First pick
Big Boundary Island
Wood or forest
9.3 ha
5.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.05.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in North Frontenac · parks, protected land & trails
North Frontenac borders Bon Echo Provincial Park
OpenStreetMap shows 6 walking routes nearby, including the Cattail Trail and Crow Trail. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Thousand Islands National Park, at 51 km. The protected share within 10 km is 5.7%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
5.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 11 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
51 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Bon Echo Provincial Park
Walking routes
6
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in North Frontenac, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeBon Echo Provincial Park reaches the townWalking routes6 named routes within 2 km
For someone who likes to get outside, North Frontenac’s draw is a provincial park at its edge, with its choice of walking routes close behind.
Against other towns
North Frontenac beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km5.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town5.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas11Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes6Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches4Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
North Frontenac has the 9th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,500 to 2,587 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
North Frontenac5.7%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
North Frontenac11
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
North Frontenac6
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, North Frontenac sits near the top of its size group: 8 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Castlemore Estates ON | 7.8% | 6.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of North Frontenac
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
2 named parks and woods to walk in near North Frontenac
The biggest is Big Boundary Island, 9.3 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 North Frontenac, 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%)
North Frontenac0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 2,500 residents live further than 400 m from one. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Around North Frontenac, 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.
Inside North Frontenac5.2%
Within 10 km5.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 13, 11 are public and the remainder private. Bon Echo Provincial Park is the biggest, 8,294 ha. The figures include 2 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Bon Echo Provincial ParkProvincial park · 8,294 ha · reaches North Frontenac
Hungry Lake Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 3,525 ha · reaches North Frontenac
Fortune-Schooner Ansi (Core Area, Crown Land Portion)Nature reserve · 2,583 ha · reaches North Frontenac
Summit Lake Ansi (Core Area, Crown Land Portion)Nature reserve · 808 ha · reaches North Frontenac
Crotch Lake Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 376 ha · reaches North Frontenac
Centennial Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 530 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Matawatchan Provincial ParkProvincial park · 65 ha · 2.9 km from the edge of town
Elzevir Peatlands Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 2,246 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Constant Creek Swamp and Fen Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 540 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Silver Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 43 ha · 8.6 km from the edge of town
1 more named area within 10 km is in the comparison figures.
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
51 km to Thousand Islands National Park
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
Bon Echo Provincial Park
At the edge83 km²since 1971
Provincial park
Centennial Lake Provincial Park
0.1 km north5.3 km²since 1989
Provincial park
Matawatchan Provincial Park
2.9 km north0.6 km²since 1968
Provincial park
Silver Lake Provincial Park
8.6 km east0.4 km²since 1958
Provincial park
Sharbot Lake Provincial Park
9.9 km east0.8 km²since 1958
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
51 km south-east24 km²since 1904
5 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.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 97 km in and around North Frontenac
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
97 km
in and around the town (1,543.2 km²)
Woodland
82%
about 1,263.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
North FrontenacTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
North FrontenacTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland82%
0%50%100%
For path density, 91% of Canadian towns do better. More of it is wooded than in 96% 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
6 walking routes near North Frontenac
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
Cattail Trail1.0 km
Crow Trail0.7 km
Juniper Trail0.7 km
Sumac Trail0.7 km
Beaver Trail0.5 km
Trillium Trail0.3 km
6 of them are under 3 km, good for a short outing.
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 North Frontenac: May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Centreville (50 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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 61 | 65 | 88 | 84 | 90 | 68 | 75 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 83 |
Expect around 158 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -3 °C. The wettest month, September, brings 100 mm, against 61 mm in February. The climate in North Frontenac →
Beaches
4 unnamed beaches near North Frontenac
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Viewpoints and waterfalls near North Frontenac: 12 and 1
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: campsites (38).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 12
Cliff Top Viewing Platformsin town
DirectionsLakeview lookoutin town
DirectionsOld Fireplacein town
DirectionsVista lookoutin town
DirectionsSugar Mountain0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Evergreen Mountainin town
DirectionsGorrs Mountainin town
DirectionsMadawaska Highlandsin town
DirectionsWaterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 38
15in town
Directions16in town
Directions6in town
DirectionsBishop Lake Tent & Trailer Parkin town
DirectionsBon Echo Provincial Park - Mazinaw Campgroundin town
DirectionsFairway Campsitesin town
DirectionsFranks Parkin town
DirectionsLoon's Call Campgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 30 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 12
Big Gull Lake Boat Launchin town
DirectionsMair Lakein town
DirectionsMississagagon Boat launchin town
DirectionsTappings Landing Boat Launchin town
DirectionsPlus 8 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to North Frontenac
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 14–49 km from North Frontenac.
Addington HighlandsCentral FrontenacTweedMadocStone MillsNorth Frontenac
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Frontenac | 5.7% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| Addington Highlands 14 km | 8.9% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| Central Frontenac 27 km | 8.2% | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| Tweed 45 km | 9.9% | 68 | 1 | 5 |
| Madoc 47 km | 8.8% | 38 | 0 | 3 |
| Stone Mills 49 km | 10% | 58 | 1 | 0 |
North Frontenac is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- 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 North Frontenac
What is the biggest park or reserve near North Frontenac?
Bon Echo Provincial Park: 8,294 ha, a provincial park.
What is the best season to get outdoors in North Frontenac?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest national park to North Frontenac?
It is Thousand Islands National Park, 51 km off.
Is there a provincial park near North Frontenac?
Bon Echo Provincial Park touches the town.
Where can you swim near North Frontenac?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
What walking routes are near North Frontenac?
OpenStreetMap maps the Cattail Trail, Crow Trail and Juniper Trail close by, with others.
Is there protected land near North Frontenac?
Within 10 km, 5.7% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Where North Frontenac’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).