First pick
West Street Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
5.6 km eastfrom the centre
Confederation Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.031%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Three Rivers · parks, protected land & trails
Three Rivers is 15 km from Prince Edward Island National Park
Of the country within 10 km, 31% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. OpenStreetMap shows 12 walking routes nearby, including the The Island Walk and Confederation Trail (all spurs). 64 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land
31%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
64
within 10 km, 33 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
15 km
Prince Edward Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Brudenell Provincial Park
Walking routes
12
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
42
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Three Rivers apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyPrince Edward Island National Park, 15 km awayProtected land all round31% of the land within 10 km, more than 98% of Canadian townsWalking routes12 named routes within 2 kmBeaches42 beaches within 5 km
Three Rivers’ best card is Prince Edward Island National Park within easy reach, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
How Three Rivers 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km31%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town4.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas33Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes14Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches42Beaches 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, Three Rivers has the most protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (9,157 to 9,488 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
Three Rivers31%
Towns its size3.4%
Towns in Prince Edward Island4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Three Rivers33
Towns its size5
Towns in Prince Edward Island7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Three Rivers14
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 Three Rivers.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Rivers PE | 31% | 4.4% | 64 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 | La Pêche QC | 19% | 8.3% | 33 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Revelstoke BC | 16% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mount Royale NS | 15% | 24% | 18 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park ON | 13% | 1.7% | 30 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Fall River NS | 11% | 2.9% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Centrepointe - Briargreen ON | 11% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Beaver Bank NS | 8.2% | 3.8% | 31 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Burnaby Mountain BC | 8.1% | 0% | 36 | 2 | 84 |
| 10 | Saint-Robert QC | 7.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Oromocto NB | 6.6% | 3.8% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Castlegar BC | 6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Strathcona ON | 6% | 13% | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Boischatel QC | 5.9% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Vankleek Hill ON | 5.2% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Saint-Apollinaire QC | 5.1% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Sulphur Springs ON | 5.1% | 36% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Otterburn Park QC | 5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | L'Épiphanie QC | 4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge SK | 3.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Thistletown-Beaumond Heights ON | 3.2% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Riverbend AB | 3.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Fletchers Meadow South ON | 2.7% | 11% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Old East York ON | 2.4% | 4.6% | 13 | 3 | 15 |
| 25 | Stony Mountain MB | 2.3% | 2.3% | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Danforth ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 27 | Elms-Old Rexdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Steeles Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Avalon SK | 1.6% | 0.7% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Portugal Cove-St. Philip's NL | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| 31 | Stoney Creek ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | University Heights Urban Centre SK | 0.9% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Barbertown ON | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Hawkwood AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | La Salle MB | 0.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Downtown Commercial Core AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Amber Trails MB | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Mount Pleasant AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Silver Berry AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Cooksville NHD (East) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Three Rivers
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
3 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Three Rivers
West Street Park is the largest, at 3.4 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
A.A. MacDonald Memorial Garden
Park or garden
2.4 ha
6.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Waterside Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.3 km of path
3.4 km south-westfrom 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
A park is within a short walk for 2 in 10 in Three Rivers
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 (21%)Further (79%)
Three Rivers21%
