First pick
Hemlock Island
Wood or forest
33 ha
11 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.010%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in East Ferris · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match East Ferris for protected land nearby: more than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
For a swim, Big Moose Beach is the nearest of 8 beaches within 5 km. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Count 3 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
10%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
3
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Mattawa River Provincial Park
Beaches
8
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where East Ferris stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round10% of the land within 10 km, more than 86% of Canadian townsA provincial park at the edgeMattawa River Provincial Park reaches the townBeaches8 beaches within 5 km
What East Ferris has most to offer outdoors is protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for East Ferris, 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km10%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches8Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
East Ferris has the 6th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,726 to 5,947 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
East Ferris10%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
East Ferris3
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
East Ferris0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, East Ferris’ strong point is protected land nearby, where 5 of 39 top it. For public protected areas, though, 22 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area B, Peace River BC | 18% | 17% | 71 | 0 | 655 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 15% | 14% | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Mile 108 Recreational Ranch BC | 12% | 12% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Iris ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | East Ferris ON | 10% | 1.8% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Seguin ON | 10% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Lowertown West ON | 10% | 1.5% | 36 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Verchères QC | 8.9% | 1.7% | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Sainte-Martine QC | 8.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kirkendall North ON | 7.2% | 0% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Spallumcheen BC | 6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire QC | 5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Rosedale Village ON | 4.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Cedarbrae AB | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Sherwood/McCarthy SK | 2.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Country Hills West ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Duncan BC | 1.9% | 0% | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | River Bend ON | 1.8% | 13% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Central Frederick ON | 1.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Forest Hill ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Buena Vista SK | 1.7% | 1.6% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Nutana Urban Centre SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Broadway-Assiniboine MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Minto MB | 1.4% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Val-David QC | 1.3% | 8.3% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Brokenhead MB | 1.2% | 2% | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Confederation Park SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | University SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Heritage Park MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 33 | Mayland Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Lac-Mégantic QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Elsinore AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Remington Park ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Casselman AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Redcliff AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Sandstone Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Boyle Street AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
The green map of East Ferris
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
5 named parks and woods to walk in near East Ferris
Largest first: Hemlock Island leads with 33 ha. Numbers match the map.
5 named parks and woods, 52 ha in all
Parks & gardens 1.2 haWoods 50 ha
Hemlock Island plus Poplar Island account for 84% of the green.
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
Few people in East Ferris 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 (0%)Further (100%)
East Ferris0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 5,800 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
3 protected areas around East Ferris
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside East Ferris1.8%
Within 10 km10%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Each of the 3 is held by a public body. Mattawa River Provincial Park covers 14,142 ha, the most of any named area.
Mattawa River Provincial ParkProvincial park · 14,142 ha · reaches East Ferris
Boulter-Depot Creek Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 2,348 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Callander Bay Wetland Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 319 ha · 2.5 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
From the edge of East Ferris, Mattawa River 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
Mattawa River Provincial Park
At the edge141 km²since 1970
No national park lies within 100 km of East Ferris; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
21 km of paths in and around East Ferris
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
21 km
in and around the town (243.4 km²)
Woodland
66%
about 160.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
East FerrisTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
East FerrisTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland66%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 90% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 88% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near East Ferris
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 East Ferris: May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from North Bay (17 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -6 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 3 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 70 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 89 | 91 | 98 | 93 | 114 | 109 | 97 | 73 |
In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -7 °C. The wettest month, September, brings 114 mm, against 54 mm in February. A typical year sees 312 cm of snow. The climate in East Ferris →
Beaches
East Ferris has 8 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Big Moose Beachsand · in town
DirectionsBirchhaven Cove Beachsand · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsThe map adds 6 unnamed stretches of beach. OpenStreetMap marks 2 as sandy. 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 East Ferris: 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.
The most common are playgrounds: 14 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Lake Nipissing Lookout1.2 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Dreany Haven Campgroundin town
DirectionsSlipways 5
Plus 5 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to East Ferris
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CallanderBonfieldNorth BayChisholmEast Ferris
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
No place nearby has double East Ferris’ share of protected land. For walking routes, North Bay leads the area with 4.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in East Ferris
What is the nearest national park to East Ferris?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from East Ferris.
When should you visit East Ferris for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the biggest park or reserve near East Ferris?
Mattawa River Provincial Park, a provincial park of 14,142 ha.
What is the nearest beach to East Ferris?
Big Moose Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
How much land around East Ferris is protected?
Within 10 km, 10% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a provincial park near East Ferris?
Mattawa River Provincial Park touches the town.
Sources
Where East Ferris’ outdoors figures come from
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).