Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Step out of Havelock into Petroglyphs Provincial Park
5.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). There is no national park within 100 km of the town. CPCAD lists 17 protected areas within 10 km.
Havelock 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Among 40 towns its size, Havelock ranks 16th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,568 to 5,761 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Havelock beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 15 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shediac NB | 14% | 0.9% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Dunrobin ON | 14% | 0.1% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Osoyoos BC | 14% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Saint Marys NB | 13% | 15% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Iris ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Seguin ON | 10% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Greenboro West ON | 9.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | Lanoraie QC | 9% | 7.8% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Lampman ON | 6.9% | 13% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Chertsey QC | 6.5% | 7.2% | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Annapolis County, Subdivision C NS | 6.3% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Havelock ON | 5.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Smithers BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Countryside ON | 4.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Braeside AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Carp ON | 3.8% | 2.9% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Gananoque ON | 3.3% | 1.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Creditview ON | 3% | 24% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Oakridge AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sherwood/McCarthy SK | 2.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Memramcook NB | 2% | 0% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Duncan BC | 1.9% | 0% | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Montcalm MB | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Forest Hill ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 35 | Meadow Lake SK | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Bankview AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Wolfville NS | 0.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan QC | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Evansdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The green map of Havelock
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
5 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Havelock
Big Island is the largest, at 37 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Most of it sits in Big Island and Pine Island: 85% together.
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.
A park is within a short walk for 1 in 10 in Havelock
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.
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. Around 5,100 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Around Havelock, protected areas make up 5.7%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
On public land: 6 of the 17. The others are private conservation land. Biggest of the named areas: Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park, 37,587 ha. 11 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
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.
Petroglyphs Provincial Park starts at the edge of Havelock
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.
Petroglyphs Provincial Park
Quackenbush Provincial Park
Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Havelock, so the parks here are provincial. 3 provincial parks lie within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Havelock and its edge hold 37 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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
92% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². It is more wooded 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 Havelock 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.
The best months for walking in Havelock: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Trenton (45 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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 78 | 60 | 64 | 84 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 70 | 92 | 91 | 84 | 77 |
Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. February is the driest month at 60 mm; September the wettest at 92 mm. Snowfall averages 155 cm a year. The climate in Havelock →
Havelock has 1 viewpoints and 3 waterfalls nearby
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 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 4
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 8
Plus 8 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Havelock
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havelock | 5.7% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Norwood 11 km | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Campbellford 16 km | 0.8% | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| Marmora 16 km | 5.5% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
More routes are mapped around Campbellford (7). Around Havelock, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Havelock
Is there a provincial park near Havelock?
Petroglyphs Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
Are there protected areas near Havelock?
Within 10 km, 5.7% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Havelock?
No national park lies within 100 km of Havelock.
What is the largest protected area near Havelock?
It is Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park, a provincial park covering 37,587 ha.
When is the best time for walking in Havelock?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Where Havelock’s 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).