Towns in Prince Edward Island0.2%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. That leaves about 7,300 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 31% of the land near Three Rivers
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Three Rivers4.4%
Within 10 km31%
Towns in Prince Edward Island4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 33 of the 64, and private owners the rest. Biggest of the named areas: Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24), 209,496 ha. 17 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24)Nature reserve · 209,496 ha · reaches Three Rivers
Egmont Bay PEI Conservation AgreementNature reserve · 2,958 ha · reaches Three Rivers
Martinvale-Corraville Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 1,989 ha · reaches Three Rivers
Brudenell Provincial ParkProvincial park · 307 ha · reaches Three Rivers
Boughton Island Natural AreaNature reserve · 235 ha · reaches Three Rivers
Montague Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 49 ha · reaches Three Rivers
Degros Marsh, Saltmarsh Natural AreaNature reserve · 42 ha · reaches Three Rivers
Brudenell Pines Woodland Natural AreaNature reserve · 29 ha · reaches Three Rivers
Valleyfield Acadian Forest Natural AreaNature reserve · 14 ha · reaches Three Rivers
Boughton River Riparian Zone Natural AreaNature reserve · 86 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
13 more named areas within 10 km are in the 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
The parks within reach of Three Rivers
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
Brudenell Provincial Park
At the edge3.1 km²
National park
Prince Edward Island National Park
15 km north27 km²since 1937
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Three Rivers has 132 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
132 km
in and around the town (627.6 km²)
Woodland
49%
about 305.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Three RiversTowns in Prince Edward IslandTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Three RiversTowns in Prince Edward IslandTypical Canadian town
Woodland49%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 83% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 77% 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
The The Island Walk runs past Three Rivers
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
NationalLocalOther waymarked
The Island Walk671.6 km
Confederation Trail (all spurs)341.9 km
International Appalachian Trail, PEI154.0 km
Points East Coastal Walk312.7 km
Cardigan Trails15.5 km
Confederation Trail - Georgetown Line7.2 km
Roma at Three Rivers Trails4.6 km
Confederation Trail - Montague Line3.5 km
Harvey Moore Wildlife Sanctuary Trails3.1 km
Valleyfield Woodlot Trail3.0 km
Mooney's Pond Trails1.9 km
MacPhail Woods Trails1.6 km
The The Island Walk (672 km) keeps within 2 km of town for 54.8 km. The Points East Coastal Walk is the big one locally: 312.7 km. For a short stroll, 2 are under 3 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Three Rivers is best on foot in June to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Alliston, 13 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 94 | 98 | 86 | 92 | 89 | 99 | 93 | 94 | 131 | 134 | 124 | 131 |
Expect around 248 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. Rain and snow peak in October (134 mm) and ease in March (86 mm). The climate in Three Rivers →
Beaches
Beaches near Three Rivers: 42 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
MacPhee Beachin town
DirectionsMorrison Beachin town
DirectionsWheelers Bar0.2 km from town
DirectionsMaitland Flat0.3 km from town
DirectionsAnother 38 have no name on the map. The shoreline runs 257 km within 5 km of town. 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
Near Three Rivers: 11 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.
The map shows 4 campsites, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 2
Brudenell River Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPanmure Island Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 4
Brudenell River Campgroundin town
DirectionsBrudenell River Provincial Park - Campgroundin town
DirectionsPanmure Provincial Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsSummer Winds Cottages & Campgroundin town
DirectionsSlipways 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 Three Rivers
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 Three Rivers with figures are 16–27 km away.
Murray River, Part 1Vernon RiverBelfastMorellEast River, Part 1Three Rivers
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers | 31% | 64 | 14 | 42 |
| Murray River, Part 1 16 km | 32% | 31 | 5 | 32 |
| Vernon River 21 km | 5.1% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| Belfast 24 km | 12% | 32 | 6 | 6 |
| Morell 26 km | 8.9% | 39 | 7 | 14 |
| East River, Part 1 27 km | 4.3% | 38 | 14 | 20 |
More routes are mapped around East River, Part 1 (14). Next door, protected shares stay within twice Three Rivers’.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Three Rivers
Are there protected areas near Three Rivers?
Protected areas cover 31% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you swim near Three Rivers?
Try MacPhee Beach, in town, first of several.
What walking routes are near Three Rivers?
OpenStreetMap maps the The Island Walk, Confederation Trail (all spurs) and International Appalachian Trail, PEI close by, with others.
What is the nearest national park to Three Rivers?
Prince Edward Island National Park, 15 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Three Rivers?
On the normals, June to August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Which is the biggest protected area near Three Rivers?
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24), a nature reserve of 209,496 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Three Rivers?
Brudenell Provincial Park touches the town.
Sources
Where Three Rivers’ 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).