First pick
Centennial Park
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
0.8 ha0.3 km of path
2.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain25%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in O'Leary · parks, protected land & trails
The The Island Walk passes O'Leary
Protected areas cover 25% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Swimmers have 22 beaches within 5 km, MacWilliams Shore the nearest. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Kouchibouguac National Park, at 29 km.
Protected land
25%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
53
within 10 km, 16 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
29 km
Kouchibouguac National Park
Nearest provincial park
72 km
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
Walking routes
9
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
22
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets O'Leary apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe The Island Walk passes within 2 kmProtected land all round25% of the land within 10 km, more than 97% of Canadian townsWalking routes9 named routes within 2 kmBeaches22 beaches within 5 km
What O'Leary has most to offer outdoors is the The Island Walk, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
O'Leary against 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km25%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town4.9%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas16Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes9Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches22Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Of 40 towns its size, O'Leary has the most protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,841 to 2,915 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
O'Leary25%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Prince Edward Island4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
O'Leary16
Towns its size4
Towns in Prince Edward Island7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
O'Leary9
Towns its size0
Towns in Prince Edward Island11
Typical Canadian town0
None of the other 39 towns its size has more protected land nearby than O'Leary.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Leary PE | 25% | 4.9% | 53 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Labelle QC | 25% | 19% | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Algonquin Highlands ON | 18% | 16% | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Head of St Margarets Bay NS | 16% | 4.1% | 46 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part ON | 15% | 16% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | South Keys ON | 8.3% | 0.1% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Navan - Sarsfield ON | 8% | 0.3% | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Leeming ON | 6.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Saint-Anicet QC | 6.1% | 4.9% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Shaver ON | 5.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints QC | 5.5% | 1% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Crerar ON | 4.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Isidore QC | 4.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Moosomin SK | 4.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Normanview West SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Regent Park SK | 3.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Perry ON | 2.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Minnedosa MB | 2.9% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Black River-Matheson ON | 2.4% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Grant Park MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Norwood West MB | 1.5% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Dundonald SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Westmount SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Sicamous BC | 0.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Bridgeport North ON | 0.9% | 4.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Bedford QC | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Black Diamond AB | 0.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Weedon QC | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford QC | 0.6% | 0.3% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Athabasca AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Paisley AB | 0.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Grassie MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Port Credit NHD (West) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | McKernan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Tipaskan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Harbour Grace NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 37 | Botwood NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Springdale NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Saint-Elzéar QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Overlanders AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in O'Leary
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
4 named parks and woods to walk in near O'Leary
Largest first: Centennial Park leads with 0.8 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 2 ha in all
Parks & gardens 2.4 ha
Most of it sits in Canadian Potato Museum and Centennial Park: 73% together.
Canadian Potato Museum
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
1.0 ha0.2 km of path
2.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Veterans Memorial Park
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
0.4 ha0.1 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the centre
Confederation Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Mill River Playground
Park or garden
0.2 ha
4.8 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
In O'Leary, 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%)
O'Leary0%
Towns in Prince Edward Island0.2%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 2,900 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
25% of the country within 10 km of O'Leary is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside O'Leary4.9%
Within 10 km25%
Towns in Prince Edward Island4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 16 of the 53; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Biggest of the named areas: Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22), 285,278 ha. 29 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22)Nature reserve · 285,278 ha · reaches O'Leary
Egmont Bay PEI Conservation AgreementNature reserve · 2,958 ha · reaches O'Leary
Brae Harbour Bog Natural AreaNature reserve · 144 ha · reaches O'Leary
Locke Road Jack Pine Woodland Natural AreaNature reserve · 77 ha · reaches O'Leary
Milo Cedars Woodland Natural AreaNature reserve · 44 ha · reaches O'Leary
Haliburton Ironwood Natural AreaNature reserve · 36 ha · reaches O'Leary
Leards Pond (O'Leary) Natural AreaNature reserve · 10 ha · reaches O'Leary
Foxley River Jack Pine Woodland Natural AreaNature reserve · 29 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Cedar Dunes Natural AreaNature reserve · 43 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Roseville Cliff, Natural Pond Natural AreaNature reserve · 27 ha · 3.0 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
Kouchibouguac National Park is 29 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
National park
Kouchibouguac National Park
29 km west239 km²since 1969
Provincial park
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
72 km south2.6 km²since 2000
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
O'Leary has 94 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
94 km
in and around the town (495 km²)
Woodland
40%
about 199.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
O'LearyTowns in Prince Edward IslandTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
O'LearyTowns in Prince Edward IslandTypical Canadian town
Woodland40%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 78% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 79% 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 O'Leary
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 Island Walk671.6 km
Confederation Trail (all spurs)341.9 km
Confederation Trail - Tignish to Elmira276.7 km
North Cape Coastal Walk195.1 km
Mill River Trail11.0 km
Forestview Trail5.6 km
MacDonald's River Hiking Trail4.0 km
Trout River Natural Area Trail3.5 km
Foxley River Wood Lot Trail1.7 km
41.0 km of the The Island Walk runs within 2 km of town; mapped end to end, it is 672 km. For a longer outing, the North Cape Coastal Walk runs 195.1 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in O'Leary: June to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Bouctouche (53 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 72 | 59 | 79 | 69 | 93 | 82 | 89 | 74 | 101 | 106 | 92 | 86 |
Daytime highs run from -3 °C in January up to 24 °C in July. February is the driest month at 59 mm; October the wettest at 106 mm. The climate in O'Leary →
Beaches
22 beaches within 5 km of O'Leary
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
MacWilliams Shorein town
DirectionsReillys Shore0.1 km from town
DirectionsGrande Digue Shore0.2 km from town
DirectionsMcKies Shore1.0 km from town
DirectionsEnman Shore3.1 km from town
DirectionsYeos Shore3.7 km from town
DirectionsPortage Shore4.2 km from town
DirectionsThe shoreline runs 276 km within 5 km of town. There are also 15 beaches without a name. 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
Outdoors around O'Leary: 9 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 4.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Indian Point Sand Hills0.3 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Bloomfield Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
O'Leary Splashpad0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to O'Leary
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
O'LearyAlbertonAlbertonCentral PrinceO'Leary
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Leary | 25% | 53 | 9 | 22 |
| O'Leary 1.6 km | 5.6% | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| Alberton 12 km | 8.5% | 40 | 6 | 28 |
| Alberton 15 km | 0.7% | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Central Prince 19 km | 19% | 58 | 6 | 13 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that O'Leary has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in O'Leary
When should you visit O'Leary for the outdoors?
June to August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near O'Leary?
The closest is Amherst Shore Provincial Park, at 72 km.
Is there a beach near O'Leary?
Try MacWilliams Shore, in town, first of several.
What walking routes are near O'Leary?
OpenStreetMap maps the The Island Walk, Confederation Trail - Tignish to Elmira and Confederation Trail (all spurs) close by, with others.
What is the nearest national park to O'Leary?
The nearest is Kouchibouguac National Park, 29 km away.
What is the biggest park or reserve near O'Leary?
It is Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22), a nature reserve covering 285,278 ha.
Is there protected land near O'Leary?
Protected areas cover 25% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Where O'Leary’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).