Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Beaches near Wainfleet: 8 within 5 km
9.0 km from town is Rock Point Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 93 km away.
Each figure for Wainfleet, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Wainfleet sits 16th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,199 to 7,463 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Where Wainfleet trails its peers is protected land nearby; 24 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Joseph-du-Lac QC | 20% | 1.1% | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Trent Lakes ON | 14% | 12% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Vanier South ON | 12% | 1.1% | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Peace River AB | 8.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lochdale BC | 7.2% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 71 |
| 6 | Saint-Jude QC | 7.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Colborne ON | 6.1% | 5.7% | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Chandler QC | 5.8% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Teston ON | 5.1% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Portage la Prairie MB | 4.7% | 7% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Coronation Park SK | 4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Haysboro AB | 3.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Cathedral Village SK | 2.8% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Saint-Paul QC | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Athabasca County AB | 2.4% | 3.2% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Twin Lakes SK | 2.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Colborne ON | 2.2% | 0.3% | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Slave Lake AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Currie Barracks AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Whyte Ridge MB | 1.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Wainfleet ON | 1.4% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | Bonnyville AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Chibougamau QC | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 28 | Blairmore Suburban Centre SK | 0.8% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Erin Woods AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | Ranchlands AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Sage Creek MB | 0.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Brighton SK | 0.5% | 0.1% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Cavanagh AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Brentwood AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Clarenville NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Val-des-Sources QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Niverville MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hamptons AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Kincora AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Where the green is in Wainfleet
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
In Wainfleet, 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.
Around 7,300 residents are further than 400 m from a park. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Around Wainfleet, protected areas make up 1.4%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
On public land: 3 of the 16. The others are private conservation land. Biggest of the named areas: Wainfleet Bog Conservation Reserve, 322 ha. 13 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
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.
Rouge National Urban Park is 93 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.
Rock Point Provincial Park
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearer still is Rock Point Provincial Park, a provincial park 9.0 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Wainfleet has 36 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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
84% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². More of it is wooded than in 66% 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.
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Wainfleet
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.
The best months for walking in Wainfleet: May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Welland-Pelham (14 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 82 | 53 | 70 | 83 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 79 | 96 | 89 | 84 | 82 |
The warmest days come in July (27 °C highs), the coldest in January (0 °C). February is the driest month at 53 mm; September the wettest at 96 mm. Winter brings about 141 cm of snow. The climate in Wainfleet →
Beaches near Wainfleet
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
2 are mapped as sand. There are also 4 beaches without a name. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
A viewpoint near Wainfleet
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: 9 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 3
Picnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 9
Plus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Campsites 4
Plus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Wainfleet
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainfleet | 1.4% | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Port Colborne 14 km | 2% | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| Welland 14 km | 3.2% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Pelham 15 km | 2.7% | 18 | 7 | 1 |
Pelham has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 7. Around Welland the protected share is at least double.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Wainfleet
How far is the nearest provincial park from Wainfleet?
Rock Point Provincial Park, 9.0 km from the edge of town.
When should you visit Wainfleet for the outdoors?
May to August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest beach to Wainfleet?
The nearest is Long Beach, in town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Wainfleet?
Wainfleet Bog Conservation Reserve, a nature reserve of 322 ha.
Are there protected areas near Wainfleet?
Protected areas cover 1.4% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest national park to Wainfleet?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 93 km.
Where Wainfleet’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).