First pick
Canatara Park
Park or garden
84 ha7.9 km of path
1 h 45 minto walk all 7.9 km of path
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Lake ChipicanLake Chipican Drive
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Loozrboy from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Point Edward · parks, protected land & trails
Only 0.1% of the land within 10 km of Point Edward is protected
For a swim, Canatara Beach is the nearest of 2 beaches within 5 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. A provincial park, Pinery Provincial Park, lies 50 km away.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
50 km
Pinery Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Point Edward, 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
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, Point Edward is 9th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,989 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
Point Edward0.1%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Point Edward0
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Point Edward0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Point Edward trails its peers is public protected areas; 33 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 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Point Edward ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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
Point Edward on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Point Edward: 9 named parks and woods
Largest first: Canatara Park leads with 84 ha. Numbers match the map.
9 named parks and woods, 133 ha in all
Parks & gardens 133 ha
Add Canatara Park to Waterfront Park and you have 76% of it.
Centennial Park
Park or garden
16 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
1.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Waterfront Park
Park or garden
17 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.1 km westfrom the centre
Waterfront Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Sarnia Harbour
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
5.2 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.5 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Norm Perry Memorial Park
Park or garden
3.9 ha
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Brentwood Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
1.9 ha
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Amerindians Sculpture Park
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.4 km of path
1.3 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Canatara ParkPark or garden · 84 ha · 7.9 km of path
DirectionsCentennial ParkPark or garden · 16 ha · 3 km of path
DirectionsWaterfront ParkPark or garden · 17 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsSarnia HarbourPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsNorm Perry Memorial ParkPark or garden · 3.9 ha
DirectionsNorm Perry ParkPark or garden · 3.7 ha
DirectionsBrentwood ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsAmerindians Sculpture ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsMcCrae ParkPark or garden · 1.0 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
All of Point Edward is within a short walk of 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Point Edward100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Point Edward has 1 protected area within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Point Edward0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It belongs to a private owner or a land trust, so the page leaves its name 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
50 km to Pinery Provincial 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
Pinery Provincial Park
50 km north-east25 km²since 1957
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Point Edward, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Point Edward has 19 km of footpaths in and around it
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
19 km
in and around the town (14.3 km²)
Woodland
6.8%
about 1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Point EdwardTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.3
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Point EdwardTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.8%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 55% of Canadian towns. 54% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 Point Edward
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 Point Edward: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Sarnia, 7.9 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 57 | 48 | 57 | 79 | 85 | 93 | 80 | 71 | 84 | 78 | 80 | 60 |
Some 112 cm of snow falls each winter. Most rain and snow falls in June, 93 mm; February sees 48 mm. Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -1 °C. The climate in Point Edward →
Beaches
For a swim near Point Edward: Canatara Beach, 0.5 km off
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canatara Beachsand · 0.5 km from town
DirectionsOne more beach goes unnamed. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Point Edward has a viewpoint within 2 km
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: 11 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 11
Elks Parkin town
DirectionsHuron Park play equipmentin town
DirectionsWaterfront Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsCanatara playgrounds0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Point Edward
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
SarniaCorunnaPoint Edward
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Point Edward.
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.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Point Edward
How far is Point Edward from a national park?
None within 100 km of Point Edward.
How much land around Point Edward is protected?
Within 10 km, 0.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest beach to Point Edward?
Canatara Beach, 0.5 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Point Edward?
Pinery Provincial Park, 50 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Point Edward?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
The sources behind Point Edward’s outdoors figures
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).