First pick
Inverhuron Provincial Park
Park or garden
295 ha9.5 km of path
2 h 5 minto walk all 9.5 km of path
8.7 km northfrom the centre
Holmse Bay Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Kevin M Klerks from Inverhuron, Canada · CC BY 2.01%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Kincardine · parks, protected land & trails
Step out of Kincardine into MacGregor Point Provincial Park
Swimmers have 19 beaches within 5 km, Lorne Beach the nearest. 76 km separate the town from Bruce Peninsula National Park, its nearest national park. The 10 km around town hold 7 protected areas.
Protected land
1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
7
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
76 km
Bruce Peninsula National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
MacGregor Point Provincial Park
Beaches
19
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Kincardine stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeMacGregor Point Provincial Park reaches the townBeaches19 beaches within 5 km
Kincardine’s best card is a provincial park at its edge, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
How Kincardine compares with 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 km1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.9%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches19Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Kincardine has the 10th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (12,924 to 13,388 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
Kincardine1%
Towns its size2.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Kincardine2
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Kincardine0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Kincardine is weakest for protected land nearby: 30 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semiahmoo Town Centre BC | 21% | 0.8% | 103 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Bathurst NB | 20% | 2.6% | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | Centre-Ville QC | 11% | 22% | 40 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | North Saanich BC | 9.2% | 5.1% | 37 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Quantztown ON | 8.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Windsor Park NS | 7.6% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Saint-Jean-Vianney QC | 6.9% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Durand ON | 6.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Pine Grove ON | 6.2% | 37% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Bonnyville No. 87 AB | 5.5% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Deerfield ON | 5.2% | 6.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Madoc ON | 5.1% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Springdale ON | 4.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Aloha Estates BC | 4.3% | 2% | 111 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Carrville Corners ON | 4.1% | 0.5% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Peel Village ON | 3.8% | 0.9% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Stittsville North ON | 3.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Thornhill Woods ON | 3.5% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | New Brighton AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 20 | Stratford PE | 2.7% | 0.9% | 19 | 12 | 13 |
| 21 | Albert Park SK | 2.7% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Ionview ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Yonge-St.Clair ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Ayr ON | 2.4% | 1.8% | 36 | 8 | 4 |
| 25 | Douglasdale/Glen AB | 2.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | Erin ON | 2.1% | 0.2% | 48 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | Palmerston-Little Italy ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 28 | Rawdon QC | 1.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Forest ON | 1.7% | 6.7% | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 30 | Corso Italia-Davenport ON | 1.4% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 31 | Kincardine ON | 1% | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 32 | Signal Hill AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dakota Crossing MB | 0.8% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lloydminster (Part) SK | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Centre-Nord (Montréal-Nord) QC | 0.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Sainte-Julienne QC | 0.2% | 1.7% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Mount Dennis ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Huntington Hills AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Walker AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Redstone AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Kincardine
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
Walk in Kincardine: 13 named parks and woods
Inverhuron Provincial Park is the largest, at 295 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
13 named parks and woods, 335 ha in all
Parks & gardens 335 ha
Two places, Inverhuron Provincial Park and Davidson Centre, make up 91% of the total.
Davidson Centre
Park or garden
8.3 ha0.4 km of path
5.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Station Beach
Park or garden
7.8 ha0.4 km of path
6.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Boardwalk
Directionsto a point inside
Saratoga Park
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
8.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Geddes Park
Park or garden
1.7 ha0.2 km of path
6.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
McPherson Park
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.2 km of path
6.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Boardwalk
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Inverhuron Provincial ParkPark or garden · 295 ha · 9.5 km of path
DirectionsDavidson CentrePark or garden · 8.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsStation BeachPark or garden · 7.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsConnaught ParkPark or garden · 7.5 ha
DirectionsSaratoga ParkPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsLegion ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha
DirectionsGeddes ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsMcPherson ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsHuronville ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHelliwell ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsDunsmoor ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsRiggin ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsRock GardenPark 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
4 in 10 people in Kincardine 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 (39%)Further (61%)
Kincardine39%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. About 8,000 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Kincardine, 1% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Kincardine0.9%
Within 10 km1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 7, 2 are public land; the others are privately held. The largest named one is MacGregor Point Provincial Park, at 1,492 ha. Another 5 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
MacGregor Point Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,492 ha · reaches Kincardine
Inverhuron Provincial ParkProvincial park · 288 ha · reaches Kincardine
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
Bruce Peninsula National Park is 76 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
MacGregor Point Provincial Park
At the edge15 km²since 1975
Provincial park
Inverhuron Provincial Park
At the edge2.9 km²since 1967
National park
Bruce Peninsula National Park
76 km north125 km²since 1987
There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
57 km of paths in and around Kincardine
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
57 km
in and around the town (668.7 km²)
Woodland
16%
about 107.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
KincardineTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
KincardineTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland16%
0%50%100%
For path density, 88% of Canadian towns do better. It is more wooded than 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
No named walking route passes Kincardine 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.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped 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 Kincardine: May to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Wiarton, 69 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light 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 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -1 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 111 | 77 | 66 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 70 | 83 | 99 | 110 | 110 | 104 |
Highs peak near 24 °C in July and fall to -1 °C in January. January is the wettest month (111 mm) and March the driest (66 mm). The climate in Kincardine →
Beaches
19 beaches within 5 km of Kincardine
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Lorne Beachin town
DirectionsStation Beachsand · in town
DirectionsCamper's Beach3.1 km from town
DirectionsPoplar Beach3.8 km from town
DirectionsDay Use Beachsand · 4.0 km from town
DirectionsSaugeen Beach4.6 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap marks 2 as sandy. Unnamed on the map: 13 more. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Kincardine has 4 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 10 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Observation Tower0.2 km from town
DirectionsBird Blind0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Brucedale Conservation Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Inverhuron Park - Gunn Point Campgroundin town
DirectionsInverhuron Park - Holmes Bay Campgroundin town
DirectionsInverhuron Park - Lime Kiln Campgroundin town
DirectionsPinetree Leisure Campingin town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Kincardine
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Kincardine with figures are 19–40 km away.
Huron-KinlossPort ElginWalkertonMildmayChesleyKincardine
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincardine | 1% | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| Huron-Kinloss 19 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Port Elgin 30 km | 1.6% | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| Walkerton 37 km | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Mildmay 38 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chesley 40 km | 0.3% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Kincardine’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Kincardine
Which is the biggest protected area near Kincardine?
MacGregor Point Provincial Park, a provincial park of 1,492 ha.
What is the nearest provincial park to Kincardine?
MacGregor Point Provincial Park touches the town.
When is the best time for walking in Kincardine?
May to August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Kincardine from a national park?
Bruce Peninsula National Park, 76 km from the edge of town.
Is there a beach near Kincardine?
The nearest is Lorne Beach, in town.
Is there protected land near Kincardine?
Protected areas cover 1% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Kincardine
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).