First pick
Victoria Park
Park or garden
11 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
1.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Drozwik Drones · CC BY 3.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cobourg · parks, protected land & trails
Cobourg is 14 km from Peter's Woods Provincial Park
CPCAD lists 2 protected areas within 10 km. 0.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Cobourg Beach the nearest.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
77 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
14 km
Peter's Woods Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Cobourg 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0.1%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 routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Cobourg is 2nd from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (22,012 to 23,115 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
Cobourg0.1%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cobourg0
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cobourg0
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Cobourg is weakest for walking routes: 24 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver BC | 26% | 34% | 203 | 11 | 269 |
| 2 | Colwood BC | 19% | 2.3% | 36 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Saint-Lazare QC | 13% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Cornell ON | 12% | 16% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | South End NS | 11% | 4.5% | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Snowdon QC | 10% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Berczy Village ON | 9.3% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Mont-Royal QC | 7.5% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Heights BC | 6.7% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 52 |
| 10 | Du College/Hodge QC | 6% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Old Barrhaven West ON | 6% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Rivière-Blanche QC | 5.8% | 8.1% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Uxbridge ON | 4.8% | 5.1% | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Cité-Universitaire QC | 4.1% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Brentwood BC | 4% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Riverview NB | 2.7% | 2.3% | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Eglinton East ON | 2.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Birchcliffe-Cliffside ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| 19 | Cranbrook BC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Flemingdon Park ON | 2.4% | 17% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Church-Wellesley ON | 2.3% | 0% | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 22 | East End-Danforth ON | 2.2% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 23 | Moss Park ON | 2.2% | 0% | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 24 | Sainte-Lucie QC | 2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Steeles ON | 1.9% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bayview Village ON | 1.7% | 16% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bedford Park-Nortown ON | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Joliette QC | 1.2% | 0.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Red Deer County AB | 1.1% | 1.1% | 76 | 1 | 60 |
| 30 | High Park-Swansea ON | 0.9% | 5% | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 31 | Kingsview Village-The Westway ON | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Binbrook ON | 0.9% | 0.2% | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview ON | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | High Park North ON | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| 35 | New Hamburg ON | 0.4% | 0% | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Humber Bay Shores ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 37 | Rockcliffe-Smythe ON | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 38 | Erindale ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Cobourg ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Yellowknife NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 7 | 4 |
The map
The green map of Cobourg
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
27 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Cobourg
Victoria Park is the largest, at 11 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
27 named parks and woods, 68 ha in all
Parks & gardens 68 ha
Spread across many places, the largest holding 16%.
Lion’s Park
Park or garden
7.8 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lucas Point Park
Park or garden
5.6 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
3.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Donegan Park
Park or garden
7.2 ha0.1 km of path
2.3 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Pine Tree Park
Park or garden
2.7 ha0.4 km of path
2.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 27 named parks and green spaces
Victoria ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsLion’s ParkPark or garden · 7.8 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsLucas Point ParkPark or garden · 5.6 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsDonegan ParkPark or garden · 7.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsCobourg Dog ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha
DirectionsJames Cockburn ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha
DirectionsPine Tree ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsWestwood ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha
DirectionsSinclair ParkPark or garden · 3.3 ha
DirectionsChris Garrett ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsPeter Delanty ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha
DirectionsJames J. Tracey ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsMilestone ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsPeace ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsMorley Cane ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsRotary Waterfront ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsBennett Ave ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsFitzhugh ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsButtersfield ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · just outside town
DirectionsMinnie Pennel ArboretumPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsJubilee ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsNew Amherst ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsBurnham Manor ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsCoronation ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsNew Amherst ParkettePark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsTut Gutteridge ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsOptimist ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsSource: 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
About 9 in 10 of Cobourg’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.
Within 400 m (85%)Further (15%)
Cobourg85%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. About 3,000 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Cobourg
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cobourg0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
They belong to private owners or land trusts, so the page leaves their names out.
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
Rouge National Urban Park is 77 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.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Peter's Woods Provincial Park
14 km north-east3.5 km²since 1976
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
77 km west46 km²since 2015
Closer to home, Peter's Woods Provincial Park is 14 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Cobourg and its edge hold 41 km of footpath
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
41 km
in and around the town (48.9 km²)
Woodland
16%
about 7.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CobourgTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.8
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CobourgTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland16%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 62% of Canadian towns. For path density, 60% 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 Cobourg 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 walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Cobourg: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Peterborough (32 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 67 | 42 | 54 | 73 | 79 | 88 | 69 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 64 |
Some 158 cm of snow falls each winter. February is the driest month at 42 mm; June the wettest at 88 mm. Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -1 °C. The climate in Cobourg →
Beaches
Cobourg has 2 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Cobourg Beachsand · in town
DirectionsUnnamed on the map: one more. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Cobourg: 38 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 32.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Cobourg Conservation Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 32
Childrens Water Featurein town
DirectionsPeace Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 30 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Cobourg Dog Parkin town
DirectionsCampsites 2
Victoria Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsLakeshore Pentecostal Camp (Spicer)1.9 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Cobourg
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
HamiltonPort HopeAlnwick/HaldimandCobourg
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobourg | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hamilton 9.5 km | 0.9% | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| Port Hope 11 km | 0.3% | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Alnwick/Haldimand 15 km | 1.1% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Around Alnwick/Haldimand the protected share is at least double. For walking routes, Hamilton leads the area with 2.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Cobourg
Is there protected land near Cobourg?
Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km.
Is there a beach near Cobourg?
The nearest is Cobourg Beach, in town.
What is the nearest provincial park to Cobourg?
The closest is Peter's Woods Provincial Park, at 14 km.
When should you visit Cobourg for the outdoors?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Cobourg near a national park?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 77 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Cobourg
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).