First pick
Centennial Park
Park or garden
36 ha3.6 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.6 km of path
4.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.01.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Quinte West · parks, protected land & trails
Quinte West is on the The Great Trail (Northumberland)
The closest provincial park is Presqu'Ile Provincial Park, 3.1 km from the edge of town. A drive of 69 km reaches Thousand Islands National Park, the nearest national park. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land
1.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
22
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
69 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
3.1 km
Presqu'Ile Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Quinte West 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km1.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.6%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas4Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes3Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Quinte West has the 15th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (43,243 to 58,010 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
Quinte West1.4%
Towns its size4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Quinte West4
Towns its size10
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Quinte West3
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Quinte West does best for walking routes: 11 of the other 39 have more. On protected land nearby it is behind: 25 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux QC | 27% | 3.7% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Shawinigan QC | 24% | 61% | 40 | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | Vaudreuil-Dorion QC | 20% | 0.7% | 73 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Châteauguay QC | 19% | 0.8% | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Mission BC | 19% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Newton BC | 15% | 7.3% | 174 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Sault-Saint-Louis QC | 11% | 10% | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Rouyn-Noranda QC | 11% | 14% | 90 | 15 | 8 |
| 9 | Saint-Eustache QC | 9.9% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Pointe-aux-Trembles QC | 9.5% | 7.3% | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Rimouski QC | 8.8% | 3.6% | 43 | 10 | 48 |
| 12 | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC | 8.8% | 1.9% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | West Vancouver BC | 8.6% | 21% | 56 | 10 | 132 |
| 14 | Vernon BC | 8.4% | 1.9% | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Whalley BC | 8.2% | 1% | 125 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | Anjou QC | 6.5% | 2.4% | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Hagerman's Corners ON | 6.4% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Stouffville ON | 5.9% | 0.5% | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Fabreville QC | 5.8% | 3% | 39 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Mascouche QC | 4% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Port-Maurice QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Spruce Grove AB | 3.1% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Timmins ON | 2.7% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | Alliston ON | 2.1% | 0.4% | 36 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Charlottetown PE | 2% | 2% | 15 | 25 | 13 |
| 26 | Quinte West ON | 1.4% | 0.6% | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Bradford ON | 1.1% | 1.3% | 28 | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | Keswick ON | 0.7% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 29 | Roseborough ON | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Hurontario ON | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Rocky View County AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 20 | 9 | 19 |
| 32 | Paris ON | 0.4% | 0.2% | 26 | 7 | 3 |
| 33 | Woodstock ON | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Lakeshore ON | 0.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Churchill Meadows ON | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Innisfil ON | 0.3% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 37 | Victoriaville QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Caledonia ON | 0.2% | 0.4% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 39 | St. Thomas ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Cornwall ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
The map
Quinte West 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
30 named parks and woods to walk in near Quinte West
The biggest is Centennial Park, 36 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 148 ha in all
Parks & gardens 148 ha
It is shared out: the largest place is only 24% of the whole.
Hanna Park
Park or garden
20 ha2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
5.6 km southfrom the centre
Hanna Park - Red TrailHanna Park - Blue TrailHanna Park - Yellow Trail+1 path
Directionsto a point inside
Bata Island Park
Park or garden
11 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
8.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
W.M. Bain Park
Park or garden
11 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
4.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mount Pelion Park
Park or garden
7.8 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
4.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Frankford Tourist Park
Park or garden
4.7 ha0.4 km of path
7.2 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Centennial ParkPark or garden · 36 ha · 3.6 km of path
DirectionsHanna ParkPark or garden · 20 ha · 2.7 km of path
DirectionsBata Island ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsW.M. Bain ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsStirling FairgroundPark or garden · 13 ha
DirectionsMount Pelion ParkPark or garden · 7.8 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsWestfall Memorial ParkPark or garden · 6.2 ha
DirectionsFrankford Tourist ParkPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsBoyd ParkPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBird ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMontrose ParkPark or garden · 3.9 ha
DirectionsCentennial Community ParkPark or garden · 3.7 ha
DirectionsGlen Miller Conservation AreaPark or garden · 3.6 ha
DirectionsKiwanis Riverside ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsWalter Hamilton ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha
DirectionsTrent-Severn Waterway, Lock 1 - TrentonPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsStanley ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsO.W. Larry ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsHarts Corners ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsBuster Alyea ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsBrett ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsCottrell ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsForest Ridge ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsBurtdale ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsBrookshire Meadows ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsFraser ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsElmwood ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsPrincess Acres ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsDufferin ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsChatterton Valley ParkPark or garden · 0.6 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
5 in 10 people in Quinte West 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 (53%)Further (47%)
Quinte West53%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 24,000 residents live further than 400 m from one. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 1.4% of the land near Quinte West
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Quinte West0.6%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 22, 4 are public land; the others are privately held. Presqu'Ile Provincial Park leads for size with 982 ha. Another 18 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Wellers Bay National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 83 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
Presqu'Ile Provincial ParkProvincial park · 982 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
Ferris Provincial ParkProvincial park · 198 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
North Beach Provincial ParkProvincial park · 94 ha · 9.0 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
Thousand Islands National Park, 69 km off
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
Presqu'Ile Provincial Park
3.1 km south-west9.8 km²since 1922
Provincial park
Ferris Provincial Park
5.6 km north-west2.0 km²since 1971
Provincial park
North Beach Provincial Park
9.0 km south0.9 km²since 1970
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
69 km east24 km²since 1904
Presqu'Ile Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 3.1 km. 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.
Footpaths and woods
150 km of paths in and around Quinte West
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
150 km
in and around the town (643.5 km²)
Woodland
29%
about 184.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Quinte WestTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Quinte WestTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland29%
0%50%100%
For path density, 76% of Canadian towns do better. More of it is wooded than in 73% 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
Trails around Quinte West
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
NationalLocal
The Great Trail (Northumberland)39.3 km
Stirling Rail Trail11.8 km
The The Great Trail (Northumberland) (39 km) keeps within 2 km of town for 4.1 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Quinte West is best on foot in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Trenton, 3.4 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| 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 |
Snowfall averages 155 cm a year. Precipitation runs from 60 mm in February to 92 mm in September. Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. The climate in Quinte West →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Quinte West
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
A viewpoint near Quinte West
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 59 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Mount Pelion Lookout Towerin town
DirectionsNature reserves 4
Bleasdell Boulder Conservation Areain town
DirectionsNorth Potter's Creek Conservation Areain town
DirectionsSager Conservation Areain town
DirectionsTrenton Escarpment Conservation Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 8
Plus 8 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 59
Climbersin town
DirectionsSwingsin town
DirectionsTrenton Kiwanis Parkin town
DirectionsTrenton Kiwanis Splash Padin town
DirectionsSelma Bochnek Splash Pad1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 54 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 8
Island Park RV Resort0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Quinte West
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BellevilleBrightonQuinte West
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinte West | 1.4% | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| Belleville 16 km | 1.2% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Brighton 17 km | 1.3% | 14 | 2 | 2 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Quinte West has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Quinte West
Is Quinte West near a national park?
Thousand Islands National Park, 69 km from the edge of town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Quinte West?
Presqu'Ile Provincial Park, a provincial park of 982 ha.
When should you visit Quinte West for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there protected land near Quinte West?
Yes: 1.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a provincial park near Quinte West?
Presqu'Ile Provincial Park, 3.1 km away.
Is there a beach near Quinte West?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Where can you walk near Quinte West?
OpenStreetMap maps the The Great Trail (Northumberland) and Stirling Rail Trail close by, with others.
Sources
The sources behind Quinte West’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).