of several.
When should you visit Bayham for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Bayham?
Port Burwell Provincial Park touches the town.
Sources
The sources behind Bayham’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).