First pick
Clinton Conservation Area
Park or garden
9.1 ha
16 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Nelro2 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Seaforth · parks, protected land & trails
Only 0.1% of the land within 10 km of Seaforth is protected
The closest provincial park is Morris Tract Provincial Park, 15 km from the edge of town. Within 10 km are 4 protected areas. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Morris Tract Provincial Park
Against other towns
Seaforth 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Seaforth is 3rd from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (10,168 to 10,637 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
Seaforth0.1%
Towns its size2.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Seaforth0
Towns its size2
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Seaforth0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Seaforth lags towns its size: 36 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Du Parc QC | 14% | 32% | 38 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Vanier North ON | 11% | 0.6% | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Markham Village ON | 9.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | New Glasgow NS | 9.2% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Saint-Zotique QC | 7.5% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bassin-de-la-Lièvre QC | 6.2% | 20% | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Leeds and the Thousand Islands ON | 5.8% | 8.6% | 44 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Notre-Dame-de-Grâces QC | 5.8% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Corman Park No. 344 SK | 5.4% | 2.7% | 37 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Professors Lake ON | 4.8% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Yarmouth NS | 4.7% | 4.9% | 79 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Stittsville East ON | 4.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Quesnel BC | 4.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Coal Harbour BC | 3.9% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 76 |
| 15 | Upper Thornhill Estates ON | 3.5% | 12% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | East St. Paul MB | 3.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lynden ON | 3.1% | 5.4% | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Greely ON | 2.7% | 0.7% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Rosemont/Mount Royal SK | 2.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Rexdale-Kipling ON | 2.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Northwood Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Centreville Chicopee ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Masonville ON | 2% | 7.5% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Arbour Lake AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Dover AB | 1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Citadel AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Glenbrook AB | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | West Hillhurst AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Humber Heights-Westmount ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Falconridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Monterey Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Rundle AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Temple AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Markland Wood ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | City Centre ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | South Central ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | McConachie AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Seaforth ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Hidden Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Seaforth
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
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Seaforth
The biggest is Clinton Conservation Area, 9.1 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 17 ha in all
Parks & gardens 15 haWoods 2.5 ha
75% of the area is in just two places: Clinton Conservation Area and Seaforth Lions Park.
Maitland Valley Conservation Area
Wood or forest
2.5 ha0.4 km of path
16 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hugh Hawkins Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
1.1 ha
16 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Brussels Optimist Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha
16 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
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
About 2 in 10 of Seaforth’s residents are a short walk from 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 (15%)Further (85%)
Seaforth15%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. That leaves about 8,800 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
4 protected areas lie within 10 km of Seaforth
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Seaforth0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
No public land among them: all are private conservation land, counted but unnamed.
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
Morris Tract Provincial Park is 15 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
Morris Tract Provincial Park
15 km north-west0.6 km²since 1997
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Seaforth has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
32 km of paths in and around Seaforth
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
32 km
in and around the town (860.3 km²)
Woodland
10%
about 89 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SeaforthTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SeaforthTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland10%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 54% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 94% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Seaforth
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
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 Seaforth: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Mount Forest, 61 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -1 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 92 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 98 | 100 | 98 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 92 | 90 |
March is the driest month at 68 mm; June the wettest at 100 mm. From -1 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Seaforth →
Things to do
Near Seaforth: 15 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (12).
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 2
Ethel Conservation Areain town
DirectionsMaple Keys Sugar Bush Conservation Areain town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 12
BMG Pool Playgroundin town
DirectionsBrussels, Morris & Grey Community Centre Playgroundin town
DirectionsLeo Playgroundin town
DirectionsOptimist Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Seaforth Dog Parkin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Seaforth
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 Seaforth with figures are 19–30 km away.
MitchellClintonMorris-TurnberryWinghamBayfieldSeaforth
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaforth | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell 19 km | 0.2% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton 22 km | 0.4% | 11 | 13 | 6 |
| Morris-Turnberry 28 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wingham 30 km | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Bayfield 30 km | 0.5% | 6 | 2 | 11 |
Clinton has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 13. Next door, protected shares stay within twice Seaforth’s.
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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Seaforth
How much land around Seaforth is protected?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is Seaforth near a national park?
None within 100 km of Seaforth.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Seaforth?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Seaforth?
It is Morris Tract Provincial Park, 15 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Seaforth
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).