First pick
W.A. Reid Park
Park or garden
13 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
0.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.01.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Fairhaven · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park, Fred Heal Canoe Launch, is 13 km from Fairhaven
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. The largest named area nearby is Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 130 ha, 9.3 km away.
Protected land
1.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
13 km
Fred Heal Canoe Launch
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Fairhaven 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
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%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, Fairhaven is 16th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,436 to 6,640 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
Fairhaven1.4%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Fairhaven2
Towns its size3
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Fairhaven0
Towns its size0
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Fairhaven trails its peers is protected land nearby; 23 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford NB | 26% | 19% | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Pontiac QC | 21% | 51% | 67 | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Pictou County, Subdivision A NS | 13% | 1.7% | 58 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | City View ON | 12% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Fisher Heights ON | 11% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Antigonish County, Subdivision B NS | 11% | 1.8% | 103 | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Tweed ON | 9.9% | 9.1% | 68 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing ON | 8.1% | 23% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sackville NB | 6.5% | 0.1% | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Centre QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Mont-Joli QC | 5.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel QC | 5.7% | 21% | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Bramalea Woods ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Port-Cartier QC | 5% | 1% | 44 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Humboldt SK | 4.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Barnstown ON | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Pictou County, Subdivision B NS | 4.8% | 1.1% | 165 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Stipeley ON | 4.3% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Westview Village AB | 3.4% | 0% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Whitmore Park SK | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Cumberland AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | West Broadway MB | 1.6% | 0% | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Glamorgan AB | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Battlefield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | Fairhaven SK | 1.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Massey Place SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Corman ON | 1.3% | 0.2% | 17 | 4 | 8 |
| 28 | Glenwood MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Garden Village BC | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 | Elmhurst MB | 0.9% | 1.8% | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 31 | Oliver Paipoonge ON | 0.7% | 1.4% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Royalwood MB | 0.7% | 9.6% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Terwillegar Towne AB | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Kings County, Subdivision D NS | 0.5% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| 35 | Griesbach AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | St. Paul County No. 19 AB | 0.4% | 0.7% | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| 37 | Glencoe ON | 0.3% | 0.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Abbeydale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hollick-Kenyon AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sherwood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Fairhaven
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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
14 named parks and woods to walk in near Fairhaven
Largest first: W.A. Reid Park leads with 13 ha. Numbers match the map.
14 named parks and woods, 84 ha in all
Parks & gardens 84 ha
Even the biggest has just 16% of the total.
Kate Waygood Park
Park or garden
12 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Pacific Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
9.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parkridge Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
7.8 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Herbert S. Sears park
Park or garden
8.2 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Fairhaven
Directionsto a point inside
James Girgulis Park
Park or garden
7.7 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Morris T. Cherneskey West
Park or garden
6.8 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.6 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Atlantic Park
Park or garden
4.1 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Blairmore Bikeway
Directionsto a point inside
All 14 named parks and green spaces
W.A. Reid ParkPark or garden · 13 ha · 2.3 km of path
DirectionsKate Waygood ParkPark or garden · 12 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsPacific ParkPark or garden · 9.6 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParkridge ParkPark or garden · 7.8 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHerbert S. Sears parkPark or garden · 8.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsJames Girgulis ParkPark or garden · 7.7 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsMorris T. Cherneskey WestPark or garden · 6.8 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsAtlantic ParkPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsMontgomery ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsMorris T. Cherneskey CentralPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsMorris T. Cherneskey EastPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsGougeon ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPeter Pond ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLt. Col. D. Walker ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · just outside town
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
Every resident of Fairhaven lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Fairhaven100%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
Around Fairhaven, 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.
Inside Fairhaven0%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 2 of the 17. The others are private conservation land. Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary is the biggest, 130 ha. The count includes 15 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Cosmopolitan ParkMunicipal park · 11 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
Sutherland Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 130 ha · 9.3 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
The nearest big park: Fred Heal Canoe Launch, 13 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
Fred Heal Canoe Launch
13 km south0.1 km²since 1988
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Fairhaven, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Fairhaven and its edge hold 34 km of footpath
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
34 km
in and around the town (15.2 km²)
Woodland
0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
FairhavenTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
FairhavenTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.1%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 59% of Canadian towns have fewer. 93% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No mapped walking route near Fairhaven
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the neighbourhood; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Fairhaven in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 5.3 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -8 | -1 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 10 | -1 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 14 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 75 | 59 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 12 |
A typical year sees 91 cm of snow. Expect 75 mm in June, the wettest month, and 9 mm in February. In July the typical high is 25 °C; in January, -10 °C. The climate in Fairhaven →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Fairhaven
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Fairhaven: 72 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
65 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Chappell Marsh Conservation Area2.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 65
Plus 65 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Gordon Howe Campground1.8 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Fairhaven
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ParkridgeSouth West IndustrialPacific HeightsMeadowgreenBlairmore Suburban CentreConfederation ParkFairhaven
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven | 1.4% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Parkridge 1.3 km | 1.1% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| South West Industrial 1.4 km | 1.4% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Pacific Heights 1.4 km | 1% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Meadowgreen 1.4 km | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Blairmore Suburban Centre 1.8 km | 0.8% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Confederation Park 2.0 km | 1.2% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Fairhaven’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Fairhaven
Is there a provincial park near Fairhaven?
The closest is Fred Heal Canoe Launch, at 13 km.
Are there protected areas near Fairhaven?
Within 10 km, 1.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a beach near Fairhaven?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Fairhaven?
It is Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a wildlife area covering 130 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Fairhaven?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is Fairhaven near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Fairhaven.
Sources
Sources for this page on Fairhaven
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